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Law enforcement officials testify on security failures during siege at U.S. Capitol

February 24, 2021

The men who were in charge of security during the U.S. Capitol assault told their stories in public on Tuesday for the first time. Their testimony at a Senate hearing was a tale of bad communications, bad intelligence and blame-laying.

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Trump’s politics hurt his businesses. Will he sell as he looks to a potential 2024 campaign?

February 24, 2021

Donald Trump’s new office is the Mar-a-Lago Club’s old bridal suite. There — exiled from Washington, avoiding New York, working from a repurposed dressing room in Florida — the former president faces a choice.

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Merrick Garland tells senators Capitol riot investigation will be his first priority as attorney general

February 23, 2021

Attorney general nominee Merrick Garland said Monday that, if confirmed, his first order of business will be the sprawling investigation into the U.S.

This Week on Washington Week: As Congress Pushes For Stimulus, A Reckoning in the GOP

February 4, 2021

While the nation looks for leadership in crisis, Capitol Hill confronts the enemy within as the Republican Party is forced to grapple with its future following the end of former President Donald Trump’s tenure.

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Biden issues new immigration orders, while signaling cautious approach

February 3, 2021

President Biden signed executive actions Tuesday ordering the review and potential reversal of the Trump administration’s deterrent policies along the Mexico border and the barriers they created to legal immigration, calling his predecessor’s actions

This Week on Washington Week: President Joe Biden Gets to Work After His Inauguration

January 21, 2021

The inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris was a day for the history books. The ceremony was held on a site that just two weeks before, was a crime scene, under fortress-like security, with virtually no public allowed. Vice President Harris became the first woman, African American or Asian American to hold that office. In the face of virtually unprecedented division, Biden’s speech called for unity.

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President Joe Biden’s Foreign Policy Push

February 19, 2021

President Joe Biden said America is back during a speech at a virtual Munich Security Conference. The panel discussed Biden’s plans to restart nuclear negotiations with Iran, and re-committing the country to NATO.

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Biden sets deadlines for the COVID response as the GOP debates its future

February 19, 2021

President Joe Biden held his first town hall this week, answering about the vaccine rollout and his plans to get the country through the pandemic. The panel discussed where the Biden administration stands on the push to reopen classrooms, the government's response to Texas’s debilitating winter storm, and the cold war between Sen. Mitch McConnell and former President Donald Trump. CBS Senior White House Correspondent Weijia Jiang guest moderates.

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In Milwaukee, Biden Offers Reassurance, and Tries to Avoid Mention of ‘the Former Guy’

February 17, 2021

In his first official trip away from Washington since taking office, President Biden on Tuesday offered reassurance to Americans about the availability of the coronavirus vaccines and optimism that his $1.9 trillion relief bill was the kind of ambiti