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House Republicans celebrated Thursday after passing their version of a tax reform bill. But now all eyes are on the Senate to see if Republicans can rally support for their plan by the vote by the end of the month. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN to discuss.
Republicans are doing a victory lap after the House passed their massive tax cut package with no Democratic support. Republicans believe the corporate tax cuts will make businesses more competitive and lead to more jobs, while Democrats say the tax cuts benefit the wealthy and will balloon the national debt. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes calls in from Capitol Hill to discuss the bill -- and what chance it has to pass in the Senate.
President Trump is rallying House GOP lawmakers before they vote on their tax reform plan. But the legislation is already facing hurdles in the Senate, where two key Republican lawmakers have said they oppose the current plan. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes takes us through the latest.
Almost one day after Florida signed its own voting law, Texas House Republicans advanced legislation that would impose new voting restrictions in the state. Ed O'Keefe reports.
The Senate passed the bill with an overwhelming and bipartisan majority last month.
The internal feud over replacing Cheney as conference chair intensified with Trump's support for Stefanik.
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise received a rousing ovation on the House floor Thursday on his return to Congress, more than three months after he was shot at a baseball practice. "CBS This Morning" co-host Norah O'Donnell sat down with Scalise for a "60 Minutes" interview, just minutes before his address. Our cameras captured his emotional reunion with House Speaker Paul Ryan. Watch the full interview this Sunday, Oct. 1 on "60 Minutes" at 7:30 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. PT.
Top Republicans are debating whether to remove Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney from her leadership role in the House, with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy signifying potential support for replacing Cheney on a hot mic Tuesday. Cheney has been an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump, whose role within the party threatens to further fracture an already-split GOP. Nikole Killion reports.
A committee will hold hearings with the inspectors general of the U.S. Capitol Police and the Architect of the Capitol.
In a sign of the escalating tension between the two, McCarthy said there is concern Cheney can't "carry out the message."
Illinois will be losing a congressional seat during redistricting.
President Joe Biden unveiled his American Families Plan during an address Wednesday to a joint session of Congress and urged lawmakers to pass the Equality Act, which would expand protections for LGBTQ Americans at work as well as in housing and health care. Representative Mondaire Jones, a Democrat from New York, joined CBSN to explain why he believes Republicans are blocking the progress made by the Biden administration.
President Joe Biden delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday. CBSN Washington reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns, CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett, CBS News political analyst Leslie Sanchez, and CBS News political contributor and Democratic strategist Joel Payne join CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss. Read more here.
California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia will each lose congressional seats.
Richmond gave up his seat to join the Biden administration as a senior adviser.
Although the bill passed in the House, it's likely to fail in the Senate.
She had told protesters to "get more confrontational." After Chauvin's guilty verdict, Waters said, "Someone said it better than me: 'I'm not celebrating, I'm relieved.'"
The crowded May race, with 23 candidates, could give Republicans an early look at Trump's staying power in the GOP.
CBS News political reporter Adam Brewster joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" co-host Caitlin Huey-Burns about how individual donors are driving major fundraising hauls for House Republicans.
GOP members who objected to the 2020 election results or voted for Trump's impeachment saw rise in individual donors.
The House passed the Paycheck Fairness Act on Thursday, which aims to decrease the gender wage gap.
Elijah Cummings' new power as House Oversight Committee chairman; then, how one man is advancing artificial intelligence; and, an architect goes blind, says he’s actually gotten better at his job
Pelosi's revelation came as a group of House and Senate Democrats were formally introducing their legislation.
Two House committees took up two controversial bills on reparations and D.C. statehood on Wednesday.
"I would hope that our part in that House would be largely done before the Fourth of July," Pelosi said.
The D.C. courts have for years been hampered by judicial vacancies that have led to a backlog of cases and slowed the administration of justice.
Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late-night show just less than a week after network broadcaster ABC pulled "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" over remarks he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
United Airlines asked the FAA to issue a ground stop for its flights in the U.S. for the second time in less than two months, citing a technical problem.
The 39-year-old man was scheduled for surgery on an abscess when he died, ICE officials said.
President Trump said Ukraine is "in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form" — a shift that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said took him by surprise.
President Trump suggested Tuesday that London officials want to "go to sharia law," a comment London Mayor Sadiq Khan's office called "bigoted" and "appalling."
A malfunctioning escalator and teleprompter at the United Nations' headquarters drew President Trump's frustration.
Ryan Routh was found guilty of all five charges, which included attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate and assaulting a federal officer.
Early analysis shows the network was used for communication between foreign governments and individuals known to U.S. law enforcement.