Biden fires back at Trump
Former Vice President Joe Biden is firing back at President Trump's attacks on him and his son. CBS News campaign reporter Bo Erickson joins CBSN from Los Angeles to discuss.
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Former Vice President Joe Biden is firing back at President Trump's attacks on him and his son. CBS News campaign reporter Bo Erickson joins CBSN from Los Angeles to discuss.
President Trump defended his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria, leaving America's longtime Kurdish allies vulnerable. A number of Trump-allied Republicans have criticized the decision. Watch the president's remarks.
The Trump administration has announced a plan to deny visas to immigrants who don't have health insurance or are unable to prove that they can afford medical care. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez explains how the executive order was pushed through and how it will affect migrants.
A federal judge has cleared the way for New York prosecutors to get their hands on Donald Trump's tax returns. But the president's lawyers quickly appealed and blocked the order. CBS News' Lisa Mateo reports from New York.
Ohio GOP Congressman Jim Jordan criticized House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff and the probe of President Trump's Ukraine contacts as Democrats pursue an impeachment inquiry. Jordan said Republican members understand why Ambassador Sondland is not appearing before Congress.
BuzzFeed legal reporter Zoe Tillman joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" to discuss what we learned as Supreme Court justices heard arguments on whether federal civil rights law should apply to the LGBTQ community, plus why the Justice Department declined to open a criminal investigation into President Trump's Ukraine call.
A New Jersey Democratic congressman's support for the impeachment inquiry into President Trump came up at a town hall during Congress' two-week recess. Congressman Josh Gottheimer's district went for President Trump in 2016. CBS News political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns spoke to Gottheimer about what his constituents are saying.
Former Vice President Joe Biden called for President Trump's impeachment for the first time since the House inquiry began. Biden said that the president has indicted himself by his words and actions. He also said Mr. Trump has committed impeachable acts. "He's shooting holes in the Constitution, and we cannot let him get away with it," Biden said.
CBS News has learned the full contents of what appears to be a memo written by the whistleblower one day after President Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in July. Major Garrett joins CBSN to discuss.
A new report by the Senate Intelligence Committee revealed bipartisan concern that Russia will meddle in the 2020 campaign. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis joined CBSN to discuss committee members' recommendations for the government and for Silicon Valley to combat the growing threat.
After Turkish forces launched airstrikes on Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria, President Trump said the U.S. was "speaking to both sides and seeing what can be made of it." He acknowledged that ISIS fighters in the area could be "escaping to Europe," but he went on to complain that the U.S. was providing security that he said was the responsibility of Europe as well as Russia, Iran, Iraq and Syria.
Facebook said it will not take down a campaign ad released by President Trump that accuses former Vice President Joe Biden of corruption. The social media company rejected a request from Biden's campaign to take the ad down, saying it doesn't violate company policy. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joined CBSN to discuss.
President Trump weighed in on a U.K. car accident that killed a 19-year-old Briton. The woman driving the car is the wife of a U.S. diplomat, and she used diplomatic immunity to flee to the U.S. Mr. Trump spoke with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson about the case. The president said U.S. officials would be speaking with the woman "very shortly" and they would see "what we can come up with so there can be some healing." He did not say he would send her back to the U.K. to face charges.
Politico reporter Alex Isenstadt joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" to discuss Vice President Mike Pence's tour of congressional districts represented by vulnerable Democrats who've come out in support of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.
Pompeo becomes 1st U.S. Secretary of State to formally congratulate a Taiwanese president. Beijing says the remarks "seriously violate" U.S. policy.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch has arrived on Capitol Hill to be deposed in the impeachment inquiry against President Trump. It was unclear whether she'd appear, since the State Department had indicated it would not allow current officials to testify in the inquiry. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN from the Capitol with more.
Kevin McAleenan on Friday resigned from his post at the helm of the Department of Homeland Security. President Trump announced the resignation on Twitter.
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan left his post Friday after just six months on the job. In a tweet, Donald Trump said McAleenan wanted to "spend more time with his family and go to the private sector." CBS News correspondent Jeff Pegeus and CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez spoke with CBSN about the circumstances surrounding his departure.
Vice President Mike Pence announced Monday that the Trump administration was imposing sanctions against Turkey over its invasion of northern Syria. He told reporters at the White House that the president has been monitoring the situation, had spoken to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and called for an immediate ceasefire. Pence also said that Mr. Trump had directed him to lead a delegation to Turkey to bring the bloodshed to an end.
Changes on the ground in Syria are complicating efforts by U.S. troops to withdraw from the region. Meanwhile, President Trump announced he will issue sanctions against Turkish officials after facing a bipartisan backlash in Washington over his decision to pull all U.S. troops from Syria. CBS News National Security Correspondent David Martin joins CBSN with the latest from the Pentagon.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Intelligence Committee chair Adam Schiff said they are not planning on holding a full House vote on the impeachment inquiry. Watch their full press conference here.
Donald Trump's presidential campaign is also weighing in on Thursday's Democratic debate. Trump campaign spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany told CBS News that the campaign was "always prepared" for an impeachment push from Democrats and that the president is not concerned about impeachment.
The largest primary debate in the U.S. is taking place Tuesday at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio. CBS News political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns, democratic strategist Lynda Tran, and chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett discuss the fourth Democratic debate and why the impeachment inquiry will be a critical topic.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the freshman New York congresswoman with a massive national following, is set to endorse Senator Bernie Sanders for president on Saturday, according to a person familiar with the plans. The endorsement from Ocasio-Cortez is a coup for Sanders, but not surprising given that the two lawmakers agree on a wide range of issues.
President Trump said Wednesday the Kurds are "not angels," as the U.S. withdraws troops from northern Syria and allows the Kurds to fend for themselves. The president, seated alongside his counterpart from Italy, said the move to pull troops was strategically "brilliant."