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Neil Jacobs, President Trump's nominee to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, spoke about improving emergency alert systems to warn people about severe weather after deadly flash floods swept through Central Texas. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas asked the question to Jacobs, who was appearing at his Senate confirmation hearing.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wants a government watchdog to investigate the National Weather Service's response to the deadly floods in central Texas. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.
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.
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.
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.
The Senate narrowly passed President Trump's massive tax and spending bill Tuesday after a marathon series of amendment votes.
Senate and House Republicans would each cut Medicaid spending significantly, and there are some differences between the two bills.
The Congressional Budget Office says the Senate budget bill would add nearly $4 trillion the the national debt, despite President Trump's claims to the contrary. Marc Goldwein, senior policy director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, joins to discuss.
Senators are taking part in a marathon of amendments on the primary GOP tax and spending legislation. The White House says President Trump is holding a firm deadline to sign the bill this week. Caitlin Huey-Burns has the latest.
GOP Sen. Mike Lee's plan to allow the sale of public lands ran into bipartisan opposition in the Senate and the House.
Senate lawmakers are in the thick of their "vote-a-rama" on amendments to the Republican reconciliation bill that President Trump hopes to have on his desk by the Fourth of July. CBS News' Nikole Killion has the latest from Capitol Hill, while Willie James Inman has updates from the White House.
The Senate began its "vote-a-rama" Monday morning on amendments to the Republican reconciliation bill. Voting could last into the night. CBS News' Nikole Killion has the latest from Capitol Hill, while Natalie Brand has updates from the White House.
Congress is racing to meet a self-imposed July 4 deadline to send the tax and spending bill to the president.
The Senate is putting in extra hours on Saturday to kickstart President Trump's legislative agenda. Overnight, Republicans released the full text for an updated version of Mr. Trump's "big, beautiful bill," containing tax and spending cuts that could impact millions of Americans. Nikole Killion has the latest.
President Trump has repeatedly said that Iran's nuclear sites were "obliterated" and the program was set back by years.
The Trump administration is defending its strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities as a complete success, even as some key questions remain. CBS News' Eleanor Watson, Nikole Killion and Willie James Inman have the latest reporting.
President Trump hosted an event at the White House on Thursday that he hoped would galvanize support for his budget bill. Republican Sen. Tim Sheehy of Montana, who was in attendance, joins "The Takeout" to discuss where the legislation stands in the upper chamber.
The Senate parliamentarian on Thursday struck key provisions related to Medicaid from President Trump's budget bill in a setback for Republicans who are racing to pass the legislation. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the details.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he expects a Senate vote on President Trump's massive tax cut and spending plan before the July Fourth recess. Marc Goldwein, senior policy director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, joins to discuss his analysis.
Last week, in a bipartisan vote, the Senate passed the GENIUS Act, creating a regulatory framework for stablecoins. Dante Disparte, chief strategy officer at the financial technology company Circle, joins "The Takeout" to explain how stablecoins work and what the Senate's legislation means for the cryptocurrency.
Republican lawmakers are racing to send President Trump's budget bill to his desk by the Fourth of July. Republican Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas joins "The Takeout" to discuss whether Congress can meet that deadline, and where the holdups remain.
In a polarized Washington, Alaska's senior senator is a moderate in a Republican Party dominated by President Trump. She writes about her political challenges in a new memoir, "Far from Home."
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.
New internal documents reveal details of an incident that left Jeffrey Epstein injured and on suicide watch days before his death.
"We feel confident that China has approved the deal," a senior White House official told reporters.
Newspapers in the U.K. published an email that Prince Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Ferguson reportedly wrote to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Parents are navigating mixed messaging about childhood vaccinations from federal and state officials.
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.
Spirit Airlines to furlough 1,800 flight attendants as budget carrier restructures, looks to cut costs.
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic frontrunner in the race for New York City mayor, is pulling out of an upcoming town hall on WABC-TV.