Trump wants to cut Social Security taxes. How would that affect benefits?

Former President Donald Trump's pledge to cut taxes that seniors pay on their Social Security income would ultimately hurt the program, experts say.

• Aug 5, 2024

Harris' VP announcement expected Tuesday

Vice President Kamala Harris will formally announce her running mate Tuesday, according to multiple sources familiar with the selection process. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has the latest on Harris' 2024 campaign for president.

• Aug 5, 2024

Harris raising Democratic enthusiasm to vote

A new CBS News poll shows the 2024 race for the White House has been reset since President Biden dropped out with Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump tied in battleground states and Harris holding a slim lead nationally. CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto goes inside the numbers with more on the polling.

• Aug 5, 2024

Harris to make VP announcement soon

Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to make her pick for running mate any moment with a campaign rally with whoever she chooses scheduled for Tuesday. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump over the weekend said he'd only participate in a debate with Harris if it's hosted by Fox News. CBS News' Weijia Jiang and Jake Rosen have the latest on the race for the White House.

• Aug 5, 2024

New poll shows Harris, Trump neck and neck

A new CBS News poll shows Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are tied in battleground states with Harris carrying a slim lead nationally. CBS News' Anthony Salvanto and Taurean Small have the latest on the race and Harris' search for a running mate.

• Aug 5, 2024

Poll: Boosts in Democratic excitement help Harris reset the race against Trump

Harris draws even with Trump across the battlegrounds and has 1-point edge nationally.

• Aug 4, 2024

Harris has slight polling edge over Trump

A new CBS News poll shows Vice President Kamala Harris leading former President Trump nationally by one point with the two tied in battleground states. Harris' lead, which President Biden never had in the polls, comes as the vice president is set to pick a running mate of her own. Natalie Brand has more.

• Aug 4, 2024

Harris' week ahead and the new state of the presidential race

Cook Political Report editor in chief Amy Walter, Semafor political reporter Kadia Goba, CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang and executive director of surveys and elections Anthony Salvanto discuss Kamala Harris' week ahead, her VP pick. Fundamentals of the race still favor Trump. Incumbent party has a lot of baggage. Trump has sizable lead on economy and border.

• Aug 4, 2024

New CBS News poll finds Harris with slight edge

A new CBS News poll finds Kamala Harris with a slight edge over Donald Trump nationally and tied across the battleground states, and CBS News elections and surveys executive director Anthony Salvanto joined "Face the Nation" to discuss its latest findings. Calling it a "big reset," he pointed out that President Biden, when he was still in the race, trailed Trump by 5 points, but with Harris as the presumptive nominee, "you see more Democrats now say not only are they excited about Harris as the nominee, but that they're going to vote," Salvanto said. Core Democratic constituencies are saying they're going to vote, including Black and women voters, Salvanto said. He also noted that on the question of having the mental and cognitive ability to serve, she leads Trump.

• Aug 4, 2024

Transcript: Sen. Tom Cotton on "Face the Nation," Aug. 4, 2024

The following is a transcript of an interview with Sen. Tom Cotton, Republican of Arkansas, on "Face the Nation" that aired on Aug. 4, 2024.

• Aug 4, 2024

Judge rejects motion to dismiss Trump 2020 election case

The ruling is the first substantive order since the case was returned to Judge Tanya Chutkan following a landmark Supreme Court opinion last month.

• Aug 3, 2024

Trump says he's agreed to Fox debate while Harris sticks with ABC plan

Donald Trump says he has agreed to an offer from Fox News to debate Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 4. Harris campaign says she will keep to ABC News plan.

• Aug 3, 2024

8/2: CBS News 24/7 Episode 2

Biden and Harris welcome home Americans released in Russia prisoner swap; Cleanup underway from storm damage in Nebraska.

• Aug 2, 2024

Secret Service acting director update

Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe briefed reporters Friday in Washington, D.C., and provided new details on the investigation into the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

• Aug 2, 2024

Butler rally was first Trump event of 2024 with Secret Service snipers

It was the first time this campaign cycle that the highly trained, tactical unit had been deployed to secure an event for the former president.

• Aug 2, 2024

Biles takes jab at Trump after gold medal win

Gymnast Simone Biles took a clear swipe at former President Donald Trump on social media Friday, posting "I love my black job" following her second gold medal win at the Paris Olympics. "CBS Saturday Morning" co-host and CBS News and sports correspondent Dana Jacobson is in Paris with the latest on the Games.

• Aug 2, 2024

Harris to meet with top VP pick contenders

Vice President Kamala Harris secured enough delegates at the DNC virtual roll call Friday to become the 2024 Democratic nominee for president. Harris is expected to announce her running mate pick by Monday. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has the latest.

• Aug 2, 2024

Harris clinches Democratic presidential nomination

Vice President Kamala Harris has been cemented as the Democratic presidential nominee after a majority of delegates selected her in a virtual roll call vote, the party announced Friday. In the coming weeks, Harris will look to build on a strong July in which her campaign raised $310 million. Robert Costa has the latest.

• Aug 2, 2024

Trump raising funds in the Hamptons

Former President Donald Trump will be in the Hamptons among some mega-donors Friday to raise funds for his 2024 campaign. CBS News campaign reporter Olivia Rinaldi has more.

• Aug 2, 2024

Strategists on Kamala Harris' VP search

Democratic strategist Joel Payne and Republican strategist Leslie Sanchez join CBS News to discuss Kamala Harris' upcoming choice for running mate and the importance of a VP pick in a presidential campaign.

• Aug 2, 2024

Kamala Harris shatters fundraising records

The Harris and Trump campaigns are sharing their July fundraising numbers with the vice president's campaign saying it raised a record-breaking $310 million last month. Meanwhile, the Trump campaign says it raised just over $138 million in July. CBS News campaign reporter Nidia Cavazos has more.

• Aug 2, 2024

Russian prisoners released in exchange

Russia and multiple Western countries engaged in the largest prisoner swap since the Cold War this week, with Americans Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva being freed from Russian imprisonment. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has more on what Russia received in the deal.

• Aug 2, 2024

Simone Biles tweets, "I love my black job"

"I love my black job," Simone Biles posted on Friday from the 2024 Paris Olympics after becoming the first American gymnast to win the individual all-around gold medal twice.

• Aug 2, 2024

Fallout continues for Trump's racial comments

Former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, keep raising doubts about Vice President Kamala Harris' focus on the root causes of immigration. CBS News campaign reporter Jake Rosen has more on that and the continued reactions to Trump's comments about Harris' race.

• Aug 2, 2024

Shaprio cancels plans, fueling VP speculation

CBS News has learned that one of Kamala Harris' top contenders for running mate, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, has canceled a fundraising trip in New York this weekend amid speculation he could be her choice. CBS News campaign reporter Aaron Navarro has more.

• Aug 2, 2024

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