Former Atty. General Eric Holder talks with House Democrats about redistricting
Holder gave House Democrats an overview on the latest in the GOP Texas redistricting effort.
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Holder gave House Democrats an overview on the latest in the GOP Texas redistricting effort.
President Trump said the White House will seek "long-term extensions" from Congress to maintain federal control of the D.C. police as part of a push to crack down on crime.
President Trump announced this year's "truly exceptional class" of Kennedy Center Honorees and said he will host the annual ceremony himself.
Democrats have refused to give Governor Greg Abbott the seats he wants to give to President Donald Trump.
Republican leaders announced that if they can't reach a quorum again at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 15, both the House and Senate will wrap up the special session.
President Trump is calling up the D.C. National Guard and federal law enforcement to address crime in the capital.
E.J. Antoni, an economist nominated by President Trump to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, said the jobs report is flawed.
When the House reconvened Tuesday morning, it failed to make a quorum again with 95 lawmakers present.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tells CBS News Texas there have been discussions about trying to add as many as three GOP congressional seats in addition to the five already being sought.
Huntington Park, California, is 95.6% Latino, and as many as 45% of the residents are undocumented, according to the city.
President Trump has extended a temporary truce in the U.S.-China trade war, preventing tariffs on China from leaping to at least 80%.
On Monday, Abbott spoke with CBS News Texas political reporter Jack Fink live during the 5 p.m. newscast about the political standoff in Austin.
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin joined Texas Democrats to warn that the redistricting fight in the Lone Star State is the first sign of a threat to the whole country.
The midterms "will determine whether our democracy still holds on," NAACP President Derrick Johnson said in a statement to CBS News.
Republican lawmakers in Texas have opened a new front in their efforts to crack down on abortion, this time with a bill that would enable lawsuits targeting the mailing of pills.
