House Speaker Mike Johnson visited Columbia University on Wednesday as pro-Palestinian protests continued on the campus. CBS News’ Nancy Chen spoke with the speaker about the demonstrations. Source Read More »
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Effort to repeal Arizona abortion law heads to state Senate
Arizona lawmakers moved forward Wednesday in their efforts to repeal a Civil War-era law that bans all abortions except to save the woman’s life. CBS News campaign reporter Shawna Mizelle has the details. Source Read More »
Hamas releases video appearing to show Israeli-U.S. hostage
A U.S. official confirmed to CBS News that there are five American hostages believed to be alive and held by Hamas. Hamas released a propaganda video Wednesday that appears to show U.S.-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan joins with more. Source Read More »
Sizable Haley vote in Pennsylvania may signal trouble for Trump
Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley won more than 16% of the vote in Pennsylvania’s Republican primary on Tuesday despite no longer being in the 2024 race. Anthony Salvanto, Matt Gorman and Caitlin Huey-Burns join “America Decides” to assess what it could mean for former President Donald Trump. Source Read More »
Secret Service agent assigned to Kamala Harris exhibits “distressing behavior”
Two sources briefed on the situation told CBS News the agent spouted gibberish, was speaking incoherently and provoked another officer physically. Source Read More »
Biden eyes Latino vote amid jump in Trump support
President Biden and his reelection campaign clearly state they need Latino support this November. However, several polls in recent months have revealed an increasing number of Latino voters preferring former President Donald Trump. CBS News political director Fin Gómez and Democratic strategist Chuck Rocha join to discuss more. Source Read More »
White House slams Republicans for stalling foreign aid
President Biden signed a $95 billion foreign aid package Wednesday, hours after it cleared the Senate. The majority is earmarked for the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars. CBS News’ Nancy Cordes and Nikole Killion have the latest. Source Read More »
Pro-Palestinian protests at U.S. colleges intensify
Pro-Palestinian demonstrations are taking place at universities across the U.S., including in California, Texas and New York. Wednesday marked the eighth day of a contentious protest at Columbia University that prompted the school to cancel in-person classes and brought a visit from House Speaker Mike Johnson. Nancy Chen has the latest. Source Read More »
A tour of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City
“CBS Evening News” anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell was given a private tour of the magnificent St. Peter’s Basilica, the largest church in the world, located in the smallest nation in the world. Source Read More »
Pope Francis says “a negotiated peace is better than a war without end”
In an exclusive interview with CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell, Pope Francis called for “negotiated peace” in Ukraine and Gaza, noting the devastating effects war has on children. Source Read More »