Democrats elect a new party chair on Feb. 1, following the loss of the presidency and the Senate and the narrow failure to win the House in 2024. Source

Advocates say it is discrimination and are arguing for “insurance fairness” on the grounds that people who have joints surgically replaced typically don’t face the same kinds of coverage challenges. Source

A French judge has found Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband guilty of drugging and raping her for years and inviting dozens of other men to do the same. Source

The Teamsters union says workers at seven facilities will walk off the job Thursday morning. It’s an attempt to pressure the e-commerce giant for a labor agreement during the key holiday shopping period. Source

The Teamsters union is launching a strike against Amazon at numerous locations across the country, including in Maspeth, Queens. Source

A California judge issued a restraining order Tuesday against a 20-year-old man who told FBI agents that he had been messaging with the Wisconsin shooter. Source

Lindsey Reiser reports on the status of government funding to avoid a shutdown, what a new interest rate cut means for your wallet, and the top entertainment stories that defined 2024. Source

Erin West, 42, and Rubi Vergara, 14, were fatally shot Monday morning at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin. Source

A bipartisan House deal on a short-term funding measure that would avoid a potential shutdown and keep the government operational through March appeared to have been scrapped Wednesday after President-elect Donald Trump, Vice President-elect JD Vance and some hardline Republican lawmakers came out against it. Nikole Killion has details from Capitol Hill. Source

Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.” Source