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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell surprised Capitol Hill on Wednesday by announcing he will step down from leadership in November. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa examines what the move means for the Republican Party.
President Biden and congressional leaders met Tuesday to work on a solution toward averting a government shutdown. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the latest on where negotiations stand.
Two years into Russia's full-scale invasion, President Biden says Ukrainians "continue to fight with tremendous courage," but they need America's help.
The man accused of lying to the FBI about Hunter Biden says he received his information from Russian intelligence. It's another blow to House Republicans' impeachment inquiry into the president. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing dysfunction and infighting with the Republican conference as two government shutdown deadlines draw near. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan and CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane have more.
House Republicans are facing a wave of retirements amid dysfunction and infighting on Capitol Hill. The chairs of multiple important committees say they don't plan on running for reelection. CBS News' Major Garrett and Scott MacFarlane join to discuss what the exits mean for Congress and the Republican Party.
The Department of Homeland Security says if it doesn't get more funding from Congress soon, thousands of migrants may need to be released from custody. House Republicans shot down a bipartisan agreement in the Senate that would have delivered the needed funds for immigration and customs enforcement. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
Two years into Russia's invasion, Ukraine is desperate for more U.S. support. Here's why they need it, and why NATO calls it "an investment in our own security."
The Department of Homeland Security says if it doesn't get more funding from Congress soon, it may have to release migrants from custody. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.
Democrat Tom Suozzi, a former three-term congressman, will win the special election in New York's 3rd Congressional District for George Santos' former U.S. House seat, CBS News projects. CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto breaks down the results.
Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat who represented New York's 3rd district from 2017 until 2023, will win Tuesday's special election for the same seat, left vacant by ousted GOP Rep. George Santos, CBS News projects. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott Macfarlane reports.
The special election to fill the remainder of former Rep. George Santos' term was being seen as a bellwether for both parties in November.
President Biden denounced Donald Trump on Tuesday for recently saying he wouldn't defend NATO allies from a Russian attack if they fail to pay full dues to the alliance. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports. Then, CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion joins to discuss the status of a Senate-passed foreign aid bill.
House Republicans voted Tuesday night to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.
The foreign aid package that passed in the Senate overnight faces steep opposition from House Speaker Mike Johnson, who suggested Monday that the lower chamber would not consider the bill. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.
Voters in New York's third congressional district are deciding Tuesday who will replace expelled former Rep. George Santos. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the latest.
In a speech Tuesday, President Biden urged House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring a Senate-passed foreign aid package to the floor "immediately." CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.
Early voting started on Feb. 3 for the special election between Tom Suozzi and Mazi Pilip to fill former Congressman George Santos' seat in the House of Representatives. Laura Nahmias, a senior reporter with Bloomberg News, joins CBS News with a look at the race.
In 2021, Donald Trump faced fierce criticism from many Republican lawmakers following the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. Today, many of those same legislators are supporting the former president's White House bid. CBS News politics reporter Hunter Woodall joins "America Decides" to discuss how the tides have turned in the three years since the attack on the Capitol.
The Senate voted to advance a foreign aid package on Thursday that would provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and others. But, if it passes the Senate, does it stand a chance in the House of Representatives? CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports from Capitol Hill.
Ukraine removed its top military general Thursday as the country continues to wait for U.S. aid. Eliot Cohen, researcher for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News to assess the situation.
A $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan is making its way through the Senate, but it faces steep opposition in the House. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has an update from Capitol Hill.
The Senate on Wednesday voted against advancing a bipartisan border policy and foreign aid bill after weeks of negotiations. Steven Smith, professor of political science at Arizona State University, joins CBS News to discuss what the failure says about the inner workings of Capitol Hill -- and what it will take to get anything passed in an election year.
Experts say the strategies by each candidate are being carefully calculated, perhaps to be adopted elsewhere in November.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas may have survived impeachment on Tuesday, but House Speaker Mike Johnson says the chamber will vote again. NOTUS politics reporter Jasmine Wright and Washington Post Live anchor Leigh Ann Caldwell join "America Decides" to assess the state of Johnson's speakership.
New internal documents reveal details of an incident that left Jeffrey Epstein injured and on suicide watch days before his death.
Ahead of an expected announcement from the Trump administration linking Tylenol to autism risk, the drugmaker and medical experts are pushing back on the claims.
"We feel confident that China has approved the deal," a senior White House official told reporters.
President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Erika Kirk spoke at Sunday's memorial service for Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA.
Even if people qualify for financial help with their hospital bills, the care they receive may not be covered.
Andrew Cully, Andrew Kraus, Donavon Scott and Jadalyn Good were part an elite team that does nighttime missions.
After growing into a hurricane, Gabrielle, the seventh named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, is gaining steam, but is not expected to make landfall.
Authorities in the Dominican Republic said they have confiscated cocaine transported by a speedboat that was destroyed recently by the U.S. Navy.
Ecuador has seen violence spiral in recent years as enemy gangs with ties to Mexican and Colombian cartels vie for control.