President Trump cut his vacation short and returned to Washington on Thursday, amid a battle in the Senate over bigger stimulus checks. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rejected a push for the Senate to take up a bill to increase payments from $600 to $2,000. CBS News White House Correspondent Weijia Jiang joined CBSN's Jamie Yuccas to discuss that and more.
Senator Josh Hawley has said he will challenge the results of the presidential election when Congress meets to count electoral votes.
In 2020, people protested around the world against racial injustice. Peniel Joseph, the founding director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, joined CBSN to discuss the issue and policies affecting it.
Florida officials have reported a case of the new coronavirus variant as COVID-19 cases continue to surge around the country. Dr. Bob Lahita, chairman of medicine at St. Joseph University Hospital and a professor at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and New York Medical College, joins CBSN to discuss the spread of the mutation.
As states attempt to manage the surge, a new strain of COVID-19 scientists believe is more easily transmitted has been detected in the U.S.
Many around the world sighed with relief as country after country rang in the new year After a year of uncertainty in which many Americans died of COVID-19, many are looking forward to a year of possibility. Dr. Josh Ackerman, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Michigan, says Americans may want to manage their expectations as the pandemic progresses.
More than 100,000 U.S. restaurants have been killed off by the pandemic. Will the latest PPP loans for small businesses be enough to save the struggling survivors this winter? CBS MoneyWatch reporter Megan Cerullo tells CBSN why even more eateries could go under.
26 residents have died since the visit, and 85 more have tested positive for the coronavirus, along with 40 staff.
With the ongoing surge in coronavirus cases, the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington decided to host a virtual New Year's Eve celebration — and it was bigger, trippier and more dazzling than ever before.
Wall Street closes volatile 2020 that had market falling from record high into a bear market at fastest clip ever.
The last time the leader of North Korea sent such a letter to ordinary citizens was on Jan. 1, 1995, according to Seoul's Unification Ministry.
Start your 2021 on the right financial path by following these five steps to pay off debt and build your savings.
One Tulsa player was helped off the field after being at the bottom of a dogpile during a scrum.
From the instantaneous rise of Zoom to the quick fizzle of Quibi, the pandemic-stricken year had its clear favorites.
The House voted to pass a bill that would increase the $600 checks to $2,000. But opposition in the GOP-led Senate seems unyielding,
How will our daily lives, workplaces and traveling change after the pandemic? Futurist Erica Orange joins "CBS This Morning" to explain her predictions.
From Times Square to the rest of the world, COVID-19 restrictions hung heavy over New Year's Eve. Elizabeth Palmer looks at how people said goodbye to 2020, a year like no other.
The second line of the anthem has been changed from "For we are young and free" to "For we are one and free."
Even with spectacular fireworks displays, the celebration of the new year in many places looked and felt different. Also, the Senate remains at a stalemate regarding COVID-19 relief checks. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds.
A recent American Psychological Association study found 65% of adults say the amount of uncertainty in the nation causes them stress.
Years after Tara Grinstead vanished, another student came forward with a startling story.
The Senate will vote to limit debate on the president's veto of the annual defense policy bill on Friday.
Manuel Ellis died after his airways were restricted in March.
2021 is beginning on a particularly grim note as the coronavirus continues to ravage communities nationwide. Carter Evans talks with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as his city grapples with one of the worst outbreaks in the U.S.
As Americans ring in 2021, an array of new laws will take effect from coast to coast.
