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President Trump faces more fallout as business leaders back away from the White House; a photograph of dad walking to school goes viral
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President Trump faces more fallout as business leaders back away from the White House; a photograph of dad walking to school goes viral
Five members of President Trump's manufacturing council have resigned since Monday, after Mr. Trump's controversial response to the Charlottesville protests. The president of AFL-CIO, Richard Trumka, is the latest to leave the council. He said in a statement: "I cannot sit on a council for a president that tolerates bigotry and domestic terrorism." Trumka joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss why the labor movement had to "follow its conscience" and why Mr. Trump's comments were unacceptable.
Sources claim that Steve Bannon's White House job is in jeopardy. Josh Gerstein, senior White House reporter for Politico, joins CBSN to discuss the political risks and benefits of President Trump letting Bannon go.
President Trump is waking up in Trump Tower for the first time as president. Demonstrators rallied outside as he returned to New York City, protesting his initial response to a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend. Margaret Brennan reports.
Sources tell CBS News President Trump's chief political strategist, Steve Bannon, may soon be gone. The former CEO of Breitbart News is one of the few remaining senior advisers who came to the White House with the president. Bannon's future is at risk because the president's new chief of staff is working to restore order in the West Wing. Major Garrett reports.
After an Ohio man killed a woman and injured more than a dozen people at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, police have been criticized for their slow response to the violence. CBS News justice reporter Paula Reid joins CBSN with more.
After racial violence broke out in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend, President Trump received criticism from all sides for refusing to denounce white supremacists holding a rally there. CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett joins CBSN with the latest from the West Wing.
North Korea is vowing to retaliate against the United States in response to newly imposed U.N. sanctions. Franco Ordoñez, White House correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers, joins CBSN with the latest on the escalating threat from North Korea and what President Trump can do to defuse tensions.
The Associated Press is reporting chief of staff John Kelly called Attorney General Jeff Sessions over the weekend to reassure him his job was safe, after weeks of attacks from President Trump. Washington Post congressional reporter Sean Sullivan and political reporter for The Guardian Sabrina Siddiqui joined "Red & Blue" to break down Kelly's influence in the White House, and the latest in the Russia investigation.
Report: New chief of staff Kelly reassured Attorney General Sessions his job is safe
The White House is confirming and defending President Trump's involvement in drafting a statement about his son's June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer. Previously, the president's lawyer denied it. Politico congressional reporter Rachel Bade discusses this issue plus health care and more with CBSN.
The White House confirmed that President Trump "weighed in" on the misleading statement Trump Jr. gave about a Trump Tower meeting with a Russian lawyer. CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett joins CBSN to discuss the implications of this development.
President Trump says the Russia investigation is just a witch hunt, but a new report in the Washington Post raises more questions about his role. Also what's next for the White House team after Anthony Scaramucci's ouster as communications director? Associated Press White House reporter Jill Colvin joins CBSN to discuss.
A new lawsuit alleges that the Trump White House pressed Fox News to publish a story that contained false information about the death of Seth Rich, a young Democratic National Committee aide. The story was later retracted. CBS News justice reporter Paula Reid joins CBSN with the latest.
A prankster tricked Anthony Scaramucci into responding to his email by posing as former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus. In other emails, the prankster pretended to be Jared Kushner and Donald Trump Jr., exposing vulnerabilities in officials' handling of email.
A Washington Post report claims that President Trump personally dictated a misleading statement about a controversial meeting Donald Trump Jr. had with a Russian lawyer. Politico White House reporter Josh Dawsey joins CBSN with more on the developing story.
General John Kelly's first day as White House chief of staff was Anthony Scaramucci's last day as White House communications director. Scaramucci's White House run lasted only 10 days, the shortest tenure for a communications director in White House history. CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett joins CBSN with more.
White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci, appointed 10 days ago, was ousted Monday by the president's new chief of staff, Gen. John Kelly. The retired Marine general has the job of restoring order in the White House. Major Garrett reports.
Dan Senor, a senior adviser to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan during the 2012 presidential campaign, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss how President Trump reportedly crafted his son's response to the Russian lawyer meeting, whether Chief of Staff John Kelly will be able to control access to the president, and how he might bring discipline to the White House.
According to the newest CBS News Nation Tracker Poll, a joint project with YouGov, most Americans say President Trump is creating unnecessary conflict and drama. However, a core group of his supporters still applaud him. CBS News elections and surveys director Anthony Salvanto breaks it down with "Red & Blue."
Trump fires White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci; Vietnam veteran awarded Medal of Honor
The new White House chief of staff, Gen. John Kelly, will be sworn in Monday in the Oval Office. On Friday President Trump named Kelly to replace Reince Priebus. The Homeland Security secretary's new job is to bring discipline to a White House in turmoil and help the president get his stalled agenda on track. Major Garrett reports.
President Trump has named Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly as his new chief of staff, replacing Reince Priebus. Priebus was in the job for just over six months. CBSN political contributors Hogan Gidley and Zeke Miller join CBSN to discuss the shake-up.
The White House chief of staff position is not subject to confirmation, but it is one of Washington's most powerful positions. For his best-selling book, "The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency" author Chris Whipple interviewed all 17 living chiefs. He joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss their role, what went wrong for outgoing chief of staff Reince Priebus and why generals tend to not do very well in the position.
Reince Priebus is out as President Trump's chief of staff. He will be replaced by the current homeland security secretary, Gen. John Kelly. The move comes less than a day after the new White House communications chief warned in a New Yorker article that Priebus's days were numbered. Errol Barnett reports.