Report: GOP tax plans add to debt, favor rich
Study finds tax plans from Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry would favor millionaires, add to national debt
America's Debt Battle
Obama to seek $1.2T debt limit increase this week
Under terms of August debt limit deal, Congress will have 15 days to disapprove or U.S. will be able to borrow another $1.2 trillion
How automatic defense cuts would hit U.S.
Cuts triggered by Congress failing to cut budget will reduce defense spending by $1 trillion during next decade
S&P: No cut in U.S. credit rating, yet
Agency says current credit rating is based on expectation that automatic spending cuts will take effect in January 2013
Supercommittee makes it official: No deal
Citing inability to bridge "significant differences," bipartisan committee says they are unable to reach agreement to cut deficit by $1.2T
Obama: I will veto effort to undo automatic cuts
After supercommittee admits failure, Obama says $1.2T in cuts will happen "one way or another," warns "there will be no easy off ramps"
Focus on defense cuts after deficit panel fails
After supercommittee announced it would not be able to reach deficit reduction deal, some lawmakers say they want triggers changed
Stocks plunge as supercommittee failure looms
Dow closes down 249 points as information that supercommittee will not solve budget deficit seems plausible; S&P, Nasdaq lose about 2 percent
Supercommittee takes final stab at negotiation
Committee members meet in last-ditch effort to reach deficit agreement - but aides say prospects of a deal are slim
Mission unaccomplished: Debt panel nears failure
Hope for $1.2T in deficit reductions appears exhausted; Debt panel likely to acknowledge defeat
Lawmakers already taking aim at auto-cuts
Senior senators who forged deal to trigger sweeping cuts if debt supercommittee fails now laying groundwork for a retreat
Signs of progress in debt talks non-existent
On the Sunday talk shows, supercommittee members seemed resigned to their missed opportunity
Toomey: Deficit deal will be "very difficult"
Republican Senator says it's "still possible" for supercommittee to reach deal but that "time is short now"
Manchin: Congress wants Bowles-Simpson revival
West Virginia Dem says supercommittee must "step aside" if they can't make a deal, pushes for re-introduction of Bowles-Simpson plan
Amid rancor, debt deal edges toward failure
Supercommittee members blame each other as stalemate over deficit reduction plan continues
"Face the Nation" transcript: November 20, 2011
Transcript of CBS News broadcast hosted by Bob Schieffer
Supercommittee failure would leave bad choices
Congress will have to either massively increase nation's debt, or cut jobless aid for millions if supercommittee fails
Will Gingrich's surge in the polls last?
National Journal's Mark Ambinder, Politico's Jonathan Martin and Time Magazine's Michael Sherer discuss Newt Gingrich with CBS News Political Director John Dickerson
National debt crosses $15 trillion mark
Public debt crosses $15 trillion milestone; Herman Cain blasts Obama's "immoral" spending policies
One week away: Can supercommittee compromise?
Both Democrats and Republicans call on the other side to act in order to reach deal before Thanksgiving deadline
Boehner: Debt deal will include new tax revenues
House Speaker breaks with past insistence that tax increases are off the table in supercommittee negotiations
Obama drops "hands off" supercommittee approach
President Obama phoned both Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Jeb Hensarling and urged them to reach a deal
Supercommittee deadline ticking away
Rep. Xavier Becerra tells Nancy Cordes distance remains between Democratic and Republican proposals
Facts about the debt
CBSNews.com takes a look back at 70 years of debt, spending and default in the U.S. budget
Norwegians unite in terror aftermath
More than 200,000 gather in Oslo to show support for victims of bomb and gun violence
Politics
Rep. Jeffries says Democrats are "on the verge of taking back control"
Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 11, 2026
DHS secretary defends livestream of Fort Hood shooter's execution
Transcript: Sen. Chris Murphy on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 11, 2026
Transcript: Sen. John Barrasso on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 11, 2026
Transcript: Rep. Chris Pappas on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 11, 2026
Democrat Chris Pappas says "we're taking nothing for granted" in N.H. race
Transcript: Shyam Sankar, chief technology officer of Palantir, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 11, 2026
Transcript: Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 11, 2026
Steve Bannon on the GOP and the midterms: "We can't afford to lose"
DOJ investigating TV networks over suspension of press pool after Trump media ban
House candidate who reported rape on campaign trail details why she came forward
Exclusive
Katie Bailey tapped as new White House legislative director
Blanche, other DOJ appointees can take part in campaigns, memo says
Judge strikes down DOJ's policy of reviewing state voter rolls
Will social media platforms allow Fort Hood shooter's execution to be livestreamed?
DOJ won't enforce parts of 1934 gun law that were gutted by court ruling
Trump says Russia will release millions of tons of diesel to help with costs
Durbin asks watchdog to probe new FBI hiring standards on bestiality, prostitution
