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Representative Matt Gaetz, a Republican from Florida, denies having a relationship with a 17-year-old as the Justice Department investigates his alleged conduct with the girl. Major Garrett has the latest.
CBS News got a look inside one of the holding facilities run by U.S. Border Patrol in Donna, Texas. Former Texas Republican Congressman Will Hurd joined CBSN to discuss the conditions a rising number of unaccompanied children are facing while being held there.
Several voting groups have filed federal lawsuits challenging Georgia's controversial new voting law. The state's Republican-controlled legislature passed the legislation, which was signed into law by Governor Brian Kemp on Thursday. Republicans say the law was needed for election security, but critics say it will muffle the state's growing Democratic vote. Stephen Fowler, a political reporter at Georgia Public Broadcasting, joined CBSN to discuss the controversial new law.
It is part of a wave of GOP-backed election bills introduced in states around the nation.
In his first formal press conference since he took office, President Biden slammed efforts by Republicans to restrict access to voting, calling the measures "un-American." Democrats are supporting a sweeping voting rights bill known as HR 1, or the For the People Act. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson joined CBSN to discuss different state actions on voting rights and their potential impact.
President Biden held the first formal news conference of his presidency Thursday, taking questions on a variety of topics, including the surge of unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, Republican-led efforts to restrict voting access as well as his future political plans. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.
CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes asked President Biden about Republican efforts to pass new state voting restrictions. "It's un-American," Mr. Biden said. "The Republican voters I know find this despicable." He also confirmed he plans to run again in 2024. Watch his remarks from the White House press conference and
Nowhere is the issue of voting rights more urgent than in Georgia, where there is a partisan fight over changes to the way people cast their ballot. Ed O'Keefe spoke to Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock, who says the laws are voter suppression. But Republican lawmakers say the new laws would ensure fair elections.
Republican attorneys general argue a provision in the $1.9 trillion package is unconstitutional and hamstrings their efforts to lower taxes.
As more migrants attempt to cross the U.S. border, Republicans are pressing the Biden administration for more access to unaccompanied minors. Manuel Bojorquez reports on the intensifying situation from Mexico.
After facing deep divisions over then-President Trump's false claims of fraud in the 2020 election, Republicans are now uniting around a message of promoting "election integrity." This comes despite state and federal officials declaring the last election one of the most secure in U.S. history. CBSN Washington reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on GOP efforts to restrict access to the polls, and a voting rights reform bill that conservatives are rallying against.
CBSN Washington reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joined CBSN to discuss how Republicans are uniting and strategizing how to win future elections by shrinking voter turnout.
They're forgoing the usual campaign post mortem that follows a losing election and trying to win the next one by shrinking turnout.
The former head of Operation Warp Speed says he thinks "we need to do every effort we can to explain to people that vaccines have nothing to do with politics."
The following is a transcript of an interview with Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman that aired Sunday, March 21, 2021, on "Face the Nation."
New York National Guard member Vincent Scalise started a mission to bring Republicans and Democrats together, one picture at a time. His progress was tracked on social media as he used his downtime to snag selfies with senators on both sides of the aisle. Kris Van Cleave has the details.
This week, Georgia Republican lawmakers are pushing for a new bill restricting voter rights, but they are not alone. At least 250 new laws have been proposed across the country to limit mail, early in-person and Election Day voting. The Washington Post staff writer Kate Rabinowitz joins CBSN to discuss how these laws will affect voters and why politicians are pushing them.
Democrats and Republicans in the Senate are at odds over potential changes to the filibuster, which allows a minority to block legislation. Eric Levitz, a senior writer at New York magazine's Intelligencer, joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss why the future of the filibuster is so important.
Representative Carol Miller aims to grow "tent" of the House GOP, and flip the chamber in 2022.
The Appropriations Committee chair said in late February that the House would move to reinstate earmarks.
The first 2021 statewide election has Republicans relitigating the 2020 election through the topic of "election integrity."
"He has such an influence over people in the Republican Party. It would really be a game changer if he did," Fauci said.
The following is a transcript of an interview with Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson that aired Sunday, March 14, 2021, on "Face the Nation."
House and Senate Democrats are pushing for voting rights protections as the number of Republican proposals to restrict voting access in states around the country rises. University of Florida professor of political science Michael McDonald joins CBSN to discuss the latest.
McCarthy slammed Rep. Eric Swalwell for previous interactions with an alleged Chinese spy, though Swalwell says he cut off contact after being told who she was.
