William Barr, Matthew Whitaker, John Ratcliffe are top contenders to fill AG post
CBS News has learned that Barr is a leading contender in a White House nominee shortlist for Attorney General, a position he previously held
Pelosi says House will receive briefing on Khashoggi murder next week
After a briefing with senators, the Trump administration will hold a meeting with a handful of House members, Pelosi said
Report: Beto O'Rourke, Obama meet amid presidential run speculation
After a strong, but unsuccessful senate campaign in deep-red Texas, Rep. O'Rourke is reportedly considering running in 2020
Schedule for George H.W. Bush's Capitol ceremony, funeral and burial
After the state funeral at the National Cathedral, Mr. Bush's casket will return to Texas, where the late president will be buried
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Capitol Hill staff and interns need "living wage"
The newly elected New York representative urged Congress to start paying interns and to increase funds used to pay staff
Pelosi pledges to pass Dream Act with Democratic House majority
Responding to a letter from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, the House minority leader vowed to pass a bill to provide DACA recipients a pathway to citizenship
Warner: Senate Intel has made "a number of referrals" to Mueller for prosecution
"If you lie to Congress, we're going to go after you. We're going to make sure that gets referred," Warner said on "Face the Nation"
Mattis: "No smoking gun" implicating Saudi prince in Khashoggi killing
The Pentagon chief also said he doesn't believe the U.S. has the audio recording alleged to portray the murder of Jamal Khashoggi
Feds indict Iranian hacking duo for extorting millions in bitcoin
Prosecutors accused two Iranian men of hacking local governments and hospitals in the U.S. and demanding bitcoin ransoms
Trump again rejects climate change report, lashes out at Federal Reserve
The president doubled down on his skepticism of human-induced climate change and dismissed the National Climate Assessment
Diverse freshman class will bolster record number of Latinos in Congress
Ten Latinos will join the freshman class in Congress and contribute to a record number of Hispanics on Capitol Hill
Graham and Ocasio-Cortez spar over migrant crisis
The GOP senator urged his future colleague to visit a museum after she compared Central American migrants to Jews in Nazi Germany
Lawmaker calls for Central American "Marshall Plan" after border visit
Rep. Lou Correa said the U.S. government should invest in Central America to discourage migrants from journeying north
GOP Rep. Mia Love rebukes Trump in concession speech
The GOP's sole African-American woman in Congress denounced the president's "world view"
MLB asks Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith to return donation amid "public hanging" controversy
A spokesperson for U.S. baseball's governing body said the contribution was made in connection to an event attended by MLB lobbyists.