Deval Patrick calls Castro's attack on Biden "unnecessary"

"There are differences in how the candidates view their policy choices and their policy proposals and that is all fare game, but it doesn't have to be trivialized," said Patrick

• Sep 13, 2019

Irish ambassador says U.S. must protect Northern Ireland's peace deal

Irish Ambassador Daniel Mulhall spoke to Major Garrett for this week's episode of "The Takeout" podcast

• Sep 13, 2019

Greenpeace protesters who dangled from bridge arrested

11 who rappelled were taken into custody by firefighters who did same thing to reach them on day of third Democratic presidential debate in Houston

• Sep 13, 2019

Sanders distances himself on socialism from Venezuela's Maduro

"To equate what goes on in Venezuela to what I believe is extremely unfair," he said of differences between his politics and those of leftist Latin American regimes

• Sep 13, 2019

Castro defends debate attack on Biden: "I proved my point"

"Are you forgetting what you said two minutes ago?" Castro said to Biden at the debate

• Sep 13, 2019

Democratic debate candidates share stories of resilience

A question at the third Democratic debate pushed candidates to share deeply personal stories of pain

• Sep 13, 2019

Dems draw stark contrasts with Trump on immigration in debate

Asked about the high number of deportations during President Obama's tenure, Biden demurred and instead vowed to roll back Trump's hardline immigration polices

• Sep 12, 2019

2020 Daily Trail Markers: How Biden got ready for fight night

Biden campaign senior officials said the former VP has a "target on his back" and is prepared to fend off attacks on President Obama and his legacy

• Sep 12, 2019

EPA announces repeal of Obama-era clean water regulation

The 2015 rule spells out protections for large and small U.S. bodies of water. Environmentalists fear its replacement could result in more pollution

• Sep 12, 2019

Trump says he has 15 candidates for national security adviser

Trump said Wednesday that he had five "highly qualified people" to consider for John Bolton's job

• Sep 12, 2019

As his would-be challengers debate, Trump rips their policies

As 10 Democratic presidential candidates seeking to challenge his 2020 reelection bid debated in Houston, Trump lambasted their proposals during a long, counter-programming speech in Baltimore

• Sep 12, 2019

U.S. budget deficit surpasses $1 trillion

Gap between what the government spends and how much money it takes in reaches highest level since 2012

• Sep 12, 2019

Polling analysis: Can debates help struggling candidates stand out?

CBS polling analysis on whether the debates can help Democratic candidates struggling to stand out from the rest of a very large field

• Sep 12, 2019

In epidemic of mass shootings, ammo makers dodge blame

Unlike firearms manufacturers, ammo makers have largely escaped public scrutiny for gun violence — that may be changing

• Sep 20, 2019

How Kamala Harris' education at a black college shaped her

Harris' former sorority sisters are hoping that the third presidential debate, located at a historically black college, will give her candidacy a boost

• Sep 12, 2019

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