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Moderna applies for emergency use authorization; White House decorated for the 2020 holidays
Lawmakers inch closer to stimulus aid package; Lighting up the Christmas tree on Capitol Hill
Several Democrats are urging President Biden to forgive $50,000 in federal student loans. The measure would cost about $650 billion, and lawmakers say it would help the nation's struggling economy. CBS News reporter Kate Smith joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the proposal, and how the White House is reacting to it.
Just days before the U.S. Senate puts former President Trump on trial for inciting the mob assault on the U.S. Capitol, House managers asked him to testify. Mr. Trump's legal managers called it "a publicity stunt." Kris Van Cleave has the latest.
Lawmakers unable to negotiate COVID relief bill; Trump supporters to descend on D.C. for march
President Trump visits Kenosha, Wisconsin; FDA Commissioner says he will fast track vaccine.
President Biden on Tuesday signed three executive orders on immigration, including one that creates a task force to begin reuniting more than 600 children who were separated from their parents under the Trump administration. The orders came as the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Alejandro Mayorkas, 56 to 43, to lead the Department of Homeland Security. Weijia Jiang reports.
President Biden signed three executive orders on Tuesday that reverse some Trump-era immigration policies. They aim to reunite children and families separated at the border, review current asylum and border policies, and create a clearer path to U.S. citizenship. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss the orders.
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed two more members of President Biden's Cabinet: Alejandro Mayorkas to head the Department of Homeland Security and Pete Buttigieg to lead the Transportation Department. CBSN "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano has more.
Former President Donald Trump and his new legal team face a deadline Tuesday to submit an outline of their argument against the article of impeachment. Mr. Trump reshuffled his defense team over the weekend as the Senate trial is expected to get underway in just a week. CBS legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe joins CBSN AM to discuss.
President Biden is set to sign executive orders on immigration at the White House later today. This comes as the president continues pushing Congress to pass his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill after meeting with 10 Senate Republicans in the Oval Office yesterday. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joins CBSN to explain the latest developments.
President Biden met with a group of 10 Republican senators about a COVID-19 relief package Monday, but Democrats are threatening to pass another round of aid without them. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes, CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns, Politico White House reporter and associate editor Anita Kumar, and Washington Post political reporter Eugene Scott join CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss where the process heads next.
President Joe Biden prepares this week to sign new executive orders related to immigration and announce a task force to address family separations at the border. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joined CBSN to explain how this will affect Trump-era policies that still remain in place.
Today on "Face the Nation," chaos has turned to calm at the White House, but the challenges facing the newly elected president continue to grow.
Cedric Richmond, a White House senior adviser, says President Biden is "very willing to meet with anyone to advance the agenda."
The following is a transcript of an interview with Biden senior adviser Cedric Richmond that aired Sunday, January 31, 2021, on "Face the Nation."
President Biden spent his first full week at the White House focused on getting more Americans vaccinated and his coronavirus rescue package passed by Congress. But his proposed economic relief package is getting some pushback from Republicans in Congress. Christina Ruffini has the latest.
President Biden postponed signing executive orders on immigration until sometime next week. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joined CBSN to discuss what's at issue.
A string of federal judges announced plans to retire following the outcome of the 2020 election, paving the way for President Biden to name their replacements. HuffPost senior politics reporter Jen Bendery joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on the push from some activists to speed up the confirmation process.
Norah O'Donnell interviews President Biden's chief of staff Ron Klain about increasing the vaccine supply, reopening schools and the coronavirus relief bill.
Thanks to a group on Reddit with millions of followers, individual investors have sent the value of GameStop's stock soaring this week, shocking Wall Street investors who bet big on the retailer's decline. The Securities and Exchange Commission and the White House both said they are monitoring the situation. CBS MoneyWatch's Stephen Gandel and CBSN technology reporter Dan Patterson join CBSN AM to break down what this all means.
President Biden called Wednesday "climate day" and "jobs day," sending the message to the American people that climate action will boost the economy and create jobs. The message came with his signing a robust set of executive climate actions. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli spoke with White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy as well as first deputy White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi and joins CBSN to explain his take on the Biden climate team.
President Joe Biden announced steps his administration will take to combat climate change and build a greener economy. "It's a future of enormous opportunity," he said, vowing to "put climate change at the center of our domestic, national security and foreign policy." Watch his remarks.
President Biden rolled out a series of executive orders yesterday aimed at addressing systemic racism. Black Women's Roundtable president Melanie Campbell joined CBSN to discuss the president's racial equity agenda, and the steps her organization is taking to hold the new administration accountable.
President Biden signed four executive actions Tuesday aimed at advancing his racial equality agenda. The measures target groups of Americans the White House said have been underserved and historically marginalized. Rashad Robinson, the president of Color of Change, the nation's largest online racial justice organization, joined CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss.