Remembering the life of Rep. John Lewis
Congressman John Lewis, a civil rights icon who served in Congress for decades, died Friday at 80.
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Congressman John Lewis, a civil rights icon who served in Congress for decades, died Friday at 80.
The AP called the race Friday after obtaining an absentee vote count that showed Engel narrowly ahead among votes received by mail, but not by nearly the margin necessary to overcome Bowman's primary day advantage.
CNET News executive editor Ian Sherr joins "Red & Blue" to discuss what we can expect from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's hearings on Capitol Hill. He will address the social media company's massive mishandling of its users' data.
CBSN political contributor and Boston Herald columnist Michael Graham joins "Red & Blue" to discuss the president's impact on the GOP, and the ways the party won't change in the Trump era.
Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna of California is suggesting that President Trump and both houses of Congress appoint outside negotiators to come up with a plan to reopen the government. He joined CBSN's "Red & Blue" with details on that, plus his recent op-ed on the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria and Afghanistan.
New York Republican Rep. Chris Collins, the first member of Congress to back Donald Trump for president, has been arrested and charged with insider trading. Will his reliably red district be up for grabs in November? National political reporter for RealClearPolitics and CBSN political contributor Caitlin Huey-Burns and NPR White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe join CBSN's "Red & Blue" to analyze how Collins' arrest may reflect on the president and how Democrats are reacting.
President Trump fired Berman, the former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, last month.
Two expected winners of Democratic House primary races in New York are likely to make history as the first openly gay Black members of the U.S. Congress. One of them, Mondaire Jones, a Democratic candidate for New York's 17th congressional district, spoke with CBSN about his candidacy and what he hopes to bring to the House.
Rubén Díaz Sr. could emerge victorious from a large, divided field.
The House Judiciary Committee hearing on police brutality Wednesday came just days after House Democrats introduced a sweeping legislation on police reform. CBS News political reporter Grace Segers joined CBSN with more on the testimony, which including an emotional plea from the brother of George Floyd.
The perception that Engel is an absentee congressman is the crux of Bowman's campaign is similar to the playbook run by Ocasio-Cortez's successful campaign in Brooklyn.
Ex-Liberty employee Bob Good campaigned against Congressman Denver Riggleman officiating a gay wedding between two former campaign volunteers.
The bill, led by the Congressional Black Caucus, will be announced in a press conference Monday morning.
Democrats are asking the Justice Department to investigate the circumstances surrounding the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery.
President Trump walked out of an infrastructure meeting with top Democrats on Wednesday, telling them he won't work with their party until they drop investigations of him in half a dozen house committees. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN to discuss what happened.
Unbowed by criticism of his racist tweets, President Trump told members of Congress: "If you hate our country... you can leave." Mr. Trump was responding to furor over his weekend tweets saying that four Democratic congresswomen of color should go back to the "broken and crime infested" countries they came from. All of those women are American citizens and three were born in the U.S.
Former special counsel Robert Mueller took a moment in testimony before the House Intelligence Committee to correct an answer he had given to Rep. Ted Lieu in his earlier appearance before the Judiciary Committee about whether President Trump could be charged with obstruction after he leaves office. Watch his statement.
Congressman Bill Flores of Texas, who was first elected in 2010, is the fifth Republican representative from his state to announce he's stepping down at the end of this term. Kevin Cirilli, chief Washington correspondent at Bloomberg, joined CBSN with more.
16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg told members of Congress we need to "start treating this crisis like the existential emergency it is." She came to the U.S. to lead protests and participate in a United Nations climate summit next week.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, asked by CBS News' Nancy Cordes if it's difficult to defend President Trump while personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is in Ukraine conducting his own investigation, said it's "not difficult," and the president has done nothing that's impeachable. Giuliani, he said, is a citizen and that's "not the question" before Congress.
Senators returned to Capitol Hill Monday, after failing to agree on a $1.6 trillion coronavirus relief bill. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joined CBSN Boston to explain.
New York and New Jersey account for 45% of all coronavirus cases nationwide, but have only received 9% of federal hospital aid. Congressman Josh Gottheimer, a Democrat who represents New Jersey's 5th Congressional District, joins CBSN's Reena Ninan to discuss what lawmakers say is needed for the two hard-hit states.
The HEROES Act includes assistance to state and local governments, hazard pay for frontline health care workers and more.
The president declared Congress should have never passed the resolution, meant to keep presidential powers in check.
A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against Royal Caribbean on behalf of a 27-year-old employee from Indonesia.