Program will Debut on May 1: Features Newsmakers, Leading Voices in Washington, D.C., and the Political Arena

Featuring Correspondents Robert Costa, Caitlin Huey-Burns, Major Garrett, Ed O’Keefe, Nikole Killion, Scott MacFarlane, Weijia Jiang and Nancy Cordes, “America Decides” Streams Monday Through Thursday at 5:00 PM, ET

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The CBS News Streaming Network will debut AMERICA DECIDES, its reimagined weekday 5:00 PM, ET political news program, on Monday, May 1, it was announced today by Anthony Galloway, senior vice president of CBS News Streaming.

AMERICA DECIDES is a daily political news program that brings CBS News reporters together with newsmakers from across the political spectrum. The program goes beyond the top political headlines of the day, offering new political reporting, context and fact-based analysis.

AMERICA DECIDES originates from the CBS News bureau in Washington, D.C., and features a rotation of CBS News’ D.C.-based correspondents and reporters who bring expertise from the White House, halls of Congress and the campaign trail. The featured anchors are Robert Costa, Caitlin Huey-Burns, Major Garrett, Ed O’Keefe, Nikole Killion, Scott MacFarlane, Weijia Jiang and Nancy Cordes, who all report for AMERICA DECIDES Monday through Thursday at 5:00 PM, ET (re-airing at 6:00 PM, ET).

“The show offers a dynamic, engaging new look and features the top journalists from CBS News’ D.C. bureau, as well as some of the best political reporters from CBS-owned and operated stations,” said Robert Gifford, vice president and managing editor who launched the Streaming Network’s first politics program six years ago. “With this evolution from RED & BLUE to AMERICA DECIDES, we aim to offer facts without opinion, bringing a fresh perspective that will leave viewers more informed and allow newsmakers to speak in a venue that goes beyond soundbites.”

The new format of the program allows CBS News to lean on the full depth and breadth of its unparalleled reporting. AMERICA DECIDES replaces RED & BLUE and builds on the success of that program.

“We’re launching AMERICA DECIDES at a pivotal time in American politics. AMERICA DECIDES will speak to leaders across Washington and listen to voters across the country about what matters to them most. CBS News elections and surveys director Anthony Salvanto will also share the latest polling about where Americans stand on the issues and the candidates,” said Allison Sandza, executive producer of streaming Washington coverage. “Our team in Washington is energized to continue offering a timely digest of the most important political stories of the day.”

AMERICA DECIDES continues to bring the expertise of its political team to viewers each day, recently delivering newsmaking interviews with former vice president of the United States Mike Pence, United States secretary of transportation Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), former DCCC chair Cheri Bustos, former Arkansas Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson, Illinois Democratic Governor J.B. Pritzker, former Rep. Tim Ryan (R-OH), Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and many more.

Allison Sandza, executive producer of CBS News’ streaming Washington coverage is the executive producer for AMERICA DECIDES.

America Decides streams live at 5:00 PM, ET Monday through Thursday on the CBS News Streaming Network and re-airs at 6:00 PM, ET and 9:00 PM, ET. The CBS News app is available on most major streaming platforms including Roku, AppleTV, Amazon Fire, Samsung and LG, in addition to Paramount+ and Pluto TV, and is available to download on mobile devices. Viewers can also watch live on cbsnews.com/live and on the CBS News YouTube channel, with daily highlights posted on CBS News social channels.

About CBS News Streaming

CBS News Streaming Network is the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service from CBS News and Stations that is available free to everyone with access to the internet. The CBS News Streaming Network is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations’ top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. CBS News’ streaming services, across national and local, amassed more than 1.01 billion streams in 2021. Launched in November 2014 as CBSN, the CBS News Streaming Network is available on 30 digital platforms and apps, as well as CBSNews.com and Paramount+. The service is available live in 91 countries.

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