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The Senate on Thursday advanced the nomination of controversial Trump ally Emil Bove, while the Justice Department fired the daughter of a Trump rival, Maurene Comey. Meanwhile, President Trump has been diagnosed with a minor health condition related to his veins and on Capitol Hill, lawmakers moved forward with $9 billion in cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane, Nancy Cordes and Nikole Killion have the details.
The House of Representatives could soon vote on the rescissions package that would cut $9 billion from foreign aid and public broadcasting funding if signed into law. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.
The Senate is expected to vote this week on the Trump administration's request to cancel billions of dollars in funding previously approved for multiple government departments and agencies. CBS News' Nancy Chen explains how the rescission process works.
The late Rep. Raúl Grijalva, who is Adelita Grijalva's father, was one of the most senior and progressive power brokers on Capitol Hill.
In a notable break from President Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson is calling for the Department of Justice to release all of its information on Jeffrey Epstein. CBS News chief Washington analyst Robert Costa has more.
President Trump signed the congressionally approved spending and tax bill into law on Friday, July 4.
President Trump signed his massive spending and tax bill into law on Friday at an Independence Day ceremony at the White House. Jericka Duncan anchors this CBS News Special Report.
The House on Thursday passed the signature piece of legislation of President Trump's second term, approving his "big, beautiful bill" by a vote of 218 to 214.
With time running out, House Republicans pushed through a massive budget bill, racing to meet their self-imposed July 4 deadline. The legislation now awaits a presidential signature. Nikole Killion has more.
The House passed the signature piece of legislation of President Trump's second term, approving a massive bill that includes trillions of dollars in tax and spending cuts while ramping up funding for defense and implementing the administration's immigration agenda. Caitlin Huey-Burns spoke to Iowa residents ahead of the president's rally in Des Moines. Nikole Killion has a look at the impact on the clean energy industry.
President Trump's so-called "big, beautiful bill" will now head to his desk after both chambers of Congress passed the measure. The bill touches on Medicaid, defense spending, tax cuts and much more. CBS News executive director of White House and politics Fin Gómez has more.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are hitting the holiday travel rush after passing President Trump's budget bill. The final vote was 218 to 214. House Republicans chanted "USA" in the chamber after the legislation made it over the finish line and President Trump is taking credit. CBS News' Hunter Woodall and Caitlin Huey-Burns have the latest.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries slammed President Trump's budget package as "one big, ugly bill" during his address on the chamber's floor for his "magic minute." Jeffries began his speech just before 5 a.m. ET.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is addressing the lower chamber in a "magic minute," which allows the leader unlimited speaking time. This comes as Republican leaders signal they may have the votes needed to pass the Senate's version of President Trump's so-called "big, beautiful bill" to address the nation's budget and spending. NPR's Claudia Grisales and CBS News' Willie James Inman have more.
In the upper chamber, which sees tied votes with more regularity, the Vice President is called upon to cast tie-breaking votes.
House Republicans are struggling to reach a consensus on President Trump's budget bill. The legislation passed the Senate on Tuesday, but some Republican holdouts aren't happy with the changes made in the upper chamber. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.
The multi-trillion dollar tax cut and spending bill is back in the House of Representatives. President Trump would like a final bill he can sign into law by the Fourth of July. Margaret Brennan reports the president is running into resistance from within his own party.
While the moderate and conservative wings of the House Republican Conference haggle over details of the budget bill, Democrats are united in opposition. Democratic Rep. Adam Smith of Washington joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
President Trump's economic bill has stalled in the House as Republican leaders work to win over holdouts. Republican Rep. Marlin Stutzman of Indiana, who is pushing to delay a vote, joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
The House of Representatives has spent most of Wednesday in a state of suspended animation as Republican leaders try to wrangle enough votes to pass President Trump's economic agenda before his arbitrary deadline of July 4. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.
The Senate narrowly passed President Trump's massive budget bill on Tuesday and sent it back to the House with changes that could make it tougher to pass in the lower chamber. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.
President Trump's legislative agenda is one step closer to becoming a reality. The president's tax and budget bill passed the Senate on Tuesday by the slimmest possible margin, 51-50, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. Now the bill heads back to the House. CBS News' Nikole Killion and Nancy Cordes have more.
Senate and House Republicans would each cut Medicaid spending significantly, and there are some differences between the two bills.
House members received a classified briefing on Iran on Friday. Republicans and Democrats had very different interpretations. Delaware Democratic Rep. Sarah McBride joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
U.S. involvement in the escalating Israel-Iran conflict has raised concerns among members of Congress. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) introduced a resolution on Tuesday to prohibit U.S. involvement. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
An ICE officer who was captured on video pushing a woman to the ground outside an immigration court in New York City has been relieved of his duties.
Sinclair said it will return "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" to the air on its stations Friday after it had preempted the show.
President Trump's Justice Department has brought criminal charges against James Comey, indicting him on two counts, though a federal grand jury rejected one count.
The gunman in the deadly Midtown Manhattan shooting, Shane Tamura, wrote about the brain disease CTE in a note obtained by investigators.
As Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began speaking at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, dozens of people walked out of the room in protest.
Assata Shakur, also known as Joanne Chesimard, was convicted of murdering a state trooper in 1973 and escaped prison in 1979.
The Coast Guard says it seized nearly 30,000 pounds of cocaine from alleged drug boats in recent weeks.
As flesh-eating bacteria cases rise across the U.S., an Alabama woman is sharing her story of surviving Vibrio and the year-long recovery ahead.
Former U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert resigned a week ago. On Thursday, former FBI Director James Comey was indicted.