Tag: politics
Sen. Dianne Feinstein dies at 90
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who shattered glass ceilings while representing California in the U.S. Senate for more than three decades, has died, two sources confirmed to CBS News. She was 90. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott…
Dianne Feinstein’s legacy, what her death could mean for Congress
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who shattered glass ceilings during her more than three decades in the U.S. Senate, has died at 90. Feinstein cast her last vote in the Senate late Thursday morning, according to Senate…
Reactions to Dianne Feinstein’s death pour in from both sides of the aisle
Tributes to Sen. Dianne Feinstein poured in Friday after news of her death shook Washington. Feinstein, who shattered glass ceilings during her more than three decades in the U.S. Senate, died at the age of…
Government shutdown is “imminent and inevitable,” lawmaker says
A plan to keep the federal government open failed in the House on Friday, with one day left until the funding deadline. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the latest. #news #politics #governmentshutdown CBS…
How Taylor Swift could affect the 2024 election
More than 35,000 new voters registered after Taylor Swift encouraged her followers to sign up on National Voter Registration Day. Eugene Scott, senior politics reporter at Axios, joins CBS News to discuss if there could…
How Dianne Feinstein led San Francisco through the AIDS epidemic
Lawmakers across the political spectrum are remembering Sen. Dianne Feinstein as a trailblazer in the nation’s Capitol. But her career began in San Francisco local politics, where she served on the city’s Board of Supervisors…
Kevin McCarthy responds to Rep. Matt Gaetz threatening to oust him
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tells “Face the Nation” that he’ll “survive” after Rep. Matt Gatez threatens to oust him as leader for the deal to avert a government shutdown. McCarthy also said he “firmly supports…
Trump calls prosecutor racist, says he’s the victim in courthouse remarks before fraud trial
Former President Donald Trump lashed out at Attorney General Letitia James and others when he arrived at a Lower Manhattan courtroom for the first day of his civil trial for alleged fraud Monday. Trump called…
Government shutdown averted hours before deadline | special coverage
Congress struck a deal Saturday night to keep the government funded for 45 days. Noticeably absent from the bill, however, is funding for Ukraine that was sought by Democrats but opposed by many Republicans. #news…
Biden hopes McCarthy had “personal revelation” from near-government shutdown
Congress may have been able to avoid a government shutdown over the weekend, but they still need to pass long-term spending bills before another deadline in November. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes…
Biden blames House GOP for “manufactured crisis” before spending bill passage
President Joe Biden is urging Congress to pass a longer-term spending bill and not wait for the last minute, after averting a government shutdown over the weekend. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent…
How serious is the threat to McCarthy’s speakership?
Rep. Matt Gaetz has threatened to hold a vote to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy after McCarthy kept the government from shutting down over the weekend via a bipartisan short-term spending bill. CBS News congressional…
Trump’s civil fraud trial underway, Gaetz’s effort to oust McCarthy and more | America Decides
“America Decides” reports on the start of former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York City, Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz’s efforts to oust Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker after Congress passed a bipartisan…
Newsom picks Laphonza Butler to fill Feinstein’s Senate seat
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has selected EMILY’s List president Laphonza Butler to fill the seat of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Butler has been the president of the organization dedicated to electing women since 2021….
Trump calls civil fraud trial “election interference”
Donald Trump attended the start of his civil fraud trial in New York City on Monday. The former president, the Trump Organization, multiple executives and two of Trump’s children are accused of committing widespread fraud….
Did McCarthy make a secret deal with Biden on Ukraine aid?
Even though the latest short-term spending bill to keep the government open through Nov. 17 didn’t include Ukraine aid, President Biden implied over the weekend that a deal was made with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy…
Gaetz vs. McCarthy: What we know about the fight to remove the House speaker
Hard-right Republicans are making good on a threat to try to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Rep. Matt Gaetz filed a resolution to oust him on Monday, after McCarthy relied on the votes of House…
Gaetz moves to oust Speaker McCarthy, future of Ukraine aid, more | Prime Time with John Dickerson
John Dickerson reports on the first day of Donald Trump’s fraud trial, Kevin McCarthy’s new political tightrope, and what the return of student loan payments means for borrowers. #news #trump #studentloans CBS News Streaming Network…
Matt Gaetz files motion to oust Kevin McCarthy as House speaker
Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz made good on his threats and filed a resolution Monday night to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The move came after McCarthy relied on Democrats to pass a stopgap funding bill….
Why Trump’s civil fraud trial doesn’t have a jury
Former President Donald Trump appeared in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday as the trial in his civil fraud case got underway. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa reports. #news #politics #trump CBS…
Biggest Supreme Court cases to watch in new term
The Supreme Court returned for its new term on Monday with several potentially major cases ahead. Jimmy Hoover, Supreme Court reporter at the National Law Journal, joins CBS News to take a look at some…
Will Congress approve future Ukraine aid?
The spending bill President Biden signed minutes before the government shutdown deadline on Saturday did not include funding for Ukraine. The president wants Congress to rectify that — but how much aid could be approved…
Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal gun charges at arraignment
The son of President Joe Biden pleaded not guilty Tuesday to three felony gun charges, after a deal that included a diversion in connection with a firearms charge and a guilty plea to two misdemeanor…
What role does independent media play after Trump?
From our TRNN #InaugurationDay livestream, the Real News team sits down to discuss the devastation left by Donald Trump’s presidency, the bizarre national spectacle of Joe Biden’s inauguration, and what role independent media must serve…
Next steps after Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to felony gun charges
President Biden’s son, Hunter, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to three felony gun charges, after a plea deal collapsed in court over the summer. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson and CBS News senior investigative correspondent…
McCarthy on possibly losing speakership over deal to avert shutdown: “So be it”
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he stands by his decision to pass a bill to avert a government shutdown with the help of Democrats, despite the challenge to his speakership. McCarthy said the House will…
Hunter Biden to be arraigned in federal court: Here’s what to expect
Hunter Biden is expected to plead not guilty to federal gun charges Tuesday when he’s arraigned in a Delaware federal courtroom. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge has more. #news #hunterbiden #delaware CBS News…
