House passes spending bill, increasing likelihood of shutdown
Trump said Thursday that he would not sign the Senate bill passed one day earlier because it did not contain funding for a border wall
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Trump said Thursday that he would not sign the Senate bill passed one day earlier because it did not contain funding for a border wall
After the Senate passed a stopgap bill to fund the government until February, the measure's prospects in the House appear to be uncertain. While it would keep the government open, it does not fund President Trump's border wall. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN with the latest.
President Trump has recently said he would be "proud" to shut down the government to get funding for the border wall
The bill insures that lynching would have an enhanced sentence, like other federal hate crimes
Democratic leadership supports the legislation, and a top Trump aide said he may support it
Senate voted Tuesday night to approve a sweeping criminal justice overhaul supported by President Trump
McSally lost a race for the Senate in November to Democratic Rep. Krysten Sinema, but now both will head to the chamber
Arizona Republican Congresswoman Martha McSally has been appointed by the governor to serve the rest of John McCain's term in the Senate. McSally ran for the state's other open Senate seat in November but lost. CBSN's Anne-Marie Green has more.
Two new analyses this week portray a sprawling, multifaceted operation affecting millions of users in the U.S. and persisting long after the 2016 presidential election
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will again have to find a replacement for the late senator
The vote was largely symbolic, however, because the House will not be voting on the resolution this year
The House and Senate have reached a compromise on legislation to reform their sexual harassment policies on Wednesday
Trump and Obrador spoke on the phone Wednesday about immigration
A vote in the Senate could take place as soon as this week
President Trump and Democrats made no progress towards a deal Tuesday, and a Dec. 21 deadline is approaching
Arpaio filed a suit against three news organization seeking $300 million in damages, saying false statements have hurt his possible run for John McCain's Senate seat in 2020
Democratic lawmakers have practical and political realities of their own to consider, particularly with another presidential election on the horizon
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the president had a "temper tantrum" in a meeting that spiraled out of control over border wall funding
After CIA Director Gina Haspel briefed leaders of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees on the killing of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, lawmakers said they were even more confident that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was involved.
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who is widely considered to be a potential presidential candidate in 2020, is staking out positions on foreign policy
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mike Pompeo were on Capitol Hill Wednesday to brief senators on U.S.-Saudi relations. But one person was conspicuously not in attendance: CIA director Gina Haspel. CBS News chief Congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN to discuss.
The bipartisan measure would remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress
Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin said the secretary of state and defense secretary told senators the White House kept CIA Director Gina Haspel from testifying
Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith has won Mississippi's Senate runoff race. She defeated Democrat Mike Epsy in an election marred by her controversial remark on attending a public hanging. Caleb Bedillion, government and politics reporter for the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, joins CBSN to explain how Hyde-Smith won.
In special run-off election, Republican Hyde-Smith has become the first woman elected to the Senate from the state