CBS News Live CBS News 24/7 Live Two-term Republican Sen. Deb Fischer is defending her Senate seat in a contest that’s grown unexpectedly competitive in Nebraska, a reliably red state, with polls indicating a tight race against independent candidate Dan Osborn in the lead-up to Election Day. Osborn is a 49-year-old political newcomer, a Navy
Officials in battleground states say attorneys are ready to intervene if any counties try to stop the certification of votes in the 2024 election.
Former President Donald Trump stopped just shy of calling former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a profanity, saying that the word he had in mind, "starts with a B."
Rep. Ruben Gallego and Republican Kari Lake are facing off in battleground Arizona in a high-profile Senate race as Democrats seek to hang onto their narrow control of the chamber at large. Gallego and Lake have been duking it out for the open seat after Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a former Democrat turned independent, opted not
Sen. Jon Tester and Republican challenger Tim Sheehy are facing off in Montana as the Democratic incumbent fights to hold onto his seat in the Senate in a race that’s key to determining which party controls the upper chamber. Considered the most endangered Democrat seeking reelection in the Senate this cycle, Tester, a moderate in
Serving in the U.S. House of Representatives comes with a six-figure salary, along with perks including paid travel and housing costs. While the $174,000 annual pay likely doesn’t sound too shabby to those living in a country where the median individual wage comes to just over $59,000 a year, members of Congress are earning wages that
Missouri officials said the federal government is illegally interfering in the state’s elections. A federal judge on Nov. 4 rejected a bid by Missouri officials to block U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) poll monitors. U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk turned down a motion for a temporary restraining order. “On expedited consideration of the parties’