How rescission requests work in Congress – CBS News Watch CBS News The Senate is expected to vote this week on the Trump administration’s request to cancel billions of dollars in funding previously approved for multiple government departments and agencies. CBS News’ Nancy Chen explains how the rescission process works. Be the first to know … Read more
Voters in southern Arizona have nominated Democrat Adelita Grijalva to advance to a special general election to replace the late U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District. Raúl Grijalva, who is Adelita’s father, was one of the most senior and progressive power brokers on Capitol Hill. His death in March left the seat … Read more
Mike Johnson breaks from Trump, calls on DOJ to release Epstein files – CBS News Watch CBS News In a notable break from President Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson is calling for the Department of Justice to release all of its information on Jeffrey Epstein. CBS News chief Washington analyst Robert Costa has more. Be … Read more
House fails to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas House fails to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas 03:04 The House began voting July 2, 2025, on whether to open debate for a sprawling Trump-backed domestic spending bill, but some GOP holdouts could endanger its passage. With such close margins, a tie vote is possible — here’s … Read more
Unpacking the resistance to Trump’s spending bill in the House – CBS News Watch CBS News The multi-trillion dollar tax cut and spending bill is back in the House of Representatives. President Trump would like a final bill he can sign into law by the Fourth of July. Margaret Brennan reports the president is running … Read more
House at virtual standstill as Republicans work to win over Trump budget bill holdouts – CBS News Watch CBS News The House of Representatives has spent most of Wednesday in a state of suspended animation as Republican leaders try to wrangle enough votes to pass President Trump’s economic agenda before his arbitrary deadline of July … Read more
Washington — The House convened Wednesday to take up President Trump’s Senate-passed massive domestic policy bill, to approve changes to the legislation ahead of a July 4 deadline to get the bill to the president’s desk for his signature. The House Rules Committee advanced the Senate’s changes to the bill overnight, setting it up for … Read more
Washington — Republicans plan to slash Medicaid funding to help offset the tax cuts and new spending included in President Trump’s massive domestic policy bill. There are some differences between the approaches taken by Senate and House Republicans, making Medicaid among the most divisive issues lawmakers have had to navigate in recent months. Staring down … Read more
Rep. Sarah McBride says Democrats, Republicans agree Iran cannot have nuclear weapon – CBS News Watch CBS News House members received a classified briefing on Iran on Friday. Republicans and Democrats had very different interpretations. Delaware Democratic Rep. Sarah McBride joins “The Takeout” to discuss. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking … Read more