Attorney General William Barr is calling on U.S. attorneys nationwide to seek federal charges against violent demonstrators. He even suggested invoking the rarely-used sedition law, which can punish someone found to be a threat against the U.S. government. Aruna Viswanatha, a Wall Street Journal reporter covering the Justice Department, broke the story and joined CBSN to discuss. Source

Tens of thousands of votes have already been cast in the 2020 general election, even though we’re still a month and a half before Election Day. Vote.org CEO Andrea Hailey spoke to “Red and Blue” host Elaine Quijano about how to make sure your ballot is counted. Source

Carrey is not the only new addition to “SNL,” the show announced this week. Source

This year’s Academy of Country Music Awards were, in many ways, a reflection of this time of upheaval. Everything was socially distant, but that didn’t stop the night’s big winners from reaching out to their fans with powerful performances and a message of hope. Gayle King reports. Source

Rev. Todd Bell has urged people to put their trust in God over government and questioned the wisdom of masks. Source

About 1.4 million applied for unemployment benefits, aid last week, as fewer self-employed workers sought help. Source

Associates of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny say he was likely poisoned with a Soviet-era nerve agent at a hotel in Siberia, not at an airport as originally suspected. As CBS News’ Charlie D’Agata reports, new video has emerged that was apparently shot inside the hotel room, not long after Navalny fell ill on a plane. Source

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, people across the U.S. are losing loved ones to the illness. The victims include singer Trini Lopez, overnight DJ and songwriter Bill Mack, pioneering winemaker Milla Handley, Texas hospice chaplain Adolfo Alvarado, Jr., and LAPD senior detention officer Erica McAdoo. Anthony Mason profiles them in the “CBS This Morning” series Lives to Remember. Source

“I would feel guilty if I go, but I would also feel guilty if I don’t.” Source

Preview: In an interview with “CBS Sunday Morning” the musical icon says, “I hated being famous. I hated being a star. I felt exhausted and used up” Source