House GOP advances Mayorkas impeachment

A committee vote along party lines on Tuesday advanced a Republican effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the full House, with the GOP accusing him of failing to limit immigration at the southern border. The vote came after Republican House leaders suggested they would block an immigration measure being negotiated in the Senate. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports on what will continue to be a busy week on Capitol Hill.

• Jan 31, 2024
• 04:08

Dissident rock band members held in Thailand fear deportation to Russia

Members of a rock band critical of Russia are locked up in a Thai immigration jail, fearful that they could be deported to Russia.

• Jan 31, 2024

Latest on a Senate immigration policy deal

A deal brokered by a bipartisan group of senators and the Biden administration could be presented by week's end. If passed, the proposal would overhaul immigration policy not reformed for decades, but it does not appear it will get the necessary votes in the House of Representatives. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports from Capitol Hill.

• Jan 30, 2024
• 03:14

House GOP advances push to impeach Mayorkas

A Republican-led House committee is trying to impeach a member of President Biden's cabinet over an influx of migrants at the border. The panel held a hearing Tuesday to advance articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the details.

• Jan 30, 2024
• 05:15

House Republicans seek Mayorkas impeachment

The House Homeland Security Committee is weighing two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Tuesday accusing him of "willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law" and "breach of public trust." CBS News' Nicole Sganga reports.

• Jan 30, 2024
• 04:00

Mayorkas impeachment efforts: What to know

A House committee met Tuesday to advance articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The effort comes as Texas and the Biden administration continue to clash over the southern border. CBS News' Nikole Killion and Camilo Montoya-Galvez have more.

• Jan 30, 2024
• 09:33

Immigration bill, impeachment on Capitol Hill

Members of the House Homeland Security Committee are meeting today to discuss articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Democrats calling it a waste of time. Meanwhile, a possible bipartisan border security deal is facing an uphill battle as former President Donald Trump advocates against a deal. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane and CBS News political contributor Sean Sullivan have more.

• Jan 30, 2024
• 07:41

What we know about the bipartisan border deal

Senate negotiators are preparing the final text of what could be the most consequential immigration legislation in nearly 40 years. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has the details.

• Jan 29, 2024
• 04:19

House GOP voices opposition to immigration plan

House Republicans are rallying against a bipartisan Senate plan on immigration reform that is still being finalized. The bill would allow the president to deport most migrants seeking asylum whenever illegal border crossings surge. Nancy Cordes reports.

• Jan 29, 2024
• 02:06

Senate, White House near border policy deal

Key border policy negotiators say the White House and Senate are near a deal. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion and chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa have the details.

• Jan 29, 2024
• 08:30

Biden vows response after attack in Jordan

President Biden says the U.S. will respond to a drone attack that killed three American service members in Jordan on Sunday. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes and contributor Sam Vinograd have more.

• Jan 29, 2024
• 08:46

Immigration deal could be unveiled this week

The Senate may soon unveil an immigration bill that would reform certain policies at the border and streamline parts of the asylum process, but as CBS News' Nikole Killion reports, the bill may not survive the House of Representatives, which does not appear to have consensus among lawmakers on new migration policies.

• Jan 29, 2024
• 04:06

Senate on verge of bipartisan border deal

A bipartisan deal on border security with support in the Senate and from President Biden could come within the next few days. But the bill is facing opposition from former President Donald Trump and some of his allies in Congress, particularly in the House. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more on that and House GOP efforts to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

• Jan 29, 2024
• 03:52

Senate negotiating immigration bill

Senators were still negotiating the final language of an immigration bill that would allow the president to suspend asylum proceedings as border crossings soar while also raising the standard for accepting asylum seekers. Skyler Henry reports.

• Jan 28, 2024
• 02:44

Kaine: Senate could move "very quickly" on national security bill

Sen. Tim Kaine, a Democrat from Virginia, says he expects the Senate to take up a national security package, including aid to Ukraine, soon after senators finalize an agreement on immigration changes.

• Jan 28, 2024
• 07:25

Biden, senators on verge of striking immigration deal

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in Congress is on the verge of striking a deal with the Biden administration that would enact sweeping new border controls, including the authority to pause asylum processing during spikes in migrant crossings, three people familiar with the talks told CBS News. Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports from the border in Eagle Pass, Texas.

• Jan 28, 2024
• 03:25

Open: "Face the Nation," Jan. 28, 2024

This week on "Face the Nation," Congress tries to rescue a breakthrough border security compromise from the pull of election-year politics. We'll talk to Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford, the top GOP negotiator, and Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, who's hoping an agreement will also clear the way for more foreign aid to Ukraine and Israel. Plus, we'll check in with Biden administration envoy Amos Hochstein and UAW President Shawn Fain.

• Jan 28, 2024
• 01:50

Growing border battle in Congress

The growing border battle in Congress is threatening to upend a bipartisan deal to overhaul immigration policies. President Biden has urged Congress to pass the deal, which he said would include tough reforms to secure the border, but House Speaker Mike Johnson warns it is likely dead on arrival. His words come amid concerns that Republicans are blocking the deal to help former president Donald Trump in the upcoming election. CBS News' Christina Ruffini reports from the White House.

• Jan 27, 2024
• 03:21

Republican governors rally behind Texas

Texas is doubling down on the U.S.-Mexico border, refusing to remove razor wire that would allow Border Patrol into a public park in Eagle Pass, Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott said the state will "hold the line" against border crossings, and 25 Republican governors have signed a letter supporting Abbott. CBS News' Camilo Montoya Galvez has more from Eagle Pass.

• Jan 27, 2024
• 02:45

Johnson: Senate border deal "dead on arrival"

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson sent a letter to his GOP colleagues Friday warning legislation coming out of the Senate, if reports about what is in it are true, would be "dead on arrival" in the lower chamber. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.

• Jan 26, 2024
• 04:11

Senate may not agree to border, aid deal

The Senate's proposal for immigration reform and foreign aid funding may not make it to the President's desk as Senate Republicans and House Speaker Mike Johnson signal they may not have the support to usher the deal through Congress. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports from the southern border.

• Jan 26, 2024
• 03:30

Analyzing Haley's chances in GOP primary

Nikki Haley has vowed to stay in the race for the GOP presidential nomination, despite losing to Donald Trump in Iowa and New Hampshire and polling behind the former president in South Carolina by double digits. Republican strategist Leslie Sanchez and Democratic strategist Joel Payne joined CBS News to discuss Haley's campaign as well as President Biden's reelection bid, third-party candidates and the situation at the southern border.

• Jan 26, 2024
• 11:03

Trump testifies in civil defamation trial

Former President Donald Trump testified yesterday in his civil defamation trial in New York, before a jury decides what damages he owes writer E. Jean Carroll. Meanwhile, the former president seems to be trying to kill a potential deal in the Senate to address illegal immigration at the Southern border. CBS News' chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa reports.

• Jan 26, 2024
• 02:41

Immigration a top issue for Iowa voters

Iowa is more than 1,000 miles away from America's southern border. But immigration and border control will be a major issue in tonight's Republican caucus. Tony Dokoupil talks to voters about why that is.

• Jan 15, 2024
• 07:22

U.S. meets with Mexico on migrant crossings

The Biden administration is under pressure to do more to deal with the recent spike in migrants crossing the southern border. Top officials including Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the Mexican pesident about efforts to slow the record pace before migrants get to the U.S. Christina Ruffini reports from Washington.

• Dec 28, 2023
• 02:33

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