Trump meets with GOP allies on longshot bid to challenge electoral votes
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows confirmed the meeting, teasing "stay tuned."
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House Democrats issue subpoenas in probe of interference at CDC
The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis said "efforts to interfere with scientific work at CDC were far more extensive and dangerous than previously known."
Congress nearing deal on COVID relief bill
Negotiations over a COVID-19 stimulus package are ongoing, but lawmakers remain hopeful they'll be able to make a deal. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes spoke with Anne-Marie Green on "CBSN AM" about what's being discussed in Congress and what likely won't make it into the stimulus bill.
Congress nearing deal on COVID-19 aid package
A COVID-19 aid package with another round of stimulus checks appears to be right around the corner. The roughly $900 billion deal had been gridlocked for months. CBS News correspondent Debra Alfarone joins CBSN AM from Capitol Hill with what's expected to be in the bill.
House Democrats plan to continue push for McGahn testimony next year
Lawyers for the House Judiciary Committee said the panel will reissue its subpoena for former White House counsel Don McGahn's testimony in 2021.
COVID-19 relief deal within reach
Democrats and Republicans have made concessions on a COVID-19 relief package, making the passage of a deal look more likely. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes spoke to Anne-Marie Green on "CBSN AM" about what to expect as talks progress and the implications of the concessions both sides made.
Pelosi says members must wear a mask to speak on the House floor
Until now, members of Congress have been able to remove their masks when speaking on the House floor.
106 House Republicans back Texas challenge of election results
Congressman Mike Johnson solicited 105 of his colleagues to sign a brief with the Supreme Court backing Texas in the case.
House passes stopgap bill to fund government through next week
The short-term funding bill will prevent a shutdown at the end of the week and offer more time for negotiations.
Trump warns House GOP against voting for bipartisan defense bill
The president has threatened to veto the bill over provisions on renaming military bases and on social media regulation.
House poised to vote on stopgap spending measure to avoid shutdown
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said the House will vote on a one-week continuing resolution Wednesday.
House passes marijuana decriminalization bill
The bill, which decriminalizes marijuana at the federal level, is unlikely to pass in the Republican-controlled Senate.
House passes bill that would ban most big cat ownership
On the same day the House passed the bill, a tiger nearly tore off a volunteer's arm at Big Cat Rescue, the business operated by Carole Baskin, who has spent years advocating for the bill.
Independent parties may shift Puerto Rico politics
The election results in Puerto Rico have given many young voters hope they can change the island's future. A surge in independent voters is causing a break from the traditional two-party system, both rooted in the future of the island's statehood. Time Magazine fact-checker Mariah Espada joined CBSN to explain why younger voters are turning to new parties and how that is influencing Congress on the mainland.
GSA will brief House and Senate committee leaders
GSA Administrator Emily Murphy refuses to officially recognize Joe Biden as president-elect.
Dems demand GSA chief explain delay in certifying Biden's win
House committee chairs said that the refusal to formally begin the transition process is "having grave effects."
Democrats ask SCOTUS to delay arguments in Mueller case
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments December 2.
House Democrats back Pelosi for Speaker
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi appears poised for a fourth term as Speaker of the House after her Democratic colleagues re-nominated her to the position. This comes despite the fact that Democrats just lost a number of House seats. Tanya Somanader of Crooked Media joined CBSN to discuss what lessons the party can learn from this election.
New House member says "masks are oppressive" amid COVID-19 surge
Congresswoman-elect Marjorie Taylor Green denounced mask-wearing during freshmen representative orientation.
Some GOP senators support intelligence briefings for Biden
A growing number of Republicans in the Senate say President-elect Joe Biden should begin receiving high-level intelligence briefings as he prepares to take over the presidency, which he is not yet getting due to the lack of formal acknowledgement from the General Services Administration that he is the likely winner of the presidential election. CBS News White House correspondent Ben Tracy and CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe join Lana Zak to discuss.
The problem with errors in polling
David Graham, a staff writer at The Atlantic, joined CBSN to discuss why many pre-election polls turned out to be wrong in the 2020 presidential race and the issues that creates for the candidates and the country.
Control of the Senate hinges on runoff races
The battle for control of the Senate rests on a pair of high-stakes runoff elections in Georgia. Incumbent Republican Senator David Perdue will face Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff while the state's other incumbent Republican senator, Kelly Loeffler, is up against Democrat Raphael Warnock. Democrats will need to win both races in order for Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to become the tie-breaking vote in the Senate. Siobhan Hughes, a congressional reporter for the Wall Street Journal, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more.
Democrats "devastated" and reflective after House GOP exceeds expectations
House Republicans were able to knock off at least five Democratic incumbents they had targeted in 2020.
A record number of women will serve in Congress
The number of women expected to serve in the 117th Congress is up from the previous record of 127.
Nancy Pelosi seeks reelection as speaker of the House
Pelosi wrote to each of the Democratic members to seek their support.
Russia's alleged hybrid warfare targeting seafloor cables vital to modern life
A web of undersea cables connects our lives and our global economy. As U.S. adversaries are accused of sabotage, they're proving to be targets of choice.
Trump accuses 6 Democratic lawmakers of "seditious behavior"
President Trump posted on social media that Democratic lawmakers who urged members of the military to disobey illegal orders should be arrested and face trial for "seditious behavior."
CDC website changes to include false claim about autism and vaccines
Multiple CDC officials familiar with the situation said the change was made by political appointees without input from relevant agency staffers.
Judge rules Trump's National Guard deployment to D.C. is illegal
A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Trump's months-long deployment of thousands of National Guard forces to the streets of Washington, D.C., violates federal law.
Graham blocks House-passed bill to repeal provision allowing $500K lawsuits
Sen. Lindsey Graham blocked a Democrat-led effort to approve a House-passed measure to repeal a controversial provision that allows senators to sue for $500,000 if federal investigators search their phone records without their knowledge.
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell running for California governor
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, who has been a leading critic of the Trump administration, announced on Thursday that he is running for governor of California in the 2026 election.
Trump admin. announces plan for new oil drilling off California, Florida
The Trump administration is proposing new oil drilling off the California and Florida coasts for the first time in decades, as President Trump seeks to expand U.S. oil production.
Judge says Trump official's testimony on removing Abrego Garcia is "a zero"
The Trump administration is pushing to remove Kilmar Abrego Garcia from the U.S. ahead of his criminal trial on human smuggling charges next year.
Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for $54.7 million, shattering record for female artists
A 1940 self-portrait by Frida Kahlo has sold for $54.7 million and made auction history at Sotheby's in New York.