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Texas Dems meet with Vice President Harris

Democratic lawmakers from Texas are trying to block a pair of restrictive voting bills by fleeing the state during a special legislative session. On Tuesday, they met with Vice President Kamala Harris and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to discuss voting rights. Politico reporter Renuka Rayasam joins CBSN’s "Red and Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on why the lawmakers had to leave the state and what they could face once they return.

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5 ERCOT board members resign

Texas lawmakers will hold a hearing Thursday to address the state's power grid failure during last week's winter storm. At least five board members from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) have resigned. It comes as the state's petrochemical plants say they may have released millions of pounds of excess pollution into the air due to failures of the power grid. Erin Douglas, the Texas Tribune's environment reporter, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss the backlash Governor Greg Abbott is facing, as well as the communities that are likely to experience the greatest impact from the spike in air pollution.

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Harris to lead efforts to slow migrant flow

President Biden says Vice President Kamala Harris will lead the administration's diplomatic effort to stem the flow of migrants to the southern border as U.S. officials are coping with a record of more than 16,000 unaccompanied migrant children. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on a visit lawmakers made to a migrant holding facility in Texas, and details about new shelters being planned.

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Coronavirus relief talks stalled in Congress

Congress is preparing to potentially work through the holidays until they can pass more coronavirus aid for the country. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes, CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe, and NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith spoke to "Red and Blue" host Elaine Quijano about where negotiations stand, as well as the latest from the outgoing Trump administration and the incoming Biden transition team.

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