Top Democrats urge Trump to back protections for Venezuelans
The legislation would allow Venezuelans living in the U.S. who have fled the country's collapsing economy to qualify for TPS protections
Dem contender Andrew Yang says "basic income" proposal is not socialism
The New York businessman hopes the issue will propel his long-shot campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination
DHS chief to face questions on emergency declaration, family separation
House Democrats are expected to grill the Homeland Security secretary on the administration's hardline immigration policies
Apprehensions of migrant families surge along the border
"The system is well beyond capacity and remains at the breaking point," Customs and Border Protection commissioner Kevin McAleenan told reporters
Jones calls on Congress to "put some teeth" back in Voting Rights Act
The Alabama Democrat said Republican lawmakers across the country are working to suppress African-American votes
Daughter fights to get father's body from Puerto Rico morgue 8 months after death
"This is unnecessary. This is completely unnecessary. No one should have to go through this," Melita Kimbrough told CBS News
Inslee enters 2020 race with focus on climate change
The two-term Washington governor and climate change crusader joins the most diverse Democratic primary field in U.S. history
Trump admin extends TPS protections for certain immigrants
The announcement, triggered by a court ruling, provides a temporary legal reprieve to more than 250,000 immigrants
FEMA denies Puerto Rico request for help processing backlog of bodies
The fiscal oversight board, which controls the island's spending, will allow the governor to use the funds to curtail the mounting backlog of bodies
HHS docs: Migrant children sexually abused in U.S. custody
According to documents obtained by Rep. Ted Deutch's office, more than 4,500 sexual abuse complaints were reported over the past four years
House passes resolution aimed at blocking Trump's emergency declaration
The bill now goes to the Republican-controlled Senate, where it could become a thorny issue for some GOP senators
Jorge Ramos says he was detained while interviewing Maduro
The prominent Univision anchor said footage of his interview with the embattled Venezuelan president was confiscated
Cohen to face questions on Trump Tower deal, BuzzFeed report at closed-door Senate hearing
Cohen will testify before Members of Congress in a series of open and closed-door hearings this week on Capitol Hill
Rosenstein: Barr will "do the right thing" with Mueller report
The deputy attorney general is expected to leave his post in mid-March
Tom Steyer: Public deserves to see Mueller report
"We paid for the Mueller report. We deserve to see the Mueller report," the liberal billionaire activist told CBS News correspondent Ed O'Keefe