A very special lobbyist – CBS News Watch CBS News Thirty-one-year-old Kayla McKeon may be Washington’s most unlikely powerbroker. As a lobbyist – the only registered lobbyist with Down Syndrome – Kayla roams the Capitol, advocating for the National Down Syndrome Society. Steve Hartman reports. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get
Washington — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recent personnel cuts in the Pentagon office responsible for weapons testing has halted all work and cleared the way for potential layoffs at the Pentagon-funded think tank that supports it, the Institute for Defense Analyses, or IDA. In a letter obtained by CBS News, the institute’s president, retired Air
Remembering 1968: Battle at the Chicago Democratic convention – CBS News Watch CBS News NPR’s Scott Simon looks back at the tumultuous 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where violence on the streets reflected the division within the party during their nominating convention for president. Simon talks with Bill Daley, son of Chicago Mayor Richard
White House clashes with forecasters over how the legislation will change the deficit over the next 10 years. The fiscal effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are under scrutiny as lawmakers attempt to get the tax-and-spending package on President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature before July 4. Critics have said the House
Remembering John McCain’s life of service – CBS News Watch CBS News Republican Senator John McCain died Saturday after a 13-month battle with brain cancer. This morning he’s being remembered for his service to the nation, and his straight talk. CBS News congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes reports. View CBS News In Be the first to
John McCain memorial: Remembering a political friend, foe and father – CBS News Watch CBS News At the National Cathedral in Washington Saturday, mourners from across the political spectrum gathered to pay tribute to Arizona Senator John McCain, who died August 25 at age 81. Speaking at his memorial were his daughter, Meghan McCain, and
John Kerry: America needs to move in “a better direction” – CBS News Watch CBS News At 74 the Vietnam veteran who became an anti-war protester, senator and secretary of state continues, as he says, to “invest in citizenship.” “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan interviews John Kerry, who has penned a new memoir, “Every