Latest Washington Unplugged Videos

  • Romney wins Maine caucuses Play CBS Video

    February 11, 2012 | 4:17 PM PST

    Romney wins Maine caucuses

    Maine Republican Party Chairman Charlie Webster announces that Mitt Romney has won the Maine caucuses with 39 percent of the vote, edging out Ron Paul who received 36 percent.

  • Gingrich attacks Play CBS Video

    February 10, 2012 | 2:09 PM PST

    Gingrich attacks "Republican establisment" at CPAC

    GOP White House hopeful Newt Gingrich on Friday said the GOP establishment is not tough enough to win a presidential campaign.

  • Did Obama fold on contraception policy? Play CBS Video

    February 10, 2012 | 11:39 AM PST

    Did Obama fold on contraception policy?

    After President Obama announced changes to his administration's policy on contraception, CBS News' Whit Johnson was joined by Bob Schieffer, Norah O'Donnell and The Atlantic's James Fallows for analysis.

  • Romney cracks Clinton inhale joke at CPAC Play CBS Video

    February 10, 2012 | 11:02 AM PST

    Romney cracks Clinton inhale joke at CPAC

    GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Friday tried to woo conservatives at CPAC and defended his record as governor of Massachusetts by telling a crowd he served in government but didn't "inhale, I'm still a business guy."

  • White House bends on birth control rule Play CBS Video

    February 10, 2012 | 9:56 AM PST

    White House bends on birth control rule

    President Obama on Friday announced plans that attempts to accommodate religious employers opposed to a rule that would require them to provide free birth control to women.

  • Santorum takes on Romney's money at CPAC Play CBS Video

    February 10, 2012 | 9:05 AM PST

    Santorum takes on Romney's money at CPAC

    Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum created a stir at CPAC in Washington on Friday by aggressively charging that his GOP rivals aren't conservative enough to excite voters - in the primary or general election.

  • Huckabee Play CBS Video

    February 10, 2012 | 8:20 AM PST

    Huckabee "thanks" Obama for birth control firestorm

    Speaking CPAC on Friday, Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee "thanked" President Obama for creating a conservative firestorm over a new rule requiring employers to offer health care coverage to women that covers the full cost of birth control.

  • What's in Steve Jobs' FBI file? Play CBS Video

    February 9, 2012 | 4:50 PM PST

    What's in Steve Jobs' FBI file?

    FBI background interviews of some people who knew Apple co-founder Steve Jobs reveal a man driven by power and alienating some of the people who worked with him. CBS News Justice and Homeland Security Correspondent Bob Orr reports.

  • Rep. Walsh remarks on same-sex marriage bill Play CBS Video

    February 9, 2012 | 2:49 PM PST

    Rep. Walsh remarks on same-sex marriage bill

    Rep. Maureen Walsh (R-Wa.) explains her support for a same-sex marriage bill at the Washington state House of Representatives referencing the emotions she shared with her husband and the relationship with her lesbian daughter.

  • Hot Ads 2012: Super Bowl ad sparks political firestorm Play CBS Video

    February 9, 2012 | 1:16 PM PST

    Hot Ads 2012: Super Bowl ad sparks political firestorm

    CBS News senior political producers Rob Hendin and Jill Jackson launched the series "Hot Ads 2012" with a look at Clint Eastwood's Chrysler Superbowl ad, a Club for Growth ad targeting Rep. Fred Upton and a controversial ad put out by former Rep. Hoekstra.

  • Flash Points: Syria in crisis Play CBS Video

    February 9, 2012 | 12:28 PM PST

    Flash Points: Syria in crisis

    In the latest edition of "Flash Points," CBS News national security correspondent Bob Orr and analyst Juan Zarate discuss lines crossed in Iran, Russia and China's influence in Syria, Hungary's role in Europe and an increasing problem with cyber hackers.

  • Will the European debt crisis sink Obama's re-election? Play CBS Video

    February 9, 2012 | 10:37 AM PST

    Will the European debt crisis sink Obama's re-election?

    CBSNews.com senior political reporter Brian Montopoli and CBS MoneyWatch Editor-At-Large, Jill Schlesinger discuss how fallout from Europe could make Obama a one-term president

  • Obama: Mortgage deal turns page on reckless era Play CBS Video

    February 9, 2012 | 10:34 AM PST

    Obama: Mortgage deal turns page on reckless era

    President Barack Obama says a $25 billion deal between mortgage lenders and states won't heal the housing market by itself but added that the settlement "is a start."

  • The Drive: Is Rick Santorum for real? Play CBS Video

    February 8, 2012 | 1:11 PM PST

    The Drive: Is Rick Santorum for real?

    CBSNews.com senior political reporter Brian Montopoli looks at whether Santorum has overtaken Newt Gingrich as the chief alternative to Mitt Romney

  • White House & Romney spar over birth control Play CBS Video

    February 8, 2012 | 1:03 PM PST

    White House & Romney spar over birth control

    White House spokesman Jay Carney on Wednesday took on GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney over his criticism of Obama's birth control mandate, saying Romney supported a similar measure when he governed Massachusetts. Romney said Carney needs to check his history.

  • Boehner: Congress will overturn birth control mandate Play CBS Video

    February 8, 2012 | 10:51 AM PST

    Boehner: Congress will overturn birth control mandate

    Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Wednesday said the Congress will overturn a new policy that requires religious employers like schools and hospitals to provide access to birth control and other preventative health services for women.

  • Santorum speaks after projected wins in Mo., Minn. Play CBS Video

    February 7, 2012 | 8:29 PM PST

    Santorum speaks after projected wins in Mo., Minn.

    Following projections that he will win the Missouri primary and Minnesota caucuses, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum spoke to a crowd of enthusiastic supporters thanking them and making his case that he would be the best candidate to defeat Barack Obama.

  • White House defends Obama stand on super Pac Play CBS Video

    February 7, 2012 | 1:15 PM PST

    White House defends Obama stand on super Pac

    The White House on Tuesday defended the president's decision to support super PACS. Chief White House correspondent Norah O'Donnell on Tuesday asked the White House spokesman if the change made Obama appear "hypocritical."

  • Obama hosts White House science fair Play CBS Video

    February 7, 2012 | 11:16 AM PST

    Obama hosts White House science fair

    President Obama on Tuesday shot a marshmallow from a student-designed air cannon in the East Room and inspected other science projects at the White House science fair.

  • Gingrich: Romney backed Play CBS Video

    February 7, 2012 | 10:51 AM PST

    Gingrich: Romney backed "abortion pills" as Gov.

    At a campaign stop in Cincinnati, Ohio Tuesday, Newt Gingrich said his rival Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, he "insisted" Catholic hospitals provide "abortion pills" against their religious beliefs.