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Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., says the lengthy wait many veterans face in receiving disability payments is a “national embarrassment.”
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., discusses House Republicans’ approach to immigration reform, Obamacare, and the debt ceiling.
Vice President Biden laments the disorganized state of the Republican Party, saying Democrats would benefit from having a viable negotiating partner.
While both parties expressed optimism last week, House Speaker John Boehner threw cold water on the idea of bipartisan immigration reform and said that if the push for reform fails, it will be President Barack Obama's fault. Nancy Cordes reports.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., say the House speaker’s Republican caucus is to blame for stalled progress on immigration reform.
Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., expresses disappointment at Republicans’ latest blockade of an extension of federal unemployment benefits.
CBSNews.com Executive Washington Editor Steve Chaggaris talks with RealClearPolitics Political Reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns about Republicans' plan - or lack thereof - to deal with a vote to raise the debt ceiling.
A new immigration reform proposal from the House Republican leadership has triggered an intramural fight inside the party. Jeff Pegues reports.
More than 1.6 million Americans lost their long-term unemployment insurance when Congress failed to renew the benefits at the end of December. In North Carolina, Republicans say the state legislature's decision to cut unemployment insurance has given the jobless more incentive, but Democrats say many have given up looking for work. Nancy Cordes reports.
Capitol Hill sources say Rep. Trey Radel, R-Fla., will resign from Congress. Radel pleaded guilty in November to buying cocaine from an undercover police officer. Charlie Rose reports.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky, said if Hillary Clinton runs for president, former President Bill Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky is a legitimate campaign issue. Norah O'Donnell reports.
President Obama will deliver the annual State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress this week. The speech will be followed by no fewer than three Republican responses. POLITICO reporter Alex Burns reports on what this means for the party's agenda.
Author Gabriel Sherman explores the career and influence of Fox News CEO Roger Ailes, in an explosive new biography. Norah O'Donnell and Charlie Rose speak with Sherman about what he learned and how Ailes is responding.
Miss the second half of the show? The latest on the 2014 agenda in Washington, from Obamacare to unemployment benefits with a panel of experts.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., says a deal may be within reach on a longer-term extension of unemployment insurance.
Republicans argue the government is waging a losing battle in the war on poverty and that new strategies are necessary to turn the tide. One of the more dramatic ideas comes from Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who proposes turning over Washington’s anti-poverty programs -- and the trillions spent on them -- to the states. Nancy Cordes reports.
CBSNews.com Executive Washington Editor Steve Chaggaris talks with RealClearPolitics Political Reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns about what – if anything – Congress will accomplish in 2014 as midterm elections approach.
President Obama says the recent budget deal and nominee confirmations show "we’ve been able to break the logjam a bit over the last few weeks," calling on Congress to keep it up.
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., says passing a budget agreement in the Senate will require bipartisan support, citing a "handful" of Republicans have already signed on but adding, "We need more."
The chairs of the House and Senate Budget Committees, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., announce the first bipartisan budget in four years, which sets spending for the 2014 fiscal year at $1.012 trillion, including $63 billion of sequester relief and $85 billion of total savings.
President Trump is escalating his rhetoric against mail-in voting as he threatens to block funding for the U.S. Postal Service ahead of the November election. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns has done extensive reporting on this issue, and she joins CBSN to explain the latest developments as well as the latest on plans for next week's Democratic National Convention.
Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wisc., says Republicans should emphasize reform rather than simply pursuing austerity if they hope to succeed politically.
Joe Scarborough, host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," talks about his new book, "The Right Path: From Ike to Reagan, How Republicans Once Mastered Politics--and Can Again," the state of Republican politics, as well as his own political ambitions.
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., talks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about the recent nuclear agreement with Iran, and the administration's attempt to make a deal with Afghanistan over security issues.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., continue their argument that problems with the Affordable Care Act extend past HealthCare.gov's technical problems.
