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Lawmakers remain deadlocked over raising the debt ceiling, but default could affect millions of Americans and the global economy. Brian Cheung, who reports on Federal Reserve, economics and banking for Yahoo Finance, joins CBSN AM to discuss what could happen if legislation isn't passed.
Senator Pat Toomey, R-Pennsylvania, joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss why Republicans won't support helping Democrats raise the debt ceiling.
Congressional lawmakers are working to pass a bill to fund the government ahead of a midnight deadline and avoid a government shutdown. CBS News congressional correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports on that and other key issues, including suspending the nation's debt, infrastructure and social spending. Molly Hooper, host of podcast "Article One," and Zeke Miller, White House reporter for The Associated Press, join CBSN AM to discuss.
The House has voted to pass a measure that would suspend the debt ceiling through mid-December of 2022, and the bill now goes to the Senate. Meanwhile, time is running out to avert a government shutdown. Failure to do so would impact multiple agencies and leave thousands of federal employees furloughed. CBS News congressional correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports on the latest from Capitol Hill. Then Siobhan Hughes, a congressional reporter for the Wall Street Journal, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss that and more.
Congress is hoping to hold a final vote on a bill to fund the government Thursday. It would temporarily prevent federal agencies from shutting down but would not address the need to extend the government's ability to borrow money. CBS News' Skyler Henry, Politico's national political correspondent Meridith McGraw and The Washington Post's national political reporter Eugene Scott join CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on the debt ceiling battle and how the White House is trying to save President Biden's domestic agenda.
The U.S. is inching closer to a potential economic crisis and government shutdown as Congress clashes over President Joe Biden's agenda and key legislation. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN to break down the latest developments.
Social Security checks, veterans benefits, Child Tax Credit payments and more could be frozen if Congress doesn't act.
President Biden and Democrats are scrambling to negotiate two bills that could determine the fate of Mr. Biden's economic agenda. Congress is also working to stave off a looming government shutdown that could mean furloughs for more than 800,000 in less than 48 hours. CBS News correspondent Laura Podesta joins CBSN AM with more.
Congress faces countdown to shutdown; Obamas break ground on new presidential center
On Tuesday, Senate Republicans blocked a second attempt by Democrats to address government funding and the country's debt ceiling. Critical deadlines for both are quickly approaching and failure to reach an agreement would result in a government shutdown and the U.S. going into default. CBS News political analyst and Republican strategist Leslie Sanche and CBS News political contributor and Democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright joined CBS News' Ed O'Keefe to discuss what's at stake for both sides and what it will take to reach an agreement.
The U.S. could default on its bills for the first time in history if Congress doesn’t raise the federal debt limit. Republicans have said it's the Democrats' responsibility since they control both chambers. Nikole Killion reports.
The Treasury Department says the U.S. has just under three weeks until it could run out of cash to pay bills and default on its debt. CBS News reporter Sarah Ewall-Wice spoke to Ed O'Keefe on "Red and Blue" about what that could mean for Social Security and Medicare recipients.
President Biden met with Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema on his infrastructure and social safety-net bills as a possible government shutdown looms. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia jiang, USA Today White House correspondent Courntey Subramanian, and Politico congressional reporter Nicholas Wu join "Red and Blue" host and CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe on "Red and Blue" with details.
The clock is ticking as lawmakers on Capitol Hill scramble to avoid a government shutdown later this week and prevent the U.S. from defaulting on its debt next month. On Monday, Republican senators blocked a bill to suspend the debt ceiling and keep the government operating past Thursday. CBS News congressional correspondent Kris Van Cleave joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss the latest.
The country could go into default for its first time in history.
The U.S. appears to be on the brink of a major fiscal crisis and potential government shutdown as lawmakers scramble to pass key legislation. Senate Republicans blocked a bill that would've kept federal agencies funded through early December and raise the national debt limit, and moderate and progressive Democrats are clashing over President Biden's agenda. CBS News congressional correspondent Kris Van Cleave and CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joined CBSN with the latest developments.
Senate Republicans on Monday evening blocked a bill that would temporarily prevent the federal government from shutting down and allow the United States to continue paying its debts. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion joins CBS News' Ed O'Keefe to discuss the next moves in trying to prevent a government shutdown, and where negotiations on two major infrastructure bills stand.
The president acknowledged deeply divided congressional Democrats are "getting down to the hard spot" in negotiations over passage of his massive social spending plan.
The House will debate President Joe Biden's $1 trillion infrastructure bill Monday after Speaker Pelosi delayed the vote until later in the week. Democrats also want action on a $3.5 trillion spending package to expand social programs, while Senate lawmakers are considering legislation to prevent a government shutdown and avoid a debt default. CBS News congressional correspondent Kris Van Cleave joins CBSN AM to discuss.
Congress has until Friday to pass a temporary bill known as a continuing resolution to fund the government and avoid defaulting on the United States' debt. Partnership for Public Service President and CEO Max Stier says the nation should do away with the dysfunctional process of funding the government through short-term spending bills, and explains how the mere threat of a government shutdown harms federal workers.
As budget battles and the conversation over police reform continue, Margaret Brennan sits down with key negotiator Senator Tim Scott for an update.
The South Carolina Republican senator, the top Republican negotiator on police reform, blamed the collapse of the talks on Democrats' "defunding the police" agenda.
The South Carolina Republican senator spoke with "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan about the collapse of police reform negotiations in Congress.
Legislation that determines spending and revenue has already been approved, while raising the debt ceiling is about paying those bills.
Time is running out for Congress to pass a funding bill to prevent the federal government from shutting down. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion joins CBSN anchor Lana Zak to discuss what's preventing lawmakers from reaching an agreement and what could happen if they don't.
The House task force investigating the shooting said in the report that there were "stunning security failures" leading up to the shooting.
Michael Cohen, who was one of former President Donald Trump's closest legal advisers, pleaded guilty to multiple felonies in 2018.
Israel says strikes are targeting a Lebanese financial institution that "directly funds Hezbollah's terror," as thousands of civilians flee their homes.
Exclusive video shows leader of a North Carolina "election integrity" activist group describe a strategy for identifying "suspicious" voters for post-election challenges.
Documents obtained by CBS News challenge the claim that a deputy's shooting of Sonya Massey was an isolated incident by one "rogue individual," as the then-sheriff said at the time.
Elon Musk's pledge to give away $1 million a day to voters for signing his PAC's petition is prompting questions about its legality.
Former President Donald Trump is hosting a town hall in Lancaster Sunday night, and Vice President Kamala Harris will be back in Chester County on Monday.
A helicopter crashed into a radio tower near downtown Houston Sunday night, killing four people on board, including a child, fire officials said.
King Charles heckled by an Australian senator calling him a "genocidalist" and sneezed on by an alpaca during his official royal tour.
Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign raised more than three times as much money as former President Donald Trump in September.
Chaves County Sheriff Mike Herrington posted a video on social media showing him standing on top of his vehicle surrounded by floodwaters.
The dispute raised separation of powers concerns arising from the president's ability to remove members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Michael Cohen, who was one of former President Donald Trump's closest legal advisers, pleaded guilty to multiple felonies in 2018.
Life jackets bobbed in the water, people formed a human chain to pass survivors to safety and bodies were carried ashore in blankets.
Elon Musk's pledge to give away $1 million a day to voters for signing his PAC's petition is prompting questions about its legality.
People with private health insurance would be able to get OTC birth control methods like condoms, the "morning after" pill and birth control pills for free under a rule the White House is proposing.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said early Saturday that it plans to hold a ratification vote on Wednesday that could end the Boeing strike.
Letter deliverers have been working without a contract since May 2023.
The frozen waffles, made by Treehouse Foods, were sold under store brands including Walmart's Great Value and Target's Good and Gather.
Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign raised more than three times as much money as former President Donald Trump in September.
The dispute raised separation of powers concerns arising from the president's ability to remove members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Michael Cohen, who was one of former President Donald Trump's closest legal advisers, pleaded guilty to multiple felonies in 2018.
Exclusive video shows leader of a North Carolina "election integrity" activist group describe a strategy for identifying "suspicious" voters for post-election challenges.
Elon Musk's pledge to give away $1 million a day to voters for signing his PAC's petition is prompting questions about its legality.
Brooklinn Khoury was 20 years old when a family member's pet launched at her face and bit off her upper lip.
"If he's exhausted being on the campaign trail, is he fit to do the job?" Harris asked as Trump refuses to release detailed medical records.
The worst rates of the infection known as "walking pneumonia" or "white lung pneumonia" are in young children ages 2 to 4 years old.
Rwanda says it's gaining control of a Marburg outbreak, but U.S. authorities are taking no chances as another killer virus spreads fast.
Among new mothers in the U.S., 1 in 8 suffer from postpartum depression, according to the CDC.
King Charles heckled by an Australian senator calling him a "genocidalist" and sneezed on by an alpaca during his official royal tour.
Israel says strikes are targeting a Lebanese financial institution that "directly funds Hezbollah's terror," as thousands of civilians flee their homes.
"Gibbet Hill" tells of a sailor murdered by three criminals whose bodies were strung up on a hanging gallows on a hill as a ghostly warning to passing travelers.
The seizure "represents the largest amount of drugs seized in a maritime operation, unprecedented in history," the Mexican navy said
Fethullah Gülen, a reclusive U.S.-based Islamic cleric who inspired a global social movement while facing accusations he masterminded a failed 2016 coup in his native Turkey, has died.
Michael Kosta speaks to "CBS Mornings Plus" to discuss the 2024 presidential election, hosting "The Daily Show" and his past as a tennis pro.
Damon Wayans Jr. and Damon Wayans Sr. speak to "CBS Mornings" about starring in the new CBS sitcom, "Poppa's House." Wayans Sr. plays "Poppa," a happily-divorced radio host whose life is up-ended when his adult son, played by Wayans Jr., moves in next door.
Jennifer Hudson speaks with "CBS Mornings" about her first-ever holiday album called "The Gift of Love. The host and executive producer of "The Jennifer Hudson Show" is back for the third season of her show.
Like father, like son: Damon Wayans is starring with Damon Wayans Jr. in the new comedy series "Poppa's House" – the latest family affair for a comedian who has built a career working with his talented and hilarious relatives.
Like father, like son: Damon Wayans is starring with Damon Wayans Jr. in the new comedy series "Poppa's House." It's the latest family affair for a comedian who has built a career working with his talented siblings Keenan, Shawn, Marlon and Kim, son Michael, and nephews Damien and Craig. Damon talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about his journey from working in the Paramount Studio mailroom, to creating edgy characters in movies and TV.
Gordon Lubold from The Wall Street Journal joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to discuss the rise in drone activity over restricted U.S. military airspaces.
Dr. Marcus Collins, author of "For the Culture," joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to discuss the influence of social media on voter decision-making. With 19 days left in the race, a CBS News poll reveals more than 20% of voters frequently use social platforms to stay informed.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
Just ahead of the holiday shopping rush, Apple is giving iPad minis their first update in years while Amazon is offering a new line of Kindle e-readers. CNET editor-at-large Scott Stein joined CBS News to discuss the devices.
Two Sudanese brothers are charged with running "Anonymous Sudan," one of the most prolific cyberattack-for-hire gangs of all time.
Colossal Biosciences says it's made a breakthrough toward the de-extinction of the thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published its winter outlook for this coming December, January and February. Experts anticipate warmer-than-average temperatures for much of the country. CBS News Sacramento meteorologist Tracy Humphrey joins to discuss.
Hurricanes Helene and Milton caused so much complex havoc that damages totals are likely join the infamous ranks of Katrina, Sandy and Harvey as super costly $50-billion-plus killers, experts say.
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court said it will allow the Environmental Protection Agency to enforce new greenhouse gas emissions limits for power plants. Michael Gerrard, a professor at Columbia Climate School, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
White blobs of "a mystery substance" dotting beaches across Canada's far northeast Newfoundland and Labrador province spark an investigation.
The seizure "represents the largest amount of drugs seized in a maritime operation, unprecedented in history," the Mexican navy said
Documents obtained by CBS News challenge the claim that a deputy's shooting of Sonya Massey was an isolated incident by one "rogue individual," as the then-sheriff said at the time.
Investigators were puzzled when the beaten body of an unidentified woman was found dumped near a Florida highway. The next day, a bloody motel room was discovered. Were the crime scenes connected?
In 1982, Cathy Krauseneck, a young mother, was killed in her bed – an ax lodged in her head. Investigators believe the crime scene was staged to look like a burglary to cover up the real crime – the intentional murder of Cathy by her husband.
Richard Allen stands accused of killing the girls, Abby Williams and Libby German, in 2017.
NASA's solar-powered Europa Clipper took off Monday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The spacecraft is projected to reach Jupiter by April 2030 and will study one of the planet's moons. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood explains what scientists are hoping to accomplish with the mission.
NASA successfully launched the Europa Clipper spacecraft Monday toward Jupiter where it will monitor a moon for potential habitable qualities. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has more on the spacecraft expected to near Jupiter's moon Europa around April 2030.
A multi-billion dollar space mission launching Monday may reveal more about an icy moon circling planet Jupiter. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has more.
SpaceX launched its most powerful rocket ever built and then flew its first stage booster back to the launch pad where giant metal arms called "chopsticks" grabbed it, just seven minutes after lifting off in Boca Chica, Texas. The uncrewed test flight is a new milestone in SpaceX's vision of developing a fully reusable rocket to return astronauts to the moon and beyond.
The ambitious mission won't actually look for life on Jupiter's moon Europa, but it should find out if the presumed ocean provides a habitable environment.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The seesaw marriage between the former ballerina and her much older husband only lasted four years, until she shot him on Sept. 27, 2020.
A look at the evidence in "The Dexter Killer" case; plus, newly revealed letters from the man police say wanted to be like fictional serial killer Dexter Morgan.
A teenager's murder in Lowell, Massachusetts, goes unsolved for more than 40 years -- were the clues there all along?
The actor, recipient of a lifetime achievement Academy Award, was renowned for such films as "MASH," "Klute," "Don't Look Now," "Ordinary People," and "The Hunger Games."
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to visit the Middle East again this week to continue to push for a cease-fire in Gaza. That visit will come after U.S. Envoy Amos Hochstein's trip to Beirut for talks with Lebanese officials. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more.
Four people were killed, including a child, when a helicopter crashed into a Houston radio tower Sunday. The NTSB is investigating the crash. CBS News transportation safety expert and analyst Robert Sumwalt has more.
Bon Appétit Magazine announces their list of the country's best new restaurant dishes in 2024. Their team tasted hundreds of dishes to create their best new restaurants list last month, and in the process, they found 16 of their favorite dishes. Editor-in-chief of Bon Appétit Magazine Jamila Robinson shares more.
Michael Kosta speaks to "CBS Mornings Plus" to discuss the 2024 presidential election, hosting "The Daily Show" and his past as a tennis pro.
More than 500 varieties of frozen waffles manufactured by TreeHouse Foods have been recalled over concerns they could be contaminated with listeria. The waffles are sold under major store brands like Walmart's Great Value and Target's Good & Gather, but are also available at Aldi, Dollar General, Publix and other big chains.