Critics are saying the end of a pandemic-era practice to provide interpreters for those seeking asylum is putting lives at risk. Source

“We need to do everything we can to stop this effort NOW, and not wait until they name a ticket and this becomes a runaway train,” a Democratic Party official in Utah said in an email obtained by CBS News. Source

John Dickerson reports on the first hearing in the Biden impeachment inquiry, the looming government shutdown, and why chronic school absences are on the rise. Source

The shooting occurred during a protest over a plan to redisplay a statue of controversial Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate in Española, New Mexico. Source

Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have subpoenaed the banking records of President Biden’s son and brother — Hunter and James Biden. The subpoenas request all documents or communications in the bank’s possession from the beginning of 2014 to now. Criminal defense attorney Joseph Tully joins CBS News to unpack the move. Source

The Senate on Thursday advanced a short-term bill to keep the government open — but House Republicans say it’s dead on arrival. Lawmakers have until Saturday night to avert a shutdown. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane looks at possible paths forward. Source

President Biden issued several stark warnings about threats to American democracy Thursday in Arizona. CBS News election law expert and political contributor David Becker discusses what stood out from the president’s speech. Source

The unlikely reunion happened when an animal shelter in Durango, Colorado, worked to track down the microchipped cat’s owner after finding her on a road in a nearby town. Source

House Republicans held the first hearing of their impeachment inquiry into President Biden on Thursday as the U.S. government inches toward a possible shutdown. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports from Capitol Hill. Source

Seven Republican presidential hopefuls took aim at former President Donald Trump for skipping Wednesday night’s debate as they made their case for the Oval Office. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe has the analysis. Source