Biden signs short-term funding bill, averting government shutdown
President Biden on Friday signed legislation extending government funding for one week, averting a partial government shutdown. The Senate passed the measure, known as a continuing...
Senate 2022 Midterm Elections results
Control of the Senate remains a toss-up following the 2022 midterms. As of Friday evening, Democrats and Republicans had each secured 49 seats, with three...
How to watch 2022 election night results and live coverage
CBS News will be providing 2022 midterm election night coverage across all of its platforms on Tuesday, Nov. 8, as voters determine control of the U.S....
Herschel Walker: Georgia’s Senate race and abortion allegations against him
Football star Herschel Walker, who's the Republican nominee trying to unseat incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in Georgia, has vehemently denied that he paid for the abortions...
Early in-person voting starts in Wisconsin as lawsuits over ballots continue
People line up outside a polling station to cast their votes Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, in Milwaukee. Tuesday is the first day to vote early...
Appeals court rules Lindsey Graham must testify in Georgia election probe
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham must testify before a special grand jury investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020 election...
Cortez Masto and Laxalt neck and neck in Nevada Senate race — CBS News Battleground Tracker poll
Another battleground state, another toss-up contest. In one of Republicans' best pick-up opportunities, GOP challenger Adam Laxalt and Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto are neck...
What is a filibuster and how does it work?
The filibuster is a term used frequently by people in Washington, but few Americans understand it, at least according to recent polling. The procedural tactic...
James Florio, former Democratic New Jersey governor and congressman, dies at 85
Former New Jersey Gov. James Florio, who championed a plan that substantially raised the state's sales and income taxes leading to his reelection defeat in...
Minnesota man charged with threatening to kill U.S. senator
A federal grand jury has indicted a Minnesota man accused of threatening to kill a U.S. senator. Brendon Daugherty is being held in the Sherburne...