Senator discusses the angry constituents he faced at a town hall
Cotton held a town hall in a 2,200-person venue in Arkansas this week as Congress is on a week-long recess
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Trump slams FBI for failing to track down leakers
Last week, the president said people who are leaking information about his administration to the press would "pay a big price"
Vietnam War lightning rod resurfaces in California Legislature
Vietnam-born state senator removed from chamber for criticizing late state Sen. Tom Hayden’s leading role in anti-war movement of 1960s
Montana abortion bill would force doctors to deliver some fetuses
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Meet the protesters flooding politicians' town halls
From Oregon to Virginia, thousands of amateur activists are making waves and demanding answers from their representatives
The Takeout: What to expect from Trump’s first joint address to Congress
CBS News’ Margaret Brennan joined Major Garrett and Steve Chaggaris to talk over the president’s challenges in his first address to Congress, as well as the troubles he’s having with his foreign policy teams
Caitlyn Jenner: Trump’s reversal on transgender rights “a disaster”
Also blasts AG Sessions, and says she has message for “the bullies.You’re sick”
Today in Trump: February 24, 2017
Your daily guide to what's happening in the Trump administration
"Have some courage," Gabby Giffords says about town halls
The former congresswoman was gravely wounded during a public event, and Rep. Louie Gohmert used her 2011 shooting as an example as to why he’s currently only holding telephone town halls
Mitch McConnell says he doesn't see the press as the enemy
Meanwhile, Steve Bannon refers again to the media as the "opposition"
Republicans wrestle with how much to defend Trump at home
One town hall attendee asked a GOP rep what he plans to do when Trump makes "delusional statements"
Nearly six in 10 don’t think Trump understands the complicated problems a president faces
Fifty-one percent of Americans still think Trump is a strong leader. Also, possible improper contacts with Russians are a bigger concern than intelligence leaks, according to a new CBS News poll
DHS secretary says “no use of military forces in immigration”
John Kelly and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson went to Mexico to try and smooth over the differences between the U.S. and Mexico
Attorney General indicates feds will reverse course on using private prisons
The Obama administration had begun reducing the federal government's use of private prisons; but Jeff Sessions rescinded the August 2016 memo written by Sally Yates
Trump says he wants to expand U.S. nuclear arsenal
The comments, which came in an interview with Reuters Thursday, are the president's most extensive on the topic since taking office
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