Outgoing Ford Foundation president warns of “crisis of hope” in U.S.
The new book “The Idea of America” hopes to narrow growing divisions among Americans. Author Darren Walker, outgoing president of the Ford Foundation, joins “The Takeout” to discuss how there is more that unites us than divides us. CBS News…
Iowa Democrat Josh Turek looking to flip Joni Ernst’s seat
Iowa will have an open Senate seat in the 2026 midterms after Republican Sen. Joni Ernst announced she would not run for reelection. Josh Turek, a Democratic Iowa state representative running for the Senate, joins to discuss his bid to…
NewsNation anchor Leland Vittert discusses his new memoir about living with autism
In the new book “Born Lucky,” NewsNation anchor Leland Vittert writes about his experience on the autism spectrum while not knowing about his diagnosis until college. Vittert joins “The Takeout” to discuss his experiences. CBS News 24/7 is the premier…
Examining the dueling political messaging around the government shutdown
Republicans and Democrats are continuing to trade blame for the government shutdown as the standstill enters its second day. Eleanor Mueller, congressional reporter for Semafor, and Julia Manchester, national political reporter for The Hill, join “The Takeout” with analysis. CBS…
Private sector lost 32,000 jobs last month, data shows
The Labor Department was scheduled to release its weekly jobless claims on Thursday, but the agency withheld that report because of the government shutdown. Despite that, the ADP National Employment Report, which looks at the private sector in the U.S.,…
Government shutdown could make critical U.S. infrastructure vulnerable to attacks
The government shutdown has sidelined workers from the agency charged with protecting the U.S. electric grid, water supply and other critical services from hacking. CBS News Homeland Security correspondent Nicole Sganga breaks down the furloughs at the Cyber Security and…
Sen. Peter Welch lays out health care concerns fueling government shutdown
The federal government shutdown stretched into its second day on Thursday with no sign of a deal. Democratic Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont joins “The Takeout” to discuss the stakes of the fight. CBS News 24/7 is the premier anchored…
How the 2025 government shutdown could differ from previous ones
The Trump administration appears poised to use the government shutdown to accelerate federal workforce firings and end federal programs it dislikes. CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi has more. CBS News 24/7 is the premier anchored streaming news service…
Trump use of AI-generated videos raising concerns about spread of misinformation
President Trump is causing some controversy after posting multiple AI-generated videos this week. Dylan Losey, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech, joined CBS News to discuss. CBS News 24/7 is the premier anchored streaming news service from CBS…
From the archives: How the last government shutdown began, and how it ended
Before October 2025, the most recent government shutdown was in December 2018. That shutdown stretched into the new year, lasting 35 days. These CBS News special reports capture the moment the government closed at midnight on Dec. 22, 2018, and…