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"Balance of Power" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Joe Manchin, former US Senator and Governor for West Virginia, says Democrats can overplay their hand if they make impeaching President Donald…
Trump has replaced White House chief of staff Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller, the hardline architect of his immigration agenda, after a crushing midterm defeat. Immigration, once a political strength for Trump, became a liability after…
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A wave of high-ranking women have left the Trump administration in the past year. Many were replaced by men.
In our news wrap Friday, Trump's plans to build a massive triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery have been put on hold, two more top officials resigned from the Justice Department, residents along the Georgia-Tennessee border are…
President Trump is facing criticism from lawmakers after replacing White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller following a midterm loss that was driven in part by outrage over ICE tactics. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi and Nikole…
More than half of New Zealand’s voters cast early ballots in the tightly contested race.
Employers added 165,000 new jobs in October, according to a new government report. Job gains for August and September were revised upward as well, by a combined 84,000 jobs. That makes the last three months of the job market look better…
The father of the 20-year-old pilot in the Learjet crash in Florida that killed all nine people on board spoke publicly today. A pilot himself, he helped his daughter learn to fly and as NBC News’ Tom Costello reports, called her a hero.
Democrats' midterm wins have reached red states across the country, including Kansas, which has not sent a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1932. That will soon change after Rev. Adam Hamilton, who leads the largest United Methodist…
Unless the next governor, Xavier Becerra, keeps commuting sentences, California’s death row is likely to slowly repopulate in the coming years.
On this episode of Stress Test, David Corn and Garrison Hayes process the thumping received by Donald Trump and the GOP and the road ahead for Democrats. How the party balances investigating Trump and his cronies with delivering everyday…
Georgia voters made history this week, electing Keisha Lance Bottoms as the state's first Democratic senator in more than two decades and the first-ever Black woman governor in the country. The former Atlanta mayor campaigned on lowering…
The White House's page listing dozens of financial disclosure forms went offline without explanation, only to be restored after CBS News inquired about its removal.
Marc Caputo, a CBS News contributor and White House reporter for Axios, and Marc Short, a Republican strategist and former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, join "The Takeout" to discuss Stephen Miller's new role as chief of…
As Democrats celebrate their historic gains, Republicans are beginning to take stock of major upsets and what comes next for their party. Amna Nawaz speaks with former Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, one of the most outspoken Republican critics…
Susie Wiles exits as White House chief of staff; Secret Service arrests man with guns near White House.
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Democrats’ wins in the Lone Star state exceeded their wildest dreams.
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Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) says affordability is “top of mind for all Americans” and believes health care is an obvious place for Democrats to intervene. Rep. Moore says Democrats' agenda should not be “first and foremost” to impeach people…
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennet to discuss the week in politics, including Trump shaking up his White House leadership, deep divisions in the Republican Party and how Democrats are preparing…
The US president's promotion of Miller, a loyal partisan firebrand to be his new chief of staff sets up likely clashes with Congress.
Paraguay’s Senate has ousted President Santiago Pena over the collapse of a major bank tied to his government. Millions of customers' accounts are frozen, with public pension and health care funds also tied up.
Paraguay’s Senate has ousted President Santiago Pena over the collapse of a major bank tied to his government. Millions of customers' accounts are frozen, with public pension and health care funds also tied up.
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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) says he was thrilled that a federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's planned triumphal arch from breaking ground. Rep. Beyer says he is depending on the courts and public sentiment to stop the…
Jay Rockefeller, former West Virginia governor and longtime U.S. senator, has died at age 89. Born into one of America's wealthiest and most prominent families, Rockefeller forged his own path in politics and became a leading voice on…
