Tag: politics
Biden says U.S. “working round the clock” to free American Hamas hostages
President Biden on Friday spoke for over an hour with the families of 14 Americans who are missing following Hamas’ attack on Israel. At an event in Philadelphia, he spoke about his conversation with them…
Will Jim Jordan be Republicans’ next speaker candidate?
Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise dropped out of the race for House speaker Thursday night, a day after securing the nomination from the Republican Party. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more on if the…
How Steve Scalise’s bid for speaker disintegrated so quickly
In a surprise move Thursday, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise announced that he is withdrawing his name from the race for the vacant House speaker role. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports on how…
Doug Burgum encourages Republican candidates to stay in 2024 presidential race
Public calls are growing for Republican candidates to drop out of the 2024 race and coalesce around an alternate to former President Donald Trump. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa speaks with…
What could unite House Republicans behind a speaker?
The Republican stalemate over the speaker’s gavel has left the House paralyzed. Washington Post political reporter Leigh Ann Caldwell and CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett join “America Decides” to discuss what potential compromises…
Scalise struggling to collect enough votes for speaker
The House remains at a standstill as Majority Leader Steve Scalise struggles to collect the votes to be elected speaker. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the latest on the speakership fight. #news #politics…
Does Jim Jordan have enough votes to be House speaker?
House Republicans chose Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan to be their nominee for speaker in a secret ballot vote Friday. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion joins to discuss how much of the GOP supports Jordan’s…
Political strategists sound off as Republicans continue speaker saga
Democratic strategist Ashley Etienne and Republican strategist Leslie Sanchez joined CBS News to share their thoughts on Republicans’ inability to coalesce around a House speaker, putting Congress at a standstill. #news #congress #politics CBS News…
What could gag order prevent Trump from saying?
The federal judge overseeing the case against former President Donald Trump related to the 2020 election agreed Monday to impose limitations on what he can say publicly about the case, restricting the former president and…
Jordan facing GOP holdouts in speaker race, Democrats trying to get Jeffries elected
The Republican nominee for House speaker, Rep. Jim Jordan, is working to shore up support within his own party ahead of Tuesday’s vote, but the Ohio lawmaker is likely dozens of votes away from securing…
Talbot Council Says Confederate Statue Not Tied to Slavery
After being forced to vote in public on the future of the Talbot Boys Confederate monument, council president Corey Pack says the statue is not an emblem of the white supremacy many say it embodies…
Judge to decide on Trump gag order in federal election interference case
A hearing in federal court Monday will determine whether or not a gag order is imposed on Donald Trump in his federal election interference case. Prosecutors want to bar the former president from making what…
DeSantis says U.S. should not take in Palestinian refugees from Gaza
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis said on “Face the Nation” Sunday, the United States should not take in any Palestinian refugees if they’re able to flee the Gaza Strip. CBS News political director Fin Gómez…
Gaza hospital attack complicates Biden’s Israel trip
As President Biden leaves for Israel, an official in Gaza says of the hospital bombing: “America is a partner in the killing of our people.” Weijia Jiang is at the White House with the latest….
House speaker vote goes to 2nd ballot after Jordan only gets 200 votes
Rep. Jim Jordan failed to win a majority in the first new House speaker ballot, sending the lower chamber back for more rounds of voting to elect a permanent leader. CBS News congressional correspondents Scott…
The House failed to elect a speaker Tuesday. What now?
Jim Jordan failed to clinch the speaker’s gavel in a Tuesday vote on the House floor. Political strategists Joel Payne and Maura Gillespie join “America Decides” to discuss what could happen next. #news #politics #congress…
Jim Jordan flips some GOP holdouts for House speaker vote
Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan could be on the verge of becoming the next speaker of the House. It could happen as soon as Tuesday, but that’s only if he can get at least 217…
Biden to visit Israel Wednesday, Blinken announces
President Biden will travel to Israel on Wednesday amid the country’s war with the militant group Hamas, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Monday night. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge has more. #news…
Coming to TRNN: Dave Zirin takes us to the Edge of Sports
Sports and politics have always been intertwined. Sports are where joy and freedom, competition and cooperation, collide, where human beings exceed our physical and psychological limitations, where racial, gender, and class hierarchies can be smashed…
Watch: Jordan fails to win House speakership on first ballot
Rep. Jim Jordan failed to garner enough Republican support to be elected speaker of the House in the first round of voting Tuesday. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane and CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole…
Biden, Arab leaders call off meeting in Jordan
A senior Biden administration official confirmed to CBS News that the president’s meeting with Arab leaders in Jordan has been called off — saying it was a “mutual” decision. Weija Jiang unpacks what Mr. Biden…
