McCarthy on debt ceiling, committee assignments and more
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy discusses his upcoming meeting with President Biden, what he's seeking in a deal to raise the debt ceiling, his selections for committee assignments and more.
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy discusses his upcoming meeting with President Biden, what he's seeking in a deal to raise the debt ceiling, his selections for committee assignments and more.
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," the first face-to-face meeting of the new Congress between President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is coming soon. The main topic on the agenda? Paying America's bills and getting the country's fiscal house in order. We'll ask the speaker about what he thinks Congress should do to keep the U.S. from defaulting. Plus, a rare joint conversation with the chair and vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Republicans see different treatment for President Biden than for Trump.
Former President Donald Trump visited New Hampshire and South Carolina Saturday in an early attempt to build support for his 2024 presidential bid. Christina Ruffini has the details.
President Biden spoke with Tyre Nichols' parents over the phone and offered his condolences ahead of the public release of the video. In a statement, Mr. Biden said he was outraged and deeply pained to see the horrific video. The president added while the footage will leave people justifiably outraged, he joins the Nichols family in calling for peaceful protest.
The U.S. government's ability to safeguard its most sensitive information is under fire. On Friday, former Vice President Mike Pence acknowledged "mistakes were made" after classified documents were recently found in his Indiana home. The discoveries with Pence, former President Trump and President Biden have prompted the National Archives to ask every living former president and vice president to check for classified records. But many in Congress are questioning why the executive branch was not more careful. Christina Ruffini is at the White House with the latest.
President Biden announced that former COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients will take over as White House chief of staff, with Ron Klain leaving the position after two years. CBS News' Meg Oliver has more.
Documents marked as classified were found at the vice president's home in Carmel, Indiana.
Ukrainian captain Pavlo Cherniavskyi gave his medal of bravery to President Biden to thank him for supplying weapons to Ukraine, and received a command coin from the U.S. president in return. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta sat down with Chernyavskyi and talked about the exchange.
The National Archives is asking six past administrations, dating back to Ronald Reagan, to check for classified documents. FBI Director Chris Wray said people need to be more “conscious of the rules” after material marked classified was discovered at the homes of President Biden, former President Trump and former Vice President Pence. CBS News chief election & campaign correspondent Robert Costa reports from Washington.
Officials at the National Archives have reached out to six former administrations in an effort to ensure no more classified documents have been mishandled. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Bob Costa joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss.
President Biden celebrated 2.9% growth in the U.S. economy, while calling out what he refers to "MAGA Republicans" in Congress. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins John Dickerson on "Prime Time" with more.
House Republicans are again seeking to restrict presidential use of the nation's emergency oil stockpile — a proposal that has drawn a White House veto threat.
Captain Pavlo Chernyavsky treasures a highly symbolic memento President Biden gave him in return, but says what he and his men really need, is more heavy weapons.
Polis spoke with CBS News' Major Garrett about Trump, presidential aspirations and how classified material should be handled, among other topics.
Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee are pushing for access to the documents found in the homes of President Biden, former President Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa and CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and the moderator of "Face the Nation" Margaret Brennan join "Red and Blue" to discuss the latest on the documents controversy.
CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane joins "Red and Blue" from Capitol Hill to discuss the discovery of classified materials at former Vice President Mike Pence's home, and what both Republicans and Democrats want out of debt ceiling negotiations.
As Democrats push to maintain their slim Senate majority in 2024, Arizona Congressman Ruben Gallego announced he will challenge Senator Kyrsten Sinema, a former Democrat turned independent. He joined CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa to discuss the upcoming race.
President Biden announced plans to send 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. The announcement follows a commitment from Germany to send tanks as well. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more on what went into the decision.
President Biden on Wednesday announced the U.S. will be sending 31 top-of-the-line Abrams tanks to Ukraine to help the country fight the Russian invasion. Watch his remarks.
The United States is poised to send 31 M-1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. The announcement follows Germany's promise to send 14 Leopard 2 tanks to the region. Col. Mark Cancian (Ret.), senior adviser at the CSIS International Security Program, spoke with CBS News about how these tanks could change the game for Ukraine.
Documents marked classified were discovered at former Vice President Mike Pence's Indiana home last week. John Dickerson was joined by CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes to discuss the details.
Recent shootings in the U.S. are renewing calls for action to reduce gun violence. CBS News spoke with Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker about his state's new ban on high-powered weapons, which is facing legal challenges. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joined "Red and Blue"with more on their conversation.
Documents with classified markings have been found in the Indiana home of former Vice President Mike Pence and turned over to federal authorities. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa joins Lana Zak and Lilia Luciano with the latest.
Little is known about the team of attorneys representing Biden in the matter of the classified documents found at his office in the Penn Biden Center and at his home.