After failing to earn a majority on the House floor, Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio was dropped as the nominee for House speaker Friday by the Republican Conference. Nearly three weeks after the historic vote to remove former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Republicans are unable to unify behind a successor. Scott MacFarlane has the latest. Source

Kenneth Chesebro, one of former President Donald Trump’s 18 co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case, agreed Friday as part of a deal with prosecutors to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit filing false documents. He was sentenced to probation. Trump attorney Sidney Powell took a similar plea deal Thursday. Chesebro is accused of proposing a scheme to appoint alternate electors in an effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Source

The release of two American hostages Friday, a mother and daughter who were kidnapped by Hamas militants, is proof that there may be the possibility of negotiating with Hamas through Qatar, diplomatic sources told CBS News. Margaret Brennan has details. Source

Along the Gaza Strip’s southern border with Egypt, repairs are underway at the Rafah crossing, as 90 trucks of humanitarian aid wait to get aid in, while foreign passport holders, including U.S. citizens, are waiting to get out. This comes as Israeli forces mass on Gaza’s northern and eastern borders preparing for a ground invasion that has forced more than 600,000 Gazans to evacuate from northern to southern Gaza. Imtiaz Tyab has more. Source

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

Former President Trump was ordered earlier this week by a federal judge not to post statements targeting court staff, potential witnesses, special counsel Jack Smith or his family. Source

CBS News Miami’s Tania Francois sat down with a South Florida rabbi and iman to discuss the Israel-Hamas war. Source

Washington County Circuit Court Associate Judge Andrew Wilkinson was apparently shot multiple times. A manhunt is underway for his killer. Source

Big Three automakers have sweetened their offers to workers, with UAW President Shawn Fain saying “there is room to move” forward. Source

Shares of the security software maker, which protects some of the world’s biggest companies, fell after it said a customer tool was compromised. Source