Many conservatives are blasting the Obamacare replacement bill that President Trump’s team is trying to get through Congress. Associated Press health and science reporter Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar discusses on CBSN. Source
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Some California prisons offer pay-to-stay cells for the rich
A new report by the Marshall Project, a nonprofit that focuses on the U.S. criminal justice system, says that wealthy criminals can opt to upgrade jail cells for a price at some California prisons. Alysia Santo is part of the Marshall Project and joins CBSN to explain. Source
Sean Spicer says it’s up to Congress to decide on Trump’s wiretap claim
CBS Radio News White House correspondent Steven Portnoy interviewed White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer about the Obamacare replacement plan and the president’s claim that the Obama administration wiretapped Trump Tower. Portnoy joins CBSN to discuss. Source
Republican leaders appeal to conservatives to support health bill
The Hill’s Molly Hooper joins CBSN to discuss the push by Republican leaders and President Trump to get conservative support for the Obamacare replacement plan. Source
Feds execute search warrant at Rudy Giuliani’s home
The move stems from an ongoing investigation into Giuliani’s dealings in Ukraine, a person with knowledge of the matter tells CBS News. Source
Rep. Mike Kelly discusses future of Obamacare replacement
House committees have begun to mark up the new Obamacare replacement bill. Rep. Mike Kelly, member of the House Ways and Means Committee, joined CBSN to discuss the bill’s future. Source
Exclusive look at asylum-seeking process as Biden prepares to tackle immigration in address to Congress
CBS News got exclusive access inside a Department of Homeland Security facility processing asylum-seekers at the southern border. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joined CBSN with more on what the process is like for migrant families, and how U.S. immigration policy has changed during the Biden administration so far. Source
GOP’s Obamacare replacement faces resistance from both sides of the aisle
As House Republicans move to defend their Obamacare replacement plan, many conservatives are responding to the bill with criticism that it’s Obamacare-lite. Caitlin Huey-Burns, national political reporter for RealClearPolitics, joined CBSN to discuss. Source
Report exposes ease of tracking U.S. soldiers’ mobile phones, raising security concerns
In 2016, a U.S. defense contractor made a startling discovery when it was working on a software prototype: it found it could track military operations through the apps on American soldiers’ mobile devices. Byron Tau, a Wall Street Journal reporter who was first to cover this story, joined CBSN to discuss the potential risks for national security. Source
Preview: Afraid of the Dark
A kidnapper tried to kill an 8-year-old girl, but he could not silence her. One woman’s lifelong search for answers. Watch an all-new “48 Hours” Live to Tell, Saturday, March 11 at 10 p.m.ET/PT on CBS. Source