Biden releases plan to reduce homelessness
The Biden administration has released a plan aimed at reducing homelessness in America 25% by 2025. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins Lana Zak with details.
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The Biden administration has released a plan aimed at reducing homelessness in America 25% by 2025. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins Lana Zak with details.
President Biden signed a short-term spending bill passed by Congress just before federal funding was due to run out. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the latest from Capitol Hill.
The Biden administration is considering sending Joint Direct Attack Munition, or JDAM kits, to Ukraine. The kits can convert unguided aerial weapons into so-called "smart bombs." CBS News anchors Elaine Quijano and Michelle Miller spoke with CSIS International Security Program Director Seth Jones about how these weapons could be a game changer for Ukraine.
The Biden administration says it is planning to give Ukraine's military advanced electronic equipment that converts unguided aerial weapons into "smart bombs" that can target Russian military positions with higher accuracy. The U.S. is also planning to send Patriot missiles. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin discusses from the Pentagon.
CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joined Vladimir Duthiers and Errol Barnett with a look at what we're learning from newly released records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
The White House unveiled its COVID-19 strategy as concern grows about about a possible surge in cases this winter. Dr. John Moore, professor of microbiology and immunology at Weill Cornell Medical College, spoke to CBS News about the plan.
The immediate implications of the order were not clear, as any U.S. effort to return migrants to Mexico under a formal policy has to be greenlit by the Mexican government.
President Biden on Wednesday announced a series of economic and investment initiatives in a speech at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. The goal is to expand free trade opportunities across the continent, while also countering Russia and China's influence. Michelle Gavin, senior fellow on Africa policy studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, joined CBS News to discuss.
CBS News national correspondent Nikki Battiste joined Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers to discuss how families are marking 10 years since the Sandy Hook school shooting, and the legislative actions that have taken place to address gun violence. in the U.S.
Thousands of migrants have been arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, a large majority of them coming from Nicaragua. The influx comes as Title 42, the policy used to expel migrants during the pandemic, is set to expire. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joined CBS News to discuss the situation.
Lawmakers are racing to pass a government spending bill before current funding expires Friday night. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane and CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes join "Red and Blue" to discuss the latest on the negotiations, plus the White House's efforts to bring home U.S. Marine veteran Paul Whelan from Russian detention.
WNBA star Brittney Griner is still under medical supervision in Texas, but played basketball for the first time since being released from a Russian prison. The Biden administration is defending the deal that brought her home in exchange for a notorious Russian arms dealer. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joined CBS News' John Dickerson to discuss.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said at a dinner hosted by the New York Young Republican Club that if she and Steve Bannon had been ringleaders of the January 6 Capitol riot, "we would have won. Not to mention, we would've been armed." She later suggested it was "sarcasm," but the White House blasted the comment as "a slap in the face" to law enforcement. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns joins anchors LIlia Luciano and Tony Dokoupil with more.
Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema is leaving the Democratic Party and has registered as an independent. CBS News anchors Meg Oliver and Anne-Marie Green spoke with CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane about what this means for the Biden administration's agenda.
A Biden administration program forgiving up to $20,000 in student loans remains hung up in court.
After nearly 10 months in Russian prisons, Brittney Griner has landed in the United States as part of a prisoner swap with Russia. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more about her journey and why the Biden administration could not bring home a second American, Paul Whelan, who's been locked up in Russia even longer.
The Biden administration is receiving some criticism for the release of convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout as part of a prisoner swap for WNBA star Brittney Griner. Some U.S. officials are worried about the national security implications of Bout's return to Russia. CBS News chief national affairs and justice correspondent Jeff Pegues discusses the situation.
CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins the show to discuss what was said about the release of Brittney Griner during Thursday's White House press briefing. He also weighs in on the deal itself and how it's being received.
Jason Rezaian, global opinions writer for the Washington Post, was wrongfully detained by Iranian forces for 544 days before he was released in a prisoner swap between the U.S. and Iran in 2016. He joins CBS News to discuss WNBA player Brittney Griner's release from a Russian prison as part of a prisoner exchange between U.S. officials and the Kremlin.
The White House had not held a state dinner since September 2019, largely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
It's the first state dinner President Biden has hosted since taking office last year.
A bill that could avert a national rail strike is now in the hands of the U.S. Senate. The House passed legislation on Wednesday to ratify an agreement that the Biden administration helped broker in September, but some unions rejected that deal over paid sick leave. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane explained what's at stake.
CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joined CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green with a look at the preparations underway for French President Emmanuel Macron's arrival to the White House and preview of Thursday's state dinner hosted by President Joe Biden and the first lady.
The House of Representatives approved a Biden-backed labor deal to avoid a possible rail strike. The deal now heads to the U.S Senate. Scott MacFarlane reports from Capitol Hill.
While in Nantucket for Thanksgiving, President Biden told reporters he would try to get rid of assault weapons before the Republican majority takes control of the House. Weijia Jiang reports.