Biden hosts Kennedy Center honorees at White House
This year's Kennedy Center honorees are George Clooney, Amy Grant, Gladys Knight, composer Tania Leon, and U2.
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This year's Kennedy Center honorees are George Clooney, Amy Grant, Gladys Knight, composer Tania Leon, and U2.
The former president's latest unfounded claim of "massive fraud" has left fellow Republicans grappling once again with how to respond.
A Democratic National Committee panel and President Joe Biden have backed a plan to have South Carolina replace Iowa as the critical first contest to launching the Democratic nominating process for president. Natalie Brand reports.
Paul Pelosi, who suffered a fractured skull when an attacker allegedly assaulted him with a hammer, arrived wearing a black hat.
President Biden is heading to Massachusetts Friday and will meet with Prince William. The Prince of Wales is also hosting his second annual Earthshot Prize awards ceremony. CBS News' Michael George joins us from Boston with more on their visit.
The move is key for Western powers' efforts to prevent oil price spikes and starve Russia of funding for its war in Ukraine.
President Joe Biden signed legislation Friday to impose a labor agreement on rail unions, averting a nationwide disruption of rail service during the holidays. "If rail had shut down, it would have devastated our economy," Mr. Biden said at the White House before signing the legislation. He acknowledged the measure lacks the paid sick leave that rail workers wanted, "but that fight isn't over." Watch his remarks.
The legislation passed the Senate and the House this week.
The White House had not held a state dinner since September 2019, largely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden are welcoming French President Emmanuel and his wife, Brigitte Macron, for the first state dinner of Biden's presidency. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reported from the White House.
The Supreme Court has agreed to take up the case concerning President Biden's plan to cancel hundreds of billions of dollars in student loan debt. The court will hear oral arguments in February.
The current order of nominating contests is Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina.
It's the first state dinner President Biden has hosted since taking office last year.
President Biden greeted French President Emmanuel Macron to the White House for the first state visit of the Biden presidency on Thursday. "France and the United States are once again defending the democratic values and universal human rights which are the heart of both our nations," Mr. Biden said. Watch his remarks.
Georgia voters have cast more than 1 million ballots ahead of the Dec. 6 U.S. Senate runoff between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker.
The House passed a bill Wednesday in an effort to try to avert a rail strike. The measure now moves to the Senate. Plus, the Treasury Department has turned over to a House committee several years of former President Donald Trump's tax returns. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes, and CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane, joined "Red and Blue" to discuss both stories.
While in Nantucket for Thanksgiving, President Biden told reporters he would try to get rid of assault weapons before the Republican majority takes control of the House. Weijia Jiang reports.
The House plans to take up legislation to prevent a strike by freight-rail workers. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joined us with more on why President Biden is urging Congress to act..
The prince and princess are visiting Boston this week to promote their climate change initiative, The Earthshot Prize.
The Senate on Tuesday night approved historic legislation that provides federal protections for same-sex marriages and interracial marriages nationwide. The bill, called the Respect for Marriage Act, passed with 12 Republican senators and is expected to be signed by President Biden in the coming weeks. Nikole Killion reports from Capitol Hill.
President Biden has announced new commitments to Native American nations at the first in-person Tribal Nations Summit in six years. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more on this announcement, plus French President Emmanuel Macron's state visit.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she is introducing legislation on unionized railroad workers' contracts, which Congress is expected to vote on in the coming days. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joins "CBS News Mornings" to explain what the railroad workers are asking for and efforts to avert a possible strike.
Braun has formally launched a committee for a 2024 campaign for governor in his home state of Indiana.
In a meeting with top congressional leaders, President Biden said lawmakers need to put the brakes on a potential railroad strike. A strike could cost the U.S. economy at least $2 billion per day. Ed O'Keefe shares the latest.
House and Senate leaders said they plan to take up a bill quickly to avert a national rail strike before Dec. 9.