Engel on hot mic: "If I didn't have a primary, I wouldn't care"
His primary challenger tells CBS News the comment "captures everything that is wrong with too many in Washington"
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His primary challenger tells CBS News the comment "captures everything that is wrong with too many in Washington"
King, who was first elected to Congress in 2002, has drawn national scrutiny for years for his controversial remarks on issues such as white supremacy, immigration, abortion and more.
President Trump had threatened to veto the bill in a tweet on Wednesday.
In a tweet Wednesday, President Trump had vowed to veto the bill if it passed.
Dozens of lawmakers are expected to vote by proxy later this week.
Four House Democrats said Linick's firing appears to be part of a Trump administration campaign to undermine inspectors general's ability to expose wrongdoing within the federal government.
The order keeps details from the investigation of Russian interference out of the hands of Democratic lawmakers at least until early summer.
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.
Congressman Adam Schiff, chair of the House Intelligence Committee, says the "standards have been lowered for this president." He joins CBSN AM from Capitol Hill to talk about the whistleblower complaint about President Trump's conversation with Ukraine's leader, and the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.
Donald Trump has criticized both Democrats and the whistleblower who raised concerns he may have used his office for political gain. CBSN political contributor and Democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright and Republican strategist Joseph Pinion joined CBSN to discuss how lawmakers in both parties are handling this week's impeachment news.
CBS News director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto joins "Red & Blue" with a look at his latest polling showing more than half of Americans approve of an impeachment inquiry into President Trump. He also discusses what Americans think will happen if the president is impeached.
A public health emergency is in effect in the House due to the novel coronavirus
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi remembered Representative Elijah Cummings, who died Thursday, as someone who "lived the American dream" and "wanted it for everyone else." Cummings died at the age of 68 from "complications concerning longstanding health challenges," his office said.
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, a Democrat from Hawaii, says she will not seek reelection to the House so she can concentrate on her presidential campaign. CBSN's Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers have more.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, standing next to a poster-sized American flag Thursday as lawmakers debated a resolution establishing the framework for the next steps in the impeachment inquiry, read from the preamble to the Constitution to lay out the stakes of the impeachment inquiry. Watch her remarks.
The House of Representatives voted along party lines Thursday to approve the rules governing the next steps in the impeachment inquiry, ushering in a new phase of the investigation that poses the greatest threat to the Trump presidency to date. CBSN anchor Reena Ninan has the latest.
In her final speech in Congress, California Democrat Katie Hill spoke about the sexual misconduct allegations and leaked personal photos that prompted her resignation. She called it "the dirtiest gutter politics that I've ever seen."
CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett and chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes join CBSN to recap the recent developments in the impeachment inquiry against President Trump.
Susan Dominus, staff writer at the New York Times Magazine, joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" to discuss her experience following Representatives Ayanna Pressley and Abigail Spanberger for the last year.
Washington Post reporter Sarah Ellison joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" to discuss her reporting on Pam Bondi and Tony Sayegh's efforts to run President Trump's "anti-impeachment spin factory."
The House Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to approve the two articles of impeachment against President Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The vote Friday morning took roughly seven minutes, following an entire day of debate Thursday. The articles now go to the full House for a vote next week. Watch how the vote unfolded.
The full House of Representatives will vote this week on whether or not to impeach President Trump. This comes after the House Judiciary Committee released a new report that Democrats say makes the case for impeaching the president based on his abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN with the latest.
The full House of Representatives will vote Wednesday on whether to impeach the 45th president of the United States, and several moderate Democratic and Republican members are being watched closely. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joined CBSN to explain the latest developments.
The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved two articles of impeachment against President Trump. CBSN contributors Leslie Sanchez, Molly Hooper and Antjuan Seawright join Elaine Quijano to discuss what's next in the impeachment process.
While the House of Representatives was voting to impeach President Trump, he was at a rally claiming the results will hurt Democrats in 2020. American University history professor Allan Lichtman joins CBSN to discuss the significance of the impeachment.