Trump says he hopes assault claim against Biden is "false"

"Joe is going to have to be able to prove whatever he has to prove," the president said.

• May 9, 2020

2020 Daily Trail Markers: Every California voter to be mailed a ballot for November election

But the California Secretary of State insisted the November election "is not a vote-by-mail only election."

• May 8, 2020

Biden accuser wants former VP to drop out

The former Senate staffer accusing Joe Biden of sexual assault is calling on the presumptive nominee to drop out of the presidential race. It’s the first time Tara Reade has talked publicly since Biden denied the allegation in a television interview last week.

• May 8, 2020

2020 Daily Trail Markers: Reade speaks after Biden denies allegations

Reade talked with Megyn Kelly about her sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden in an interview Thursday.

• May 7, 2020

Trump: White House task force to continue "indefinitely"

President Trump announced Wednesday that the White House Coronavirus Task Force would continue "indefinitely" following reports that it was set to begin winding down. CBS News' Natalie Brand and Politico White House reporter Meridith McGraw join CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss.

• May 6, 2020

Campaigning during a pandemic

Political campaigns across the country have been getting creative in order to connect with voters during the COVID-19 pandemic. With Election Day months away, energy that once went into field organizing is now being used to figure out how to engage with people online. CBS News campaign reporter LaCrai Mitchell and political unit associate producer Sarah Ewall-Wice join CBSN with more on how political organizers are adapting to life under lockdown.

• May 6, 2020

Dem voters say they want Michelle Obama as VP

As Joe Biden prepares to announce his running mate, some democratic voters have a suggestion: Former First Lady Michelle Obama. But she doesn’t appear to be interested. Ed O’Keefe reports.

• May 6, 2020

2020 Daily Trail Markers: States file defense of ACA with Supreme Court

The high court agreed to review an appeals court decision that found the health care law's individual mandate unconstitutional and called into the question whether the law could stand as a whole.

• May 6, 2020

Obama letter said GOP supports "Russian disinformation campaign"

The letter said GOP senators were trying "to shift the blame for Russian interference in the 2016 election to Ukraine."

• May 6, 2020

Poll: Voters divided on Biden allegations

A new Monmouth University poll shows voters are divided over whether to believe a sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden. The Intercept's D.C. bureau chief Ryan Grim joined CBSN to discuss his reporting on Tara Reade's claims.

• May 6, 2020

How Biden is campaigning from his basement

Over the past six weeks, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has been running his campaign from his Delaware basement. New York Times magazine writer at large Jason Zengerle took an in-depth look at the drastic changes Biden's campaign has implemented to try to stay relevant during the pandemic.

• May 6, 2020

Judge rules New York must hold presidential primary

The Democratic members of the State's Board of Elections voted to cancel the primary even though New York was still planning to hold its congressional and state-level primaries June 23.

• May 6, 2020

NY Times: Trump campaign manager unfazed by falling poll numbers

According to the New York Times, President Trump's campaign manager Brad Parscale is not concerned about Mr. Trump's polling numbers. Despite having to pivot to managing a campaign from home, Parscale is convinced the coronavirus pandemic will have no negative affect on the president's numbers in the upcoming election. New York Times Magazine writer Robert Draper joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to explain what Parscale is doing to adapt.

• May 5, 2020

2020 Daily Trail Markers: Campaigns learn to adjust to digital organizing

Democratic and Republican organizers would traditionally be using this time to train volunteers, onboard organizers and engage voters through face-to-face interactions.

• May 5, 2020

Pandemic isn't slowing Joe Biden's big-money fundraisers

Hundreds of tiny Zoom video conferencing boxes show some attendees wearing suits, while others opt for sweatshirts. One donor was spotted on a treadmill.

• May 5, 2020

Trump campaign on claim against Biden

Washington Post reporter Amber Phillips joins CBSN to explain how the Trump campaign is trying to capitalize on the controversy over former Senate aide Tara Reade's accusation that Joe Biden assaulted her in 1993. Biden says it never happened.

• May 5, 2020

Trump: U.S. coronavirus death toll could reach 100,000

President Trump says the death toll from the coronavirus in the U.S. could reach 100,000 people. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett, CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe and CBS News political director Caitlin Conant discuss the news and the rest of the day's top political headlines with CBSN's Elaine Quijano.

• May 4, 2020

2020 Daily Trail Markers: Reade says her complaint did not include assault

The Senate told Biden's campaign it could not release personnel files that Biden requested that may contain Reade's complaint.

• May 4, 2020

Senate turns down Biden's request for records

The Senate has denied Joe Biden's request to search for and release any records of an alleged sexual misconduct claim against him from a former aide Tara Reade. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns and CBS News campaign reporter Bo Erickson joined Elaine Quijano to discuss the controversy.

• May 4, 2020

Biden request to search for Reade complaint rejected

Reade alleges that the presumptive Democratic nominee sexually assaulted her in 1993, when she was a staff assistant for his Senate office.

• May 4, 2020

Poll on Democrats' VP options

As Joe Biden carries out his search for a running mate, the latest CBS News Battleground Tracker poll asked registered Democrats what they are looking for in a vice president. CBS News Director of Elections and Surveys Athony Salvanto joins CBSN with a breakdown of the results.

• May 3, 2020

CBS News poll: Elizabeth Warren tops Democrats' wish list for VP

Many Democrats say picking a woman helps the ticket. The economy and outbreak factor into presidential race.

• May 4, 2020

CBS News Poll: Warren leads for VP pick

A CBS News poll has Elizabeth Warren atop Democratic voters' list of those who should be considered for vice president -- with 71% saying she should be. Warren outpaces other possible picks by a wide margin as voters' first choice for the job. CBS News director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano with a look at the polling numbers.

• May 3, 2020

Joe Biden wins Kansas primary

CBS News estimates Biden won 29 more delegates, giving him a total of 1,424 delegates of the 1,991 needed to clinch the nomination.

• May 3, 2020

Face The Nation: O'Day, Bostic, Kelly

Missed the second half of the show? The latest on the coronavirus vaccine remdesivir, the future on air travels, coronavirus job losses and the latest sexual assault allegations against Joe Biden.

• May 3, 2020

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