In the new biography “Romney: A Reckoning,” retiring Utah Sen. Mitt Romney is sharing candid views of the Republican Party and the rise of former President Donald Trump. Author McKay Coppins joins CBS News to discuss how he challenged the senator to look back and examine his own role in the transformation of the GOP. Source

Authorities say the suspect in the Lewiston, Maine, mass shootings is a 40-year-old Army reservist. At the request of his unit, Robert Card was taken for a medical evaluation in July after behaving erratically. CBS News’ Jeff Pegues has more. Source

The first big test for the new speaker of the House will be negotiating government funding, which runs out in November. Alan Auerbach, economics professor at the University of California, Berkeley, joins CBS News to discuss the debates that need to happen to shrink the deficit. Source

Lawyers for Kohberger had argued his indictment should be thrown out on the grounds of “error in grand jury instructions.” Source

In a 2005 op-ed piece in the Shreveport Times, Johnson also compared the judicial philosophy that legalized the right to an abortion to Hitler’s. Source

Lewiston, a former mill town that is now home to colleges and health care systems, now joins the list of American cities forever linked by the tragedy of a mass shooting. Jericka Duncan has more. Source

Thousands of United Auto Workers returned to work Thursday after their union and Ford reached a tentative deal on a new labor contract. The move now puts pressure on General Motors and Stellantis to also reach a deal with the UAW. The union has been striking against the Big Three automakers since last month. Source

On his second day on the job, new Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson attempted to dodge questions about his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Democrats are concerned Johnson could make a similar attempt in 2024. Nikole Killion reports. Source

A Chinese fighter jet conducted an “unsafe intercept” of a U.S. Air Force B-52 over the South China Sea earlier this week, the Pentagon said Thursday. Source

A man suspected in the shooting death of a Maryland Circuit Court judge outside his home last week was found dead in a wooded area in the Williamsport area on Thursday. The shooting occurred hours after the judge, Andrew Wilkinson, had presided over the suspect’s divorce proceedings. Source