Biden agenda faces critical votes in Congress

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are gearing up for an intense week, with votes expected on government funding, the bipartisan infrastructure bill, and President Biden's $3.5 trillion budget package. CBS News' Skyler Henry, Washington Examiner political and investigative reporter Sarah Westwood, and Washington Post deputy Washington editor Natalie Jennings join CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on the tough choices Democrats will need to make if they want to pass the critical pieces of legislation.

• Sep 27, 2021

Senator's stroke complicates Democrats' plans

Senator Ben Ray Luján is expected to return to Washington in four to six weeks after suffering a stroke, but his absence may complicate President Biden's timeline for naming a Supreme Court nominee. Plus, the U.S. is deploying 3,000 troops to Eastern Europe amid tensions between Russia and Ukraine. CBS News political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns and Washington Post national correspondent Philip Bump join "Red & Blue" anchor Major Garrett with more.

• Feb 1, 2022

White House adviser discusses Biden's inflation response

President Joe Biden called the inflation rate "unacceptably high" after it reached its highest rate in four decades in June. Jared Bernstein, a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, joined "Red and Blue" to discuss the Biden administration's response to inflation.

• Jul 19, 2022

Trump legal fights in Arizona and Nevada

CBS News 2020 campaign reporter Alex Tin joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss the latest on the Trump campaign's legal challenges in Arizona and Nevada.

• Nov 10, 2020

Bombshell report on Trump's tax returns

What was supposed to be a weekend focused on President Trump's new Supreme Court nominee was interrupted after the New York Times reported on Mr. Trump's taxes over the last two decades. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns and Washington Post political reporter Eugene Scott join CBSN’s Elaine Quijano on "Red & Blue" to discuss the implications of the bombshell report.

• Sep 28, 2020

U.S. and Iran hold indirect nuclear talks

The U.S. and Iran have begun negotiations through intermediaries on what it would take to revive a nuclear deal. Behnam Ben Taleblu, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on the indirect talks held Tuesday in Vienna.

• Apr 6, 2021

Gina Raimondo confirmed as commerce secretary

The Senate voted overwhelmingly to confirm Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo as President Biden's commerce secretary, to help guide the economy's recovery. CBSN's Elaine Quijano reports.

• Mar 2, 2021

Lanhee Chen on state of GOP

Five months into the Biden administration, the Republican Party is still working to shape their opposition to the White House. Hoover Institution fellow Lanhee Chen, who worked on presidential campaigns for Mitt Romney and Marco Rubio, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss infrastructure, health care, critical race theory, election audits and his own political aspirations.

• Jun 21, 2021

Can government stop ransomware attacks?

The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on ransomware attacks Tuesday. CBS News' Michael George reports on the growing problem, and CBS News senior investigative reporter Catherine Herridge joins Elaine Quijano on CBSN's "Red & Blue" to discuss what lawmakers and experts are suggesting to counter the attacks.

• Jul 20, 2021

Biggest "political turkeys" of 2020

President Trump used his executive power to participate in the White House tradition of pardonting the national Thanksgiving turkey this week. At 42 lbs., is "Corn" the biggest political turkey of 2020? Not according to the National Journal's Josh Kraushaar, who spoke to "Red and Blue" host Elaine Quijano about his biggest political turkeys of the year.

• Nov 25, 2020

Federal aid deployed to tornado-hit areas

President Biden announced he will visit Fort Campbell, Kentucky, on Wednesday to survey storm damage. Plus, Senator Joe Manchin is considering whether he will vote for Biden's massive social spending bill before Christmas. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe, National Journal columnist Josh Kraushaar and Axios political reporter Sarah Mucha join CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano with the latest.

• Dec 13, 2021

White House tackles rising prices

With rising inflation threatening the U.S. economic recovery, the White House is taking steps to reduce consumer prices on meat and combatting fuel supply shortages impacting states hit by Hurricane Ida. Politico's senior editor for standards & ethics, Anita Kumar, and Los Angeles Times White House reporter Eli Stokols join CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with the details on that and the risk of a government shutdown.

• Sep 8, 2021

Some Republicans urge party to reject conspiracy theories

Some Republicans are urging members of their own party to reject conspiracy theories and call out extremism ahead of Inauguration Day. Elizabeth Neumann, co-director of the Republican Accountability Project and former assistant secretary of counterterrorism and threat prevention at the Department of Homeland Security under the Trump administration, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more.

• Jan 18, 2021

White House touts economic wins as inflation persists

The Biden administration is focused on improved unemployment numbers as Americans still feel the impacts of inflation. Plus, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled against former President Trump, who is trying to block the House January 6 committee from accessing White House documents. CBS News senior Washington correspondent Major Garrett, Wall Street Journal Capitol Hill reporter Siobhan Hughes and Politico congressional reporter Nicholas Wu join CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with the details.

• Dec 9, 2021

Cities await funds to start infrastructure projects

Cities across the U.S. are hoping to receive grants from the federal government's $1 trillion infrastructure bill. Mitch Landrieu, a White House senior adviser and infrastructure implementation coordinator, joins "Red and Blue" anchor Nikole Killion with the latest.

• Feb 10, 2022

Obama returns to the White House

Former President Barack Obama returned to the White House Tuesday for the first time since he left office. He joined his former second-in-command, President Joe Biden, to announce expansions to the Affordable Care Act. CBS News' Natalie Brand joins "Red & Blue" to discuss the former president's visit and the changes to Obamacare.

• Apr 5, 2022

Biden to unveil "American Families Plan"

President Biden reaches 100 days in office this week. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe, Politico White House correspondent and associate editor Anita Kumar, and Axios race and justice reporter Russell Contreras spoke to CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano about his plans to mark the milestone.

• Apr 26, 2021

Biden's "Day One" executive orders

President Joe Biden used his first hours in office to sign 17 executive orders and actions on issues including the government's coronavirus response, immigration and climate change. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns and Washington Post White House reporter Sean Sullivan join CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss the immediate changes coming from the new administration.

• Jan 20, 2021

White House reaction to economic numbers

The White House reacts to some poor economic numbers, and the House committee investigating the January 6 attack plans public hearings. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe and CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane join "Red and Blue" to discuss this and more.

• Apr 28, 2022

Biden defends withdrawal from Afghanistan

President Biden on Monday said he stood squarely behind his decision to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan, just one day after the capital city fell under Taliban control. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with details about the situation on the ground. Then CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett, Politico's White House correspondent Natasha Korecki, and Washington Post congressional correspondent Marianna Sotomayor discuss the response in Washington, D.C.

• Aug 16, 2021

Attorney General Merrick Garland criticized

In a letter addressed to Merrick Garland on Monday, a group of progressive House Democrats criticized the U.S. attorney general for failing to reverse the "weaponization and politicization" of the Justice Department under the Trump administration. Devlin Barrett, The Washington Post's national security and law enforcement reporter, joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more.

• Jun 22, 2021

Representative Ro Khanna on reforming the Supreme Court

President Biden is creating a bipartisan commission to study any potential changes to the U.S. Supreme Court. Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna of California joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss some reforms on the table. 

• Apr 12, 2021

Biden comments on Putin, federal budget

President Biden says he was expressing "moral outrage" when he said Vladimir Putin cannot remain in power. He also released his plan for the 2023 federal budget. CBS News correspondent Skyler Henry reports from the White House, and CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins "Red & Blue" to discuss this and more.

• Mar 28, 2022

Biden's approval rating remains low amid COVID surge

President Biden is struggling in the polls as COVID cases are on the rise. Plus, Senator Joe Manchin joined a Senate Democrats' meeting after pulling his support for the president's Build Back Better plan. David Drucker, the senior political correspondent at the Washington Examiner, and Natalie Jennings, deputy Washington editor at the Washington Post, join CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more.

• Dec 21, 2021

Biden lays out plan to deal with Omicron

President Biden gave an address on how the administration is responding to the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Plus, Senate Democrats try to find a way forward for a social spending plan. CBS News' Steve Dorsey, CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion and Washington Post national political correspondent Philip Bump join CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with the latest.

• Dec 21, 2021

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