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New law aims to address how businesses and consumers should transact amid the phase-out of the penny.
Lawmakers are one step closer to making daylight saving time permanent after the House passed a bill with overwhelming support.
The measure also allows states to opt out if they take action before the federal law is enacted.
The House on Tuesday finally broke an impasse that had stalled most legislative action on the floor.
Democratic socialists scored another primary victory on Tuesday, with challenger Melat Kiros defeating longtime Colorado Rep. Diana DeGette. CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto joins with analysis.
House lawmakers began their July 4th recess early on Tuesday after some GOP members blocked Speaker Mike Johnson from merging the SAVE America Act with the annual defense policy bill, known as the National Defense Authorization Act. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
Republican Rep. Tom Kean of New Jersey returned to Congress on Tuesday after being absent without explanation for nearly four months. Kean took to the House floor and revealed a depression diagnosis. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the latest.
New Jersey Republican Rep. Tom Kean was back on Capitol Hill Tuesday, where he announced his four-month, previously unexplained absence from Congress was due to depression. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.
The New Jersey congressman missed more than 140 votes since March 5 as those around him declined to give specifics about his medical issue.
After a monthslong absence for medical reasons, Rep. Tom Kean, a Republican from New Jersey, returned to Congress on Tuesday, June 30, and said he had been receiving treatment for depression. Watch his full remarks on the House floor.
House Republican leaders canceled Friday's planned votes after several conservative allies of President Trump threatened to block legislation over the SAVE America Act. CBS News' Aaron Navarro has more.
The Senate on Wednesday rejected a measure to constrain President Trump's war powers in Iran after two key Republicans flipped their votes. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan spoke with one of those senators, Louisiana's Bill Cassidy, about the decision. Political strategists Matt Bennett and Doug Heye join with analysis.
What do Tuesday night's victories from NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's endorsed candidates say about the future of the Democratic Party? Political strategists Ameshia Cross and Tricia McLaughlin join with analysis.
In November, Republican Rep. Mike Lawler will face combat veteran and Biden administration national security staffer Cait Conley, who prevailed in Tuesday night's Democratic primary for New York's 17th congressional district. Conley joins "The Takeout" to discuss why she thinks she can flip the seat from red to blue.
Progressive candidates endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani emerged victorious in Tuesday's primaries. CBS News' Fin Gómez and Anthony Salvanto join with analysis.
Bill Gates testified June 10 for nearly six hours before the House Oversight Committee, which is examining the government's handling of the Epstein case and those with ties to him.
Democrat Cait Conley will challenge Republican Rep. Mike Lawler in the battle for New York's 17th Congressional District, which encompasses many of New York City's northern suburbs.
The House Oversight Committee released transcripts of Bill Gates' testimony in the Jeffrey Epstein probe. CBS News' Aaron Navarro has more.
Brad Lander has defeated two-term incumbent Congressman Dan Goldman for the Democratic nomination in New York's 10th Congressional District.
State Assemblyman Micah Lasher won the crowded primary race for New York's 12th Congressional District, CBS News projects.
The legislation aims to increase housing supply and lower costs. It marks a rare bipartisan legislative accomplishment for lawmakers.
In January 2023, the House elected Kevin McCarthy as speaker after a historic and chaotic 15 roll-call votes. Former top McCarthy aide John Leganski looks back on that in his new memoir, "Glory, Grief, and the Gavel." Leganski joins "The Takeout" with more.
New York City Democrats will head to the polls on Tuesday to choose who they want to replace retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler. New York State Assembly Member Alex Bores, who is a part of the crowded primary field, joins "The Takeout" to discuss his priorities if elected to Congress.
A new book recounts one of the most rambunctious moments on the floor of the House in modern history.
Video shows the moment Republican Rep. Mike Rogers of Alabama was pulled away forcefully on the Congress floor after moving toward his fellow Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz on Jan 6, 2023.