Israel is facing a Wednesday deadline to comply with the Biden administration’s deadline to increase aid to Gaza or face restrictions on American military support. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer is at the Israel-Gaza border where some aid trucks are passing through. Source
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Russia deploys 50,000 troops to Kursk region ahead of planned attack, Ukraine says
Ukraine’s president says the Russian military has sent some 50,000 troops to Russia’s Kursk region ahead of a planned attack there. It’s the same area where Ukraine launched an offensive against Russia earlier this year, which took Moscow by surprise. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has the latest. Source
Breaking down the Delphi murders verdict
An Indiana jury on Monday convicted 52-year-old Richard Allen of murder seven years after two teenage girls vanished during a hike. CBS News correspondent Ian Lee has more on the verdict. Source
Trump picks Florida Rep. Mike Waltz as national security adviser
The national security adviser is a top aide to the president who plays a major role in foreign and national security policy decision-making. Source
Crews working to contain wildfires on East and West Coasts
Multiple wildfires are burning across the Northeastern U.S. and crews say they are making some headway as they battle a massive wildfire in Southern California. Tom Hanson and Tina Patel have the latest. Source
What Trump’s Cabinet picks so far signal about his second term
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday tapped Rep. Elise Stefanik for U.N. ambassador, former Rep. Lee Zeldin to head the Environmental Protection Agency and Tom Homan as his administration’s “border czar.” CBS News has also learned Trump plans to name his former adviser Stephen Miller as his deputy chief of staff for policy. CBS News’ Robert Costa and Camilo Montoya-Galvez have more. Source
Submarine designed with women in mind joins U.S. Navy fleet
The USS New Jersey was the first submarine in the U.S. Navy’s fleet designed specifically with women in mind. Source
Trump’s climate policy looms over COP29
A major climate summit kicked off in Azerbaijan on Monday amid uncertainty over U.S. commitments to combatting global warming. President-elect Donald Trump has said he will exit the Paris Climate Agreement again, which the U.S. rejoined under President Biden. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter joins to discuss how the international community is reacting. Source
How Trump plans to avoid Senate fights over Cabinet picks
President-elect Donald Trump says he wants the next Senate Republican leader to allow “recess appointments.” This would allow the White House to temporarily bypass confirmation votes for high-level appointments when the Senate is out of session. Tom Dupree, former deputy assistant attorney general, joins “America Decides” to assess the legality of the request. Source
What we know about the upcoming Biden-Trump meeting at the White House
President Biden has promised a peaceful transition of power. Something the American public hasn’t witnessed since 2016: The outgoing president hosting the incoming one, which President Biden will do on Wednesday. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe has the details. Source