10/4: Face The Nation
This week on "Face the Nation", another bombshell for America to deal with as the government — and campaign 2020 — are thrown into turmoil after the president contracts COVID-19.
Capitol Hill
Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis leaves some lawmakers exposed
The president’s positive coronavirus test has prompted a wave of worry on Capitol Hill and led at least 15 lawmakers to get tested themselves. Nancy Cordes has details.
3 GOP senators test positive for COVID-19
Three Republican senators have tested positive for the coronavirus following President Trump's positive test and hospitalization. The full Senate will not meet for two weeks, but Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pledges to go ahead with Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation process. Nancy Cordes reports.
McConnell reschedules floor activity
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is rescheduling floor activity as multiple GOP Senators have tested positive for COVID-19. Political contributor Molly Hooper joins CBSN to discuss.
10/1/20: Red and Blue
Trump walking back White Supremacist comments; Fmr. Pres. Jimmy Carter turns 96
Ceremony for Justice Ginsburg at U.S. Capitol
The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the first woman in history to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol, following her death last week at age 87. CBSN anchors Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green anchored live coverage as a ceremony was held to honor Ginsburg in Statuary Hall of the Capitol.
9/22/20: Red and Blue
Pres. Trump to name Supreme Court nominee Saturday; Justice Ginsburg to lie in repose at Supreme Court
Sen. Coons on COVID relief, election meddling
Senator Chris Coons, a Democrat from Delaware, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss foreign efforts to interfere in the upcoming election and stalled negotiations over coronavirus relief legislation on Capitol Hill.
Lawmakers question postmaster general
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy returned to Capitol Hill on Monday to testify before the House Oversight Committee. DeJoy continued to defend changes made to the Postal Service ahead of the 2020 election while also fielding questions regarding his loyalty to President Trump. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss.
Congress expected to vote on USPS funding
Members of Congress are expected to return to Capitol Hill for a rare Saturday session. House Democrats are forcing a vote on their bill to provide $25 billion in emergency funding for the agency. Embattled Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is due to testify before a House Oversight and Reform Committee on Monday. Ben Tracy reports.
Postmaster General defends USPS changes
The US postmaster general was peppered with questions from senators during a committee hearing. During his testimony, Louis DeJoy defended changes made to the postal service, and said delivering election mail was his number one priority leading up to November. CBS News' Chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.
Facebook, Twitter remove false Trump claim
President Trump is once again facing criticism for spreading false information about the coronavirus. Facebook and Twitter removed videos in which he claimed children are essentially immune from the virus, which is not true. CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joins CBSN to set the record straight.
Relief bill stalled over jobless benefits
White House advisers and top Democrats are set to meet again today to continue negotiations over the next round of coronavirus relief legislation. Disagreements over extending federal unemployment benefits remain a sticking point. CBS News political reporter Grace Segers joins CBSN with the latest.
Federal unemployment benefits expiring
Enhanced unemployment benefits for millions of Americans are expiring, as lawmakers on Capitol Hill are at a stalemate. It comes after 1.4 million workers filed for unemployment in the last week and the economy plunged nearly 33% at an annual rate in the second quarter. Nancy Cordes reports.
Congressman Louie Gohmert tests positive for coronavirus
The Texas Republican has not been wearing a mask around the Capitol.
Pelosi: Congress will stay until deal
Speaking from the U.S. Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Congress will stay in session until the next coronavirus aid bill is passed. "We can't go home without it," she said."
Big tech CEOs to testify on Capitol Hill
CEOs from Facebook, Apple, Google and Amazon are preparing to testify on Capitol Hill as lawmakers conduct an antitrust probe into the nation's biggest tech companies. Franklin Foer, a staff writer for The Atlantic, joins CBSN to discuss the issues.
Lawmakers consider new COVID relief bill
There is a growing urgency to get another coronavirus relief bill passed before lawmakers head home for their August recess. CBS News White House correspondent Ben Tracy joins CBSN for a closer look at where negotiations currently stand.
John Lewis honored at U.S. Capitol
A ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on Monday paid tribute to the late civil rights leader and Georgia Congressman John Lewis. He will lie in state Monday and Tuesday before returning to Atlanta for burial. Norah O'Donnell anchors this CBS News Special Report.
Pelosi, lawmakers mourn death of John Lewis
Tributes are pouring in for the late Congressman John Lewis as Georgia Democrats try to decide who should fill his seat. The 80-year-old civil rights icon died Friday after a six-month battle with pancreatic cancer. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN with more.
Debate over new coronavirus stimulus plan
President Trump has returned to Washington after spending the weekend at his New Jersey golf club. This comes as his top advisers on Capitol Hill continue to work on federal jobless benefits that Congress passed in April that are set to expire. Paula Reid reports.
John Lewis crosses Edmund Pettus Bridge — CBS News Special Report
In a horse-drawn caisson, the casket carrying John Lewis crossed the historic monument to the Civil Rights movement in Selma, Alabama, ahead of a week-long memorial to the icon.
John Lewis' recognition of female civil rights leaders
CBS News' Michelle Miller reflects on Congressman John Lewis' life ahead of a series of memorials to the civil rights icon.
Ocasio-Cortez responds to disparaging remark
New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke on the House floor about a vulgar remark her colleague Rep. Ted Yoho reportedly made about her earlier this week. CBSN has details.
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