Joe Biden prevails in nomination fight with electability argument
Bernie Sanders dropped out of the presidential race a day after the Wisconsin primary, saying he can't continue a campaign he "cannot win."
Bo Erickson - 2020 campaign reporter
Voting during a pandemic? Here's what happened in 1918
The Spanish flu in 1918 paused traditional campaigning but the elections went on as planned.
Face mask stockpile shortage becomes political issue
Why did the nation run out of masks? The Obama and Trump administrations each made funding decisions that point to reasons for the shortage.
Stay-at-home candidate: Biden competes with White House for message
From his basement, Biden tries to counter the White House on COVID-19.
Joe Biden adapts to telecampaign realities and upgrades home studio
Biden upgrades home studio in order to begin addressing public more regularly during this period of tele-campaigning
Biden, accused of trying to end 2nd Amendment: "You're full of sh**"
Biden was campaigning in Michigan at a Fiat Chrysler assembly plant that's being built in Detroit.
Sanders and Biden tangle over trade in Democratic primaries in Rust Belt
Sanders is betting on protectionist trade policies deliver him a win he needs in Michigan and other voting contests to come.
Can unions save Joe Biden's campaign?
Biden, who has more national union endorsements than any candidate, is relying on a boost from labor to help him through critical contests, including the Nevada caucuses Saturday.
Biden team looks to regroup after "we took our lumps" in Iowa
After "gut punch" in Iowa, a longtime senior adviser is being elevated to a higher position inside the campaign.
With Iowa caucuses days away, Democrats begin to trade barbs on the trail
Joe Biden is contrasting himself with the competition...and he handed CBS News a copy of his talking points on Bernie Sanders' campaign.
Super PAC helps Biden make up ad spending deficit in Iowa
The ad spending in Iowa by Unite the Country slightly exceeds that of Biden's own campaign a week away from the Iowa caucuses.
Biden accuses Sanders campaign of sharing "doctored" video of him attacking Social Security
Sanders staffers and supporters recently shared a short clip of a 2018 speech that made it appear that Biden was agreeing with Paul Ryan about privatizing Social Security.
Still lagging in the polls, Amy Klobuchar looks for an Iowa upset
Despite a series of well-received debate performances, the Minnesota senator remains mired in the single digits with just weeks to go before the caucuses.
How Joe Biden is campaigning in Iowa a month from the caucuses
Here's what Joe Biden's campaign looks like in Iowa a month out from the first-in-the-nation Democratic presidential contest.
Biden tries to win over Iowa seniors enamored with Buttigieg
Elderly voters say age and experience are positives and negatives for both candidates.
Emotions and motion: On the bus with Biden in Iowa
On this week's episode of the "Where Did You Get This Number?" podcast, Anthony Salvanto and reporter Bo Erickson discuss former VP Joe Biden's campaign in Iowa.
Presidential candidates look to court rural voters in South Carolina
The small, unincorporated, rural community of Galivants Ferry felt like a bustling town center when four presidential candidates came here Monday
Biden defends gaffes on Colbert, jokingly calls him Jimmy Kimmel
"Any gaffe that I have made — and I've made gaffes like every politician I know has — have been not about the substance of issue," Biden said
"So what?": South Carolina Democrats brush off Biden's gaffes
For many voters who came to see him during a campaign swing through South Carolina, the former vice president's missteps made him all the more endearing
Woman angry at Biden buys $500,000 in ads against him
Shirley Shawe has bought ad time in New Hampshire and Iowa to slam Biden with a misleadingly edited ad on the topic of Delaware's Chancery Court
100 Dems at Iowa State fair offer thoughts on presidential hopefuls
CBS News interviewed 100 Democrats all around the fair — and this is what they told us
Biden at next debate will go on offense on criminal justice plan
Senior adviser Symone Sanders shot down the idea that this released plan is aimed at undoing certain ills implemented in the 1994 crime bill
Biden's criminal justice plan counteracts past anti-crime efforts
Eliminating elements of the 1994 Crime Bill and not legalizing marijuana are parts of his plan
Biden reveals healthcare plan piggybacking on ACA
The marquee item in Biden's healthcare pitch is to supplement ACA coverage by adding a "public option" for Americans to be able to buy into a Medicare-like system
Biden answer's "America first" with his own foreign policy plan
If elected, Biden would in his first year convene a "summit of the world's democracies" in an effort to strengthen the ties between leaders of foreign democracies, private industry and tech executives
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Former GOP candidate Herman Cain hospitalized with COVID-19
Cain attended President Trump's June 20 rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was photographed not wearing a mask.
Former Bush officials unite to support Biden over Trump
"Our democracy is at stake," the group says.
Democratic senator blocks 1,123 military promotions over impeachment witness
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, who was an expert of Ukraine at the National Security Council, is expected to be promoted to full colonel.
Bolton slams Trump's approach to world leaders as "naive and foolish"
Former national security adviser John Bolton said Trump's style of negotiating with world leaders is "naive and foolish"
Supreme Court turns away challenges to abortion clinic buffer zones
The Supreme Court left intact the rules in Chicago and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Supreme Court to hear legal showdown over Mueller grand jury docs
The Supreme Court will hear the case in its next term, which begins in October.
McConnell urges Trump not to veto defense bill over renaming military bases
Mr. Trump threatened late Tuesday to veto the $740 billion defense policy bill because of the amendment from Senator Elizabeth Warren.
A second stimulus check? Here's how much you could get
President Trump says Americans may soon receive another stimulus payment to help weather the coronavirus recession.
Canceled festivals slam New England economy amid COVID-19 pandemic
Maine's largest festival went on despite the 1918 Spanish Flu, the Great Depression and WWII. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fryeburg Fair has postponed festivities for the first time in 169 years.
Trump says masks "are good" and make him look like the Lone Ranger
President appears to be relenting a bit on the issue as coronavirus cases surge in large swaths of the U.S.
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Amazon fires increase in June, raising concerns
The fires raise even more concern during the coronavirus pandemic, as the smoke could add complications for COVID-19 patients.
Something is killing elephants by the hundreds in Botswana
Wildlife official says poachers not suspected in mysterious deaths in Okavango Delta as animals' tusks were intact.
Iran reports 2nd mysterious "incident" near a nuclear facility
"No need for concern," Iran's atomic energy agency says, revealing previously unreported construction was ongoing at the sensitive Natanz nuclear facility.
Landslide kills more than 100 people at a jade mine in Myanmar
Advocacy group says powerful mine owners have created a "dystopian wasteland in which scores of people at a time are buried alive."
24 shot dead in attack on drug rehab center in Mexico
Photos purporting to show the scene suggest those at the center were lying down when they were sprayed with bullets.
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Constellation Brands buys wine delivery startup
Seventy-five year old booze company is bet on e-commerce with its purchase of an online-only wine seller.
Consumers avoiding stores amid COVID surge
A recovery in foot traffic to reopened businesses is starting to reverse as states fail to contain the coronavirus.
Former GOP candidate Herman Cain hospitalized with COVID-19
Cain attended President Trump's June 20 rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was photographed not wearing a mask.
Former Bush officials unite to support Biden over Trump
"Our democracy is at stake," the group says.
Alabama students held COVID-19 parties, officials say
"The one thing that we have seen over the last few weeks is parties going on throughout the county ... where students or kids would come in with known positives," the fire department chief said.
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Former GOP candidate Herman Cain hospitalized with COVID-19
Cain attended President Trump's June 20 rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was photographed not wearing a mask.
Former Bush officials unite to support Biden over Trump
"Our democracy is at stake," the group says.
Democratic senator blocks 1,123 military promotions over impeachment witness
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, who was an expert of Ukraine at the National Security Council, is expected to be promoted to full colonel.
Bolton slams Trump's approach to world leaders as "naive and foolish"
Former national security adviser John Bolton said Trump's style of negotiating with world leaders is "naive and foolish"
Supreme Court turns away challenges to abortion clinic buffer zones
The Supreme Court left intact the rules in Chicago and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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Oscar best picture winners ranked from worst to best
We ranked every Oscars best picture winner in history according to their Rotten Tomatoes ratings
Strip club owner got $5.4 million from Paycheck Protection Program
The corporate owner of Rick's Cabaret has had to close nine locations in Texas that it had reopened.
Nick Cordero will likely need a double lung transplant, wife says
The Broadway actor has been hospitalized in Los Angeles for three months battling complications from COVID-19.
Nick Cordero critically ill, still fighting
Broadway actor Nick Cordero is still fighting for his life after being diagnosed with COVID-19. Cordero has spent three months in the hospital, and his wife, Amanda Kloots, says he's still critically ill, even though he is now COVID-negative and no longer in a coma. In an exclusive interview with Gayle King, Kloots shares why she is holding on to hope and the long-term goal for her husband's recovery.
MLB players report for testing ahead of shortened season
"We were doing workouts by time, you know? You have to reserve a time. I wasn't interacting with a lot of people there," Yoán Moncada of the Chicago White Sox said of his preparation for the shortened season.
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COVID-19 accelerates use of drone technology
Co-owner and CEO of DroneDeploy Mike Winn joins CBSN to discuss the integration of drone technology by some businesses as a socially distant alternative during the coronavirus pandemic.
Consumers avoiding stores amid COVID surge
A recovery in foot traffic to reopened businesses is starting to reverse as states fail to contain the coronavirus.
Companies may shun Facebook now, but maybe not for long
PR blitz against the social media giant lets Corporate America strike a pose without totally jumping ship.
India bans TikTok, dozens of other Chinese apps amid border standoff
TikTok, a video-sharing platform that has been downloaded 611 million times in India, is among the apps targeted as the Asian giants feud.
More advertisers flee Facebook as boycott grows
Adidas, Conagra and Ford are among the latest major brands to swear off the social media platform over hate speech.
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100.4° Arctic record confirmed; Earth may be warmest in 12,000 years
As the extreme northern heat wave continues, it's so warm in Norway people are skiing on glaciers in swimsuits.
Second spacewalk in a row to upgrade station
Spacewalking astronauts are picking up where they left off, with another round of space station battery replacements.
SpaceX launches GPS satellite for U.S. Space Force
The new GPS satellites feature higher accuracy and stronger jam-proofing to ensure reliability.
"We are at a crossroads": Lawmakers unveil climate change plan
The House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis unveiled its plan for "a clean energy economy that puts families and workers first."
Newly discovered super-Earths could "potentially host life"
The host star is just 11 light years from Earth — making us practically neighbors.
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Consumers avoiding stores amid COVID surge
A recovery in foot traffic to reopened businesses is starting to reverse as states fail to contain the coronavirus.
Alabama students held COVID-19 parties, officials say
"The one thing that we have seen over the last few weeks is parties going on throughout the county ... where students or kids would come in with known positives," the fire department chief said.
Man who posted regret about going out died of coronavirus a day later
"Because of my stupidity I put my mom and sisters and my family's health in jeopardy... This is no joke," Thomas Macias wrote.
Bar activity is "opposite of social distancing"
"Congregation at a bar, inside, is bad news," Dr. Anthony Fauci told a Senate panel Tuesday.
U.S. tops 50,000 virus cases in single day for the first time
Many states are struggling to contain the spread of the pandemic, blamed in part on Americans not wearing masks or following social distancing rules.
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Constellation Brands buys wine delivery startup
Seventy-five year old booze company is bet on e-commerce with its purchase of an online-only wine seller.
Bar activity is "opposite of social distancing"
"Congregation at a bar, inside, is bad news," Dr. Anthony Fauci told a Senate panel Tuesday.
Unemployment rate fell to 11% in June, with 4.8M jobs added
Business reopenings spurred a return to work last month, but many hirings are now on hold again as COVID cases rise.
A second stimulus check? Here's how much you could get
President Trump says Americans may soon receive another stimulus payment to help weather the coronavirus recession.
McDonald's pauses reopening plan amid rise in COVID-19 cases
Citing the virus surge in many states, fast-food chain is suspending its dine-in reopening plans for three weeks.
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2,120 anti-Asian hate incidents reported in U.S. during pandemic
Groups that track the incidents related to the coronavirus report physical and verbal assaults, harassment and discrimination
Jeffrey Epstein confidante Ghislaine Maxwell arrested by FBI
Ghislaine Maxwell was accused by many women of recruiting them to give Jeffrey Epstein massages, during which they were pressured into sex.
Missouri man freed from prison with help from WNBA star
WNBA star Maya Moore put her career on hold to help Jonathan Irons, 40, who was just 16 when he was convicted and sentenced to 50 years in prison.
8 cops indicted after alleged "unnecessary excessive force"
After attempting to stop a vehicle for alleged seat belt violations, the officers tased and beat two men who made "an apparent attempt to surrender without resistance," according to the district attorney.
Seattle cops clear "occupied" zone, arrest more than 20
The move came following two fatal shootings in less than two weeks.
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Second spacewalk in a row to upgrade station
Spacewalking astronauts are picking up where they left off, with another round of space station battery replacements.
Mars rover launch delayed to July 30
NASA remains confident the $2.4 billion rover will be on its way before the planetary launch window closes around August 15.
SpaceX launches GPS satellite for U.S. Space Force
The new GPS satellites feature higher accuracy and stronger jam-proofing to ensure reliability.
Newly discovered super-Earths could "potentially host life"
The host star is just 11 light years from Earth — making us practically neighbors.
Astronauts complete 6-hour spacewalk
Two NASA astronauts conducted a spacewalk Friday to upgrade the power system on the International Space Station. CBSN has details.
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Oscar best picture winners ranked from worst to best
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TV shows canceled or ended in 2020
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Devastating photos from Tennessee's tornadoes
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Semi-truck appears to drive into protesters
As thousands of people were on the bridge of Minneapolis Interstate 35W protesting the death of George Floyd, a large tanker truck driving at a high speed appears to try hitting protesters. CBSN Minnesota reports.
Officials blame outside agitators for violence
Federal and local authorities suspect some of the violent clashes during recent protests were instigated by white supremacist groups and far-left extremists. Protests have erupted across the country following the death of George Floyd. Jeff Pegues reports.
SpaceX successfully launches rocket
SpaceX made history Saturday with a successful rocket launch from the Kennedy Space Center. The Falcon 9 launch was the first to carry American astronauts launched from American soil in nearly a decade, and the first time a private company has sent people to space. Mark Strassman reports.
COVID-19 accelerates use of drone technology
Co-owner and CEO of DroneDeploy Mike Winn joins CBSN to discuss the integration of drone technology by some businesses as a socially distant alternative during the coronavirus pandemic.
Former cop charged in Rayshard Brooks shooting
The former Atlanta police officer who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks on Friday night has been charged with murder and aggravated assault, along with other charges. Mark Strassmann reports.