https://www.cbsnews.com/ 60 Minutes Politics From CBSNews.com Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:57:17 -0400 5 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/jeff-flake-chris-coons-on-brett-kavanaughs-angry-senate-testimony/ "The statement in the beginning, I thought was pretty raw but in keeping with someone who had been unjustly accused," said Flake. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:15:56 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2018/09/30/6b476ef5-ccb6-4e11-b6a9-f15eacf459db/thumbnail/60x60/b8804bc072d6e1d525381b90205cb738/0930-ftn-60-flakes-coons-forweb-1670138-640x360.jpg 53d8cd8c-e351-4836-b3bb-aa5bbf60c866 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/graham-kennedy-on-fbis-investigation-of-kavanaugh/ "My mind's made up about Brett Kavanaugh and it would take a dynamite accusation," said Graham Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:15:12 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2018/09/30/52315902-9671-4e64-b5ae-8d7dba24c0d5/thumbnail/60x60/cae94842be9cdacfc27c260cec6dd254/0930-sunmo-60ot-1-1670144-640x360.jpg cfaa6bdb-4513-4e8a-bdc0-81606271ae90 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/three-years-later-britain-is-still-battling-over-brexit-60-minutes-2019-11-03/ The divorce between Britain and the European Union started in June 2016. Closure doesn't appear to be coming anytime soon. Jon Wertheim reports. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:09:19 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/11/04/fe4bfe04-87b4-498b-bc14-d5212b8f1d66/thumbnail/60x60/374ebaaef3d9d15cbe8cc1457c7ab053/brexitvideo0-1969166-640x360.jpg c4d0e0e8-13cc-4fa6-bc2e-0a7b85dbbf9b https://www.cbsnews.com/video/candidate-obama-part-1/ In separate interviews, the two parties' presidential nominees are questioned on the big issues, including the U.S. economy, the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, energy policy and health care. Steve Kroft interviews Sen. Barack Obama. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:10:12 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2018/03/26/6f036dba-cea6-4e83-ba53-7a0ee67c93f9/thumbnail/60x60/867b32bb0a6882096aa9b0942dc898bf/60-obamapart1-92108-365151-640x360.jpg 66fe7e30-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/maverick-from-arizona/ Sen. John McCain was gaining recognition for challenging Republican and Senate party leadership to clean up Washington when Mike Wallace interviewed him in 1997. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:09:34 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2018/03/26/9345e90c-d524-4601-ad6b-3a1e1f260462/thumbnail/60x60/67ca08c016dca1bb85fdba0f54cfe8b7/60-maverick0920-364889-640x360.jpg 66fd59e7-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/the-44th-president-1/ President-elect Barack Obama speaks with Steve Kroft about his goals as our nation's next commander-in-chief. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:05:52 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/11/01/4c8dd4f6-1a90-4a35-a753-16f42faf0bdb/thumbnail/60x60/5064d9d8e946b529e5d679467d7c1863/60-obama1-1116-365209-640x360.jpg 670e6914-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/candidate-mccain-part-1/ In separate interviews, the two parties' presidential nominees are questioned on the big issues, including the U.S. economy, the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, energy policy and health care. Scott Pelley interviews Sen. John McCain. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:05:10 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2018/03/26/2f481c38-6a72-455c-a14a-88f85a56ba99/thumbnail/60x60/9ca8afbefb02dd9902db3323b512f732/60-mccain-92108-364895-640x360.jpg 66fe7ec1-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/obamas-inner-circle/ Steve Kroft goes behind the scenes on election night to speak to the brains whose strategy propelled Barack Obama into the White House. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:04:37 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/11/01/5cdb02c5-2281-444d-9972-1049cd31dab9/thumbnail/60x60/8ff569fb13ac37d2504eba17adeca2ff/60-obama-1109-365178-640x360.jpg 670c8609-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/the-personal-transition/ The Obamas will soon be the youngest first family to move into the White House since the Kennedys nearly 50 years ago. Steve Kroft speaks with Barack and Michelle Obama about their personal transition. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:03:01 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/11/01/a5dc08c1-4046-4eaf-af2d-de56fa2d4a53/thumbnail/60x60/9e97a47eca246bff47620663fd2784c4/60-obama2-1116-365213-640x360.jpg 670e69a1-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/revelations-from-the-campaign-1/ Authors of a new book, "Game Change," and John McCain's former top campaign strategist reveal behind-the-scenes issues from the GOP and Democratic camps during the campaign. Anderson Cooper reports. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:02:18 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/11/01/afe13643-a2d0-45c5-9034-6d868b038af1/thumbnail/60x60/23ed0dfffbf6a527d96e633eeebf6bab/60-cooper-110-368645-640x360.jpg 6731d43f-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/calif-govs-bold-moves/ The former Hollywood action star-turned California governor may be facing his most formidable foe in a $40 billion state budget gap caused by the economic decline. Scott Pelley reports. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:01:33 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/11/01/7ba7e9c4-fe16-4e05-b2a8-2155cd27d2cc/thumbnail/60x60/c9f3d8ef2d5e725fa4cc69c2d526875f/60-cnetarnold-1221-365542-640x360.jpg 671771cd-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/the-long-shot-candidate/ In February 2007 Steve Kroft and 60 Minutes traveled to Illinois to meet a young, charismatic senator who was becoming a political phenomenon, but who few believed would become our nation's 44th president. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:59:23 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/11/01/ae6db85e-61ae-4e59-93be-7a590ada448a/thumbnail/60x60/ee5c2dec45b758376cc570d71c00226a/60-obama1-1228-365565-640x360.jpg 6718f015-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/no-drama-obama/ Barack Obama's historic presidential victory has left many in awe of how effective and disciplined his campaign was. Steve Kroft learned that Obama's mantra was "no drama" as he followed the candidate and his advisors from the DNC to Election Day. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:57:13 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/11/01/c4072637-d5ba-4cc1-b27e-226a96ecb567/thumbnail/60x60/6433c7d67ce2f41018b43423f9f0db18/60-obama3-1228-365571-640x360.jpg 6718f14e-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/secretary-of-state-hillary-clinton/ Scott Pelley follows Hillary Rodham Clinton as she performs her duties as secretary of state and questions her on the latest developments in foreign policy and the recent terror scare in New York's Times Square. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:55:02 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/11/01/88c276a6-1458-4310-a5b4-32e542171cdc/thumbnail/60x60/4a61a212a7b7b82e1f9cbee9714bd2a7/60-pelley-509-370410-640x360.jpg 673a3cf4-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/scott-brown-against-all-odds/ The Massachusetts Senator describes his traumatic childhood, including revelations of sexual and physical abuse. Lesley Stahl reports. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:50:01 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/11/01/f3f34aed-f6f2-4783-8867-4d4180fc4541/thumbnail/60x60/89e1885f4c5961321b9d6040378acd0f/brown-segment-372443-640x360.jpg 674eeb4b-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/the-majority-leader-rep-eric-cantor/ Lesley Stahl profiles House Majority Leader Eric Cantor about his life and the recent bipartisan wars in Congress. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:39:16 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/11/01/4e5a9880-2646-4c99-86e1-da0296cc8538/thumbnail/60x60/7d4082e040b05de677d8c8833f35ddfa/60-cantorsegment-0101-379792-640x360.jpg 676bce1e-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/the-defense-secretary-leon-panetta-1/ Leon Panetta has both balanced the budget and eliminated Osama bin Laden. Now as secretary of defense, he's fighting multiple wars, pursuing al Qaeda, and trying to keep Iran from building an atom bomb. Scott Pelley reports. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:29:11 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/11/01/3b653bf8-8c23-46dc-b8d6-0bc894309db4/thumbnail/60x60/dbefaffe6ecd4286c7a681dcca969ec1/60-minutes-panetta-1280-120127-381161-640x360.jpg 677a0fb1-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/insiders-the-road-to-the-stock-act/ Until recently, America's lawmakers could legally buy stock based on non-public information, but after Steve Kroft's report aired, all that changed. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:29:02 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/11/01/30f0f098-c410-4296-a6d7-d67152cdee01/thumbnail/60x60/e2d68614cb79825fd9c383b7071cb74d/60-insiders-video-381149-640x360.jpg 677ab851-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/romney-ryan-the-first-interview/ One day after choosing Congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate, presidential candidate Mitt Romney and Rep. Ryan sit down for an interview with CBS News' Bob Schieffer Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:25:05 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/11/01/fc164ad9-720a-4ecd-8015-bbdecd355373/thumbnail/60x60/d68a5dfea86e416d56d2a4b38782138c/romneyryan-60main-1-380634-640x360.jpg 677f8562-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/campaign-2012-part-1/ Mitt Romney's plan to restore America to fiscal health includes less government, entitlement reform, tax cuts - and cooperation with Congress. Scott Pelley reports. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:16:12 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/11/01/831d3164-68df-46b0-b1ab-b166085fbd20/thumbnail/60x60/1dc744f9136a79bedb797c789c498d65/campaign2012-part1-383820-640x360.jpg 6783a108-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/campaign-2012-part-2/ For President Barack Obama, the choice is clear: "Do we keep moving forward and continue to make progress, or do we go backwards to the very policies that got us into this mess in the first place?" Steve Kroft reports. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:15:29 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/11/01/43a57159-f938-4341-96f7-c77f9b057274/thumbnail/60x60/50f35345c44ae38d6b22da4de763838a/campaign2012-part2-383825-640x360.jpg 6783a184-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/the-pledge-grover-norquists-hold-on-the-gop-1/ Steve Kroft interviews the man many blame for holding up the deficit-reduction process because of an anti-tax pledge that he enforces. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:14:46 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/11/01/c6771fa2-22aa-492c-987a-8ab82fc17f2d/thumbnail/60x60/e78b3803baf0a96686752ed01a8caea1/norquist-1280-380624-640x360.jpg 6780cf4b-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/campaign-2012-part-4/ President Barack Obama says that in his vision of America, "everybody's got a shot," and hard work and character are valued above all else. Also, how does the president end each day? Steve Kroft reports. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:11:10 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/11/01/1267e2a7-831b-491e-a480-e08b2113c6d3/thumbnail/60x60/3b4468d815abd7f54f7e85db74299c93/campaign2012-part4-383843-640x360.jpg 6783a285-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/campaign-2012-part-3/ Mitt Romney talks about the essential qualities of a leader and the lessons he's learned from history. Also, how does Romney end each day? Scott Pelley reports. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:10:27 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/11/01/e558a0d3-90ab-47eb-a7d6-0d33edf2b90d/thumbnail/60x60/f56304fac9672546064b425d7ba09917/campaign2012-part3-383839-640x360.jpg 6783a208-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/washingtons-open-secret-profitable-pacs-1/ Most Americans believe it's illegal for politicians to profit from their public office but, as Steve Kroft reports, that's not the case. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 12:51:04 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/08/28/4a634a88-4be1-4915-8ebc-327f43ce39a4/thumbnail/60x60/2548b9c173acbb69fae22fc8dd1c5dc5/60-kroft-0511-640x360.jpg 579106f3-338f-4706-9e98-c5d709d77449 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/building-the-capitol-dome/ It's hard to imagine America without the Capitol Dome, but when you hear how it was created it becomes hard to imagine it exists at all. Scott Pelley reports. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 12:47:45 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/11/01/c5044ff1-16f9-4c76-9719-77c5792f5fd8/thumbnail/60x60/8dd512a592ee9ee7817ab123f0fb09f5/60-pelley-0518-1310185-640x360.jpg b5996e7b-511e-488a-92de-6545ba3f204e https://www.cbsnews.com/video/disability-usa-1/ Steve Kroft reports on the alarming state of the federal disability program, which has exploded in size and could run out of money. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 12:40:17 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/10/31/5b3c9b9d-5170-4daa-b261-a7067b2eca4b/thumbnail/60x60/9d67ef97f10f3f66287a2a12df78df1a/60-kroft-0629-247864-640x360.jpg f999229b-1d5d-4cb2-95e8-89c6f4a99775 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/biggest-irs-scam-around-identity-tax-refund-fraud/ Con artists have been filing bogus tax returns and collecting millions. Steve Kroft finds out how far the scam has gone and why the IRS hasn't been able to stop it. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 12:29:31 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/10/31/17594530-11fc-4fcc-85cb-9561497b488c/thumbnail/60x60/b2a1046e6fb0afb1445524d67ae8e3fd/60-kroft-092114-280120-640x360.jpg 86aaea5f-b522-4990-ade1-a1620ac5822e https://www.cbsnews.com/video/fbi-director-on-privacy-electronic-surveillance/ FBI Director James Comey speaks with Scott Pelley about our lives online and the need for government electronic surveillance, but only with a court order. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 12:28:46 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/10/31/db96b6c9-86ba-42eb-932f-835569ce9f08/thumbnail/60x60/0240943ed535f347a009ef56b4830736/60-pelley-101214-291121-640x360.jpg 07a3fc59-27a9-405a-9b3e-4daf77216157 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/fbi-director-on-threat-of-isis-cybercrime/ In his major first television interview, FBI Director James Comey speaks with Scott Pelley about the threat of Americans joining ISIS and the dangers posed by cybercrime and cyber espionage. 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