New White House questionnaire vets potential appointees
The questionnaire asks potential administration officials what part of "candidate Trump's" campaign message appealed to them, and why.
Dem Senator Chris Murphy slams Trump for downplaying injuries in Iran attack
"There's smart, dedicated, patriotic people at the Department of Defense who allowed for that lie to be told to all of us for weeks," Murphy told CBS News.
Senators not briefed on alleged Soleimani plot against embassies
Briefers including the CIA director, secretary of state and defense secretary also did not disclose that the U.S. had targeted another Iranian military leader on the same day it ordered a strike against Qassem Soleimani.
Ivanka Trump: Whistleblower's identity "not particularly relevant"
President Trump wants the whistleblower to testify in public
Jim Jordan to be moved to House Intelligence Committee
Jordan will replace Congressman Rick Crawford on the House Intelligence Committee
White House hiring new staff to handle impeachment inquiry response
Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner has been pushing to enhance the communications strategy
Ex-Ukraine envoy testified he was "never asked to do anything" wrong
Kurt Volker, the former special representative to Ukraine, said he feared the U.S.-Ukraine relationship was "getting sucked into a domestic political debate"
Former and current White House officials unhappy with Mick Mulvaney
They're critical of his handling of the impeachment inquiry, his leadership of the White House staff, and communications overall
Read the whistleblower's memo about Trump's Ukraine call, as described to CBS News
The memo, dated July 26, is based on a conversation the whistleblower had with an unnamed White House official who listened to the call
EPA announces repeal of Obama-era clean water regulation
The 2015 rule spells out protections for large and small U.S. bodies of water. Environmentalists fear its replacement could result in more pollution
Trump addresses abrupt departure of his personal assistant Madeleine Westerhout
At an off-the-record dinner with reporters earlier this month, Westerhout discussed the president's children
Trump avoids climate change in speech on environmentalism
A White House fact sheet provided to CBS News ahead of his speech didn't mention climate change, and the president stuck to that
Biden is "excellent" presidential candidate says Jack Reed
The Rhode Island Democrat weighed in on Biden's White House bid and discussed the ramifications of the Mueller report on "The Takeout" this week
Trump is considering appointment of immigration czar
One of the top contenders for the new position could be former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, an immigration hawk
MLB announces Cuban players won't have to defect to play in U.S.
The league has reached an agreement with the Cuban Baseball Federation -- but the Trump administration could still intervene