Government shutdown ends

A three-day federal government shutdown is over, but lawmakers will find themselves in the same situation when money runs out again in a little over two weeks. Nancy Cordes reports.

• Jan 23, 2018
• 03:13

Republicans leaving Congress

David Frum, senior editor at The Atlantic and author of "Trumpocracy," joins "Red & Blue" to say that while Republicans are worried about losing in 2018, they're "trapped" by President Trump.

• Jan 22, 2018
• 00:46

"Trumpocracy" book

We're only about a year into the Trump presidency, but David Frum says it would be "dangerous to wait too long" to write about it. The Atlantic senior editor and former President George W. Bush speechwriter joins Elaine Quijano on "Red & Blue" to discuss his new book "Trumpocracy."

• Jan 22, 2018
• 12:05

1/22/18: Red and Blue

Congress votes to end government shutdown; New book says U.S. politics had been "veering towards extremism" before Trump.

• Jan 22, 2018
• 27:16

1/22/18: CBSN Evening News

Congress passes measure to end government shutdown; Study says children's diet is critical to brain development

• Jan 22, 2018
• 48:21

Future of immigration

Congress voted to reopen the government Monday, but the future of immigration reform remains unclear. CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett has more on what the president could demand in exchange for DACA protections.

• Jan 22, 2018
• 01:15

Congress votes to end government shutdown

After nearly 60 hours of strained negotiations, lawmakers agreed to end the government shutdown. But the deal will only fund the government until Feb. 8. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes reports.

• Jan 22, 2018
• 02:27

Trump's shutdown?

Party leaders are placing blame across the aisle for the government shutdown. CBS News political contributor and Democratic strategist Lynda Tran joined CBSN with more on the White House's role in the impasse.

• Jan 21, 2018
• 04:10

Will Democrats budge?

Washington Post congressional reporter and CBS News contributor Ed O'Keefe joins "CBS This Morning" from Washington to discuss Day 3 of the government shutdown, what the Democrats want, and why it's about trust between the two parties.

• Jan 22, 2018
• 02:27

Shutdown compromise?

President Trump suggests the Senate can end the government shutdown by killing the filibuster. The president tweeted Sunday that "Republicans should go to 51% (Nuclear Option)," changing the Senate rule that requires 60 votes to end debate. Chip Reid reports.

• Jan 22, 2018
• 02:32

Government shutdown

On Day 3 of the government shutdown, the Senate is struggling to get hundreds of thousands of non-essential federal workers back on the job. A vote is scheduled Monday on a short-term compromise, but there's no clear sign that it will pass. Crucial government services across the country are closed. Nancy Cordes reports.

• Jan 22, 2018
• 03:01

Trump suggests "nuclear option"

The government shutdown forced President Trump to cancel a trip to Florida this weekend to mark his one-year anniversary in office. On Twitter, Mr. Trump suggested that Senate Republicans resort to the so-called "nuclear option" changing Senate rules to pass its own budget. CBS News’ White House and senior foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan reports.

• Jan 21, 2018
• 02:18

Shutdown closes national parks

The government shutdown has furloughed nearly half of the government employees in the U.S., shutting down non-essential resources, including some monuments and parks popular with tourists -- like the State of Liberty.

• Jan 21, 2018
• 01:19

Congress after shutdown

President Trump marked the end of his first year in office with the federal government in a partial shutdown. After the senate failed to approve a temporary spending bill by the midnight deadline, the government officially ran out of money for the fiscal year. Congress had a rare Saturday session to try to overcome the dysfunction and discord that triggered the shutdown. Nancy Cordes is at the Capitol with more.

• Jan 20, 2018
• 02:30

Shutdown showdown

As lawmakers work to reopen the government, House Freedom Caucus Chairman Congressman Mark Meadows (R-NC) joined CBSN to discuss what he feels are the reasons for the current shutdown.

• Jan 20, 2018
• 08:40

Government shutdown talks

National political reporter for Politico, Gabriel Debenedetti, joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss what we can expect from the Senate when they reconvene Saturday afternoon, why DACA offers Democrats so much leverage in the negotiations and which Senators did not vote along party lines.

• Jan 20, 2018
• 03:00

Shutdown countdown

If Republicans and Democrats can't settle their differences in the next few hours, the federal government will start shutting down operations at midnight, Eastern Time. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes reports.

• Jan 19, 2018
• 02:45

Surveillance allegations

Republicans are calling for the release of a memo on alleged surveillance abuses by the federal government. CBS News contributor Ed O'Keefe, who is a congressional reporter for The Washington Post, joined CBSN from Capitol Hill and said that it's part of an effort to discredit the ongoing investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

• Jan 19, 2018
• 01:40

Sen. Gardner on gov't shutdown

Republican Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado, a member of the Senate Budget Committee, joins "CBS This Morning" from Capitol Hill to discuss the deadlock between Republicans and Democrats over a government funding bill, why he believes it's "ridiculous" to shut down the government over a DACA solution, and what he hopes will happen before the Friday night deadline.

• Jan 19, 2018
• 03:42

House passes funding measure

The House on Thursday passed a short-term spending bill that would fund the government through Feb. 16. The vote was 230-197, with a handful of Republicans voting against the measure. CBSN political contributor Ed O'Keefe joins CBSN with a look at the bill's prospects in the Senate.

• Jan 18, 2018
• 04:23

Gov't shutdown fight

GOP leaders are working on a short-term spending bill ahead of Friday's deadline for a government shutdown. Niall Stanage, White House columnist for The Hill, joined CBSN with more on the showdown on Capitol Hill.

• Jan 17, 2018
• 05:49

Sen. Flake on truth

"2018 must be the year in which the truth takes a stand against power that would weaken it," Sen. Jeff Flake said in this excerpt from his speech on the Senate floor, urging Democrats and Republicans to unite against attacks on the truth.

• Jan 17, 2018
• 01:02

Looming gov't shutdown

The anger over President Trump's reported vulgar talk on immigration is now closer to forcing a government shutdown. Congress needs to pass some kind of spending bill by Friday but that's in jeopardy over GOP plans to phase out the DACA program that protects young undocumented immigrants. Nancy Cordes reports.

• Jan 16, 2018
• 02:43

1/15/18: CBSN Evening News

President Trump: DACA is probably dead; The peaceful transition of pillow

• Jan 15, 2018
• 48:36

Trump's out of public view

President Trump spent much of MLK Jr. Day out of public view, but still took time to criticize Democrats over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Eugene Scott from the Washington Post joins CBSN to discuss what past presidents have done to honor MLK, and whether we might see a government shutdown at the end of the week.

• Jan 15, 2018
• 04:34

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