Episode 226

"CBS Evening News" co-anchor John Dickerson spoke to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who said Democrats will still press to extend a slate of expiring health insurance subsidies after Democratic backlash to the shutdown deal. Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released more Epstein files, and they mention President Trump. Weijia Jiang has more on what they say and the White House response. Over the past several weeks, the relationship between the United States and Venezuela reached a boiling point as the U.S. launched a series of strikes against vessels alleged to be carrying drugs. Now, Venezuelan military exercises broadcast on state TV suggest the threat is being felt by its leader, Nicolas Maduro. Margaret Brennan spoke to David Smolansky, one of Venezuela's opposition leaders, about the country's future. After 53 days out of session, the U.S. House finally gaveled back in for a high-stakes vote to reopen the government. Caitlin Huey-Burns has more. "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John Dickerson spoke to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. While diplomatic relations between the United States and Russia are at a post-Cold War low, the U.S. and its NATO allies staged military training exercises in the Baltic Sea. Holly Williams shows how it played out aboard a NATO submarine. By day, a row of plain-looking sheds in sleepy Rockwood, Texas, looks like nothing more than a place to store farm tools and feed. But when the sun dips below the horizon, their roofs peel back in unison to reveal a hidden network of hundreds of telescopes. David Schechter reports. As lawmakers prepare to vote on a deal to end the government shutdown, "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John Dickerson asks, what should the government do about the problems it illuminated?
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