The Environmental Protection Agency under President Biden created a new Office of Environmental Justice that seeks to address pollution levels in disadvantaged and marginalized communities. However, there is concern that the incoming Trump administration could do away with the new department. David Schechter reports. Source

Martin O’Malley, a candidate for chair of the Democratic National Committee, said Democrats need to learn from their losses in order to start winning again. CBS News’ Hunter Woodall has more about the race. Source

The House Thursday voted against a government spending bill backed by President-elect Donald Trump. CBS News political reporter Taurean Small reports on the possible ramifications ahead of the Friday midnight deadline, while Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin reacts to the vote. Source

President-elect Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk were able to derail the original spending bipartisan agreement which was negotiated by House Speaker Mike Johnson. Robert Costa examines why Trump opposed the original deal, and why he supports the new one. Source

Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville announced that President-elect Donald Trump and his pick for secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., agree that abortion matters should be left to the states. CBS News political reporter Shawna Mizelle has more details on Kennedy’s changing stance on abortion. Source

The ex-husband of Gisele Pelicot was handed a 20-year prison sentence in a French court Thursday after he admitted to drugging her for almost a decade so that he and dozens of men could rape her. Another 49 men were also convicted of rape in the trial. Pelicot became a feminist icon after she forced a public trial to show rape victims they were not alone. Elaine Cobbe reports from Paris. Source

The suspect in the slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson appeared in a federal courtroom Thursday in New York after being extradited from Pennsylvania. Along with the state charges, he now also faces federal murder charges. Lilia Luciano has details. Source

The viral theory circulated even after the material was recovered last week. Source

ICE deported more than a quarter-million unauthorized immigrants in fiscal year 2024, the highest tally in a decade. Source

House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to reporters about the planned vote on a new short-term government funding measure after a previous plan collapsed on Wednesday night. CBS News’ Major Garrett reports that he does not have the votes to pass the bill. Source