A military judge has ruled that plea agreements struck by alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants are valid​, a government official said Wednesday. Source

The students suffered physical injuries, but declined medical treatment, according to the university. Source

Vice President Kamala Harris opted not to speak to her supporters on election night, but gave a speech on Wednesday conceding the election to former President Donald Trump. NOTUS politics reporter Jasmine Wright describes the election night scene at Harris’ alma mater Howard University. Semafor politics reporter Kadia Goba discusses House Democrats’ reaction to Harris’ loss. Source

Abortion rights were on the ballot in ten states nationwide on Election Day. CBS News correspondent Danya Bacchus reports on how the states voted. Source

Climate scientists working at the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service have announced that 2024 is “virtually certain” to be the warmest year on record. Source

President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign told reporters about the strategy it says largely contributed to its success. CBS News’ Jake Rosen has the details and Aaron Navarro reports on Vice President Kamala Harris’ concession speech. Source

Leaders around the world reacted to former President Donald Trump winning the U.S. presidency again. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it a “huge victory” and his office said the two spoke for 20 minutes on Wednesday. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has more. Source

President-elect Donald Trump promised to fire special counsel Jack Smith and the Department of Justice said it will wind down the cases against Trump before his inauguration. Rick Pildes, constitutional and election law expert, joins CBS News to break down what Trump’s win means for his federal and state criminal cases. Source

A concession speech delivered by the losing candidate is a patriotic tradition as old as the U.S. itself, and as Vice President Kamala Harris showed Wednesday, it often represents the most difficult moment in a politician’s career. However, as Mark Strassmann explains, it also serves as the bedrock of our democratic process. Source

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was effusive in his praise for President-elect Donald Trump’s election win, calling it “history’s greatest comeback.” Holly Williams reports from Tel Aviv. Source