National Correspondent, @CBSSunday and Chief Washington Analyst, @CBSNews; co-author of “Peril” with @realBobWoodward
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☀️ This week on @CBSSunday
☀️ @DrLaPook reports on chronic pain
☀️ Lee Cowan on the last trip of the SS United States
☀️ @AnthonyMasonCBS talks with Julia Garner
☀️ @CostaReports on what’s next after the midterms
☀️ Martha Teichner talks with Rick Lowe
☀️ @SethDoane catches up with Dame Judi Dench
☀️Luke Burbank talks music with @BrandonFlowers
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I'll be on 'World News America' on @BBCWorld tonight at 6 p.m. ET w/ my latest reporting
The elevation of Miller to chief underscores what Pres. Trump told me earlier this week: he believes the Court has expanded his "tremendous" executive powers and he's prepared to use them.... notable that in our conversation, he brought up Trump v. Slaughter as a way of explaining his point...
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Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) in his December 2014 Senate farewell address: "When I came to West Virginia 50 years ago, I was searching for a clear purpose for my life’s work. I wanted the work to be really hard, and what I got was an opportunity to work really hard along with a real and utterly spiritual sense of mission. This work demands and deserves nothing less than everything that we have to give. I will miss the Senate. Some days I don’t want to leave, but it's time." RIP c-span.org/program/us-senate… @cspan
A notable race in what has been ruby-red Indiana: Democrat Beau Bayh beat his opponent by 9 percentage points in a state President Trump won by nearbly 19 percentage points in 2024.
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In 2028, I expect Democrats to make a big play for Indiana, much like then Senator Obama did in 2008. And Bayh will likely be a key player. archive.nytimes.com/www.nyti…
RIP to Senator Rockefeller. He was a powerful senator but more importantly, a good man. In his later years, after he left the Senate, I had the honor of talking with him from time to time about his life and lessons learned. Prayers for his wonderful family, especially his wife, Sharon.
John D. “Jay” Rockefeller IV, an heir to a vast oil fortune and a liberal Democrat who entered politics in his adopted home state of West Virginia, serving as governor and a five-term U.S. senator, died Friday. He was 89. wapo.st/4ABt3Pl
This Sunday on @CBSSunday: two Marylanders on the aftermath... a conversation with the likely Judiciary Committee chairman @RepRaskin about the upcoming Congress and a chat with former governor @LarryHogan on this crossroads for the GOP
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NEW and BREAKING: DOJ is actively pursuing a criminal investigation into SCOTUS Dobbs leak. Investigation is being run by Judge Jeanine. Prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas seeking testimony from those who worked at the court. Bottom line: Trump DOJ is examining inner workings of SCOTUS which has long guarded its secrecy and resisted oversight from the other branches. nytimes.com/2026/11/05/us/po…
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Former @GovLarryHogan (R-MD) & @TerryMcAuliffe (D-VA) Discuss Bridging Political Divide with @costareports – LIVE on C-SPAN c-span.org/event/public-affa…
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🚨🚨BREAKING NEWS -- MIKE JOHNSON will not run for House minority leader.
He just said it on the staff call.
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🚨🚨BREAKING NEWS -- REP. JIM JORDAN will announce this morning that he's running for House minority leader.
The Ohio Republican is the first person in the minority leader race.
JORDAN will make the case that the leadership needs new blood, investigations are his specialty.
MIKE JOHNSON and STEVE SCALISE have not said what they will do yet.
(@PunchbowlNews text subscribers had it first)
Spoke w/ Pastor Adam Hamilton. Told me that he has been able to make inroads with people of faith by talking about matters of character, dignity... he also noted that many voters he encountered are unsettled by Trump admin. conduct on ICE, tariffs and were willing to listen to him, even in a red state...
Democrat Josh Shapiro wins reelection for governor of Pennsylvania, CBS News projects... his margin will be closely watched by 2028 rivals and donors as he moves toward a possible WH bid...
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President Trump told CBS News' Robert Costa that he's prepared to use his executive powers and be "Mr. Veto" if Democrats take control of the House.
"He's willing to really push the Democrats to the brink should they win the House majority," @costareports. following a phone call with the president. "What's most interesting is that he believes regardless of what happens, he has expansive executive powers right now." cbsnews.com/midterms/
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Trump Threatens in New CBS Interview to Use ‘Tremendous Executive Powers’ if GOP Loses mediaite.com/media/news/trum…
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"I have the ultimate power — it's called 'veto,'" President Trump told CBS News in an exclusive phone interview before polls closed across the country in this year's midterm elections, when asked about the prospect of a Democratic-controlled Congress next year.
Trump says he is prepared to veto Democratic legislation if necessary, and he welcomes the moniker "Mr. Veto," in terms of describing his approach to Democrats, should they win a majority in the House or Senate.
Pollsters have been predicting some GOP losses and in late October, CBS News' polling suggested Republicans could be on track to lose control of the House.
Still, President Trump remained optimistic on Tuesday when asked about the Republican Party's chances during the phone interview. And he said that regardless of the results and the makeup of Congress next year, he feels confident about his ability to pursue his agenda in the coming two years.
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President Trump told CBS News' @costareports that he's prepared to use his executive powers and be "Mr. Veto" if Democrats take control of the House.
"He's willing to really push the Democrats to the brink should they win the House majority," Costa reports following a phone call with the president. "What's most interesting is that he believes regardless of what happens, he has expansive executive powers right now."