Bill Maher on not pulling punches
The host of the HBO series "Real Time," and author of the new book, "What This Comedian Said Will Shock You," doesn't discriminate between right and left when aiming his barbs at tribal politics.
FTC chair Lina Khan on playing "anti-monopoly"
The Federal Trade Commission chair has emerged as a hard-charging cop on the monopoly beat, trying to protect consumers from the outsized power of corporations, including going after Big Tech, Big Pharma, and the biggest online retailer of them all, Amazon.
Doris Kearns Goodwin's personal history in "An Unfinished Love Story"
The Pulitzer Prize-winner talks about her latest book devoted to her late husband, Richard Goodwin, a speechwriter for JFK, LBJ and RFK, and about how history and politics shaped their lives together.
A revelatory exhibition of Mark Rothko paintings on paper
His abstract expressionist canvases are among the most recognizable of all 20th century art. But Mark Rothko also produced nearly 3,000 works on paper. An exhibition at Washington's National Gallery of Art explores the remarkable paper trail he left behind.
UAW president Shawn Fain on labor's comeback: "This is what happens when workers get power"
Last year striking workers won more generous contracts from the Big Three automakers, making up for pay cuts taken during the Great Recession, and marking a comeback for the labor movement.
The age-old question: How old is too old for Washington, D.C.?
With the two oldest candidates in U.S. history leading the race for the presidency, and Congress dominated by politicians decades older than the average citizen, the question of age has come to dominate the campaign trail. But should it?
Larry Hogan running for U.S. Senate seat in Maryland
Larry Hogan was a popular Republican governor in the blue state of Maryland.
Ron DeSantis drops out of 2024 Republican presidential race
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dropped out of the Republican presidential race and endorsed Donald Trump after falling short of lofty expectations at the 2024 Iowa caucuses.
Trump's court cases overshadowing Iowa caucuses
The frontrunner in Monday's Iowa caucuses is a man whose legal woes - from 91 criminal indictments to a civil fraud trial - are testing the GOP's willingness to raise him at their standard-bearer once again.
Documents with intelligence on Russian election interference still missing
Documents from a binder of highly sensitive intelligence related to Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election went missing at the end of the Trump administration, two sources say.
Investigators accessed Trump White House cellphone records
Federal investigators identified periods of time when a phone Trump used "was unlocked and the Twitter application was open on January 6."
Kevin McCarthy on Trump: America doesn't want "retribution"
In his first TV interview since announcing his retirement from Congress, the California Republican who was ousted as Speaker talks about an unruly House; his predictions for the 2024 elections; and the future he sees as part of a prospective Trump cabinet.
How white evangelicals' support of Trump is creating schisms in the church
In his new book, "The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory," journalist Tim Alberta, son of a born-again Christian pastor, writes of an "age of extremism" in which white evangelicals have become embroiled by politics and their support of Donald Trump.
Election 2024: One year to the finish line
Sunday marks exactly one year to the next presidential election. What do Washington correspondents say are the issues for voters, and what's at stake for our democracy?
Rep. Dean Phillips is challenging Biden in Democratic presidential primary
In an exclusive interview with CBS News, Rep. Dean Phillips, Democrat of Minnesota, said he's launching his presidential campaign Friday in New Hampshire.