Local Matters: Indiana GOP Senate primary

Republicans in Indiana will choose their nominee for November's midterm Senate election Tuesday night. Congressmen Luke Messer and Todd Rokita -- along with businessman Mike Braun -- are looking to secure the nomination. The winner will face Democratic incumbent Joe Donnelly in the general election. Eric Berman, chief political correspondent and statehouse bureau chief for WIBC-FM Network Indiana, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" to discuss the latest about the race.

• May 7, 2018
• 6:15

GOP spending bill

Congress has to pass another government spending bill by Friday. Scott Detrow of NPR and Erin Delmore of Bustle join "Red & Blue" to discuss.

• Dec 20, 2017
• 1:42

Immigration policies

CBS News contributor Ed O'Keefe of The Washington Post and Rachael Bade of Politico join "Red & Blue" to discuss the immigration debate on Capitol Hill.

• Jan 10, 2018
• 4:26

Sessions fires back at Trump

Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired back at President Trump Thursday, after the President criticized how Sessions was running the Justice Department. Associated Press White House reporter Jill Colvin and Bloomberg chief Washington correspondent Kevin Cirilli join CBSN's "Red & Blue" to discuss the latest developments.

• Aug 23, 2018
• 13:38

Battle begins over Kavanaugh's nomination

The next step for President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is a Senate confirmation battle. NPR lead politics editor Domenico Montanaro, Bloomberg News White House reporter Toluse Olorunnipa, and CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joined Red and Blue to discuss how Democrats are reacting to President Trump's Supreme Court nominee and how vulnerable senators are weighing how to vote.

• Jul 10, 2018
• 19:09

Kavanaugh: My loyalty is to Constitution

Brett Kavanaugh faced questions on Roe v. Wade, guns and more from senators in the second day of his confirmation hearings on Wednesday. CBSN political contributor and political reporter for The Guardian Sabrina Siddiqui and Bloomberg chief Washington correspondent Kevin Cirilli joined Red and Blue to discuss what we learned from Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

• Sep 5, 2018
• 10:49

House Democrats unveil new tax plan

House Democrats' tax proposal plans to increase taxes on corporations and wealthy Americans. The plan is expected be challenged by Republicans and more moderate Democrats. CBS News reporter Sarah Ewall-Wice joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss.

• Sep 13, 2021
• 6:29

Democrats under pressure to pass Biden agenda

President Biden's job approval rating is falling as his domestic agenda stalls in Congress. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes, CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion, Politico's White House correspondent Chris Cadelago, and Washington Post national political reporter Theo Meyer join CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on that, plus how former President Donald Trump is impacting other Republican presidential hopefuls.

• Oct 11, 2021
• 18:10

Biden backs Taiwan

President Biden pledged military intervention if Taiwan were attacked by China. The administration insists this is not a policy change. CBS News correspondent Steve Dorsey and CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion join "Red & Blue" to discuss that and more of the day's top political stories.

• May 23, 2022
• 12:12

Biden "wouldn't hesitate" to get vaccine

President-elect Joe Biden says he "wouldn't hesitate to get the vaccine" if the FDA gives emergency approval in the coming weeks. CBS News correspondent Nikole Killion, CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns, CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes, and Politico White House reporter Tina Nguyen joined CBSN's "Red and Blue" to discuss the latest.

• Nov 16, 2020
• 18:45

Democrats push to keep Child Tax Credit

A majority of Democrats in the House and Senate are backing a proposal to make some enhanced pandemic benefits permanent. Child Tax Credit payments of up to $300 per month begin July 15. Joseph Zeballos-Roig, an economic policy reporter for Insider, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano with more on the support and opposition the plan is facing from lawmakers.

• Jun 14, 2021
• 4:26

Biden faces deeply divided Congress

One of President-elect Joe Biden's biggest challenges will be to start repairing the relationship between Democrats and Republicans in Congress. He'll also have to work hard to bring moderate and progressive House Democrats together. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins CBSN's Lana Zak to break down what's ahead for the 46th president.

• Nov 8, 2020
• 8:16

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," July 31, 2022

Sens. Joe Manchin and Pat Toomey, and Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari, will appear on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" this Sunday.

• Jul 29, 2022

Biden speaks on inflation and climate bill

President Biden says the budget bill agreed to by Senate Democrats Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer will be "the most important investment that we've ever made in our energy security." Watch his full remarks.

• Jul 28, 2022
• 12:01

GOP AGs warn Google not to limit anti-abortion center results

Doing so "would violate the most fundamental tenet of the American marketplace," AGs said in letter to CEO Sundar Pichai.

• Jul 21, 2022

Lawmakers moving forward on multiple bills before recess

Democratic lawmakers are hoping to pass a number of bills before the August recess, including a slimmed-down version of President Biden's agenda. Nicholas Wu, a congressional reporter for Politico, joined "Red and Blue" for the latest news out of Washington, D.C.

• Jul 19, 2022
• 4:50

Rand Paul blames McConnell's "secret deal" for sinking judicial nomination

The Kentucky Republican is accusing the Senate Republican leader of cutting a "secret deal" with the White House that fell apart.

• Jul 19, 2022

Steve Dettelbach becomes first confirmed ATF director since 2015

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Steve Dettelbach to run the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

• Jul 12, 2022

Former state official convicted in Jan. 6 case

More than 800 people have been charged so far in connection to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane sat down with former West Virginia lawmaker Derrick Evans days before he expects to report to prison to serve his 3 month sentence for his actions that day.

• Jul 8, 2022
• 5:20

Former W.Va. legislator with Jan. 6 conviction mulls run for federal office

Evans is to report to prison within days.

• Jul 8, 2022

Dems propose raising taxes on high earners to preserve Medicare

Sens. Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer craft a scaled-back version of the economic package thwarted by Manchin last year.

• Jul 7, 2022

Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy recovering after hip replacement surgery

The 82-year-old Democrat is "comfortably recovering" at a hospital in the Washington, D.C., area, the statement said

• Jun 30, 2022

Biden says drop filibuster, codify Roe

At a news conference following the NATO summit in Madrid, President Biden urged the Senate to change its filibuster rule to allow a vote on legislation to protect abortion rights. He also said he would take executive action after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Watch his remarks.

• Jun 30, 2022
• 3:26

Senate passes bipartisan gun bill

House lawmakers are expected to vote on historic gun control legislation that would funnel hundreds of millions of dollars into crisis intervention and mental health programs. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joined Anne-Marie Green and Errol Barnett to discuss what's next for the bill, which passed the Senate with bipartisan support.

• Jun 24, 2022
• 5:32

Senate passes most significant gun control legislation in decades

Fifteen Republicans joined Democrats to pass the bipartisan-negotiated bill.

• Jun 24, 2022

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