The House of Representatives dealt the president a major win after voting to advance several major priorities, including a budget framework and voting rights legislation. Nikole Killion reports. Source
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Biden aims to keep August 31 deadline for Afghanistan exit
President Biden announced Tuesday he intends to stick to his August 31 deadline to pull U.S. forces out of Afghanistan. But he said he asked the Pentagon and State Department for contingency plans if it became necessary to change that timeline. Ed O’Keefe has the details. Source
WWII vet reunited with children he almost shot 77 years ago
A World War II veteran was reunited with three siblings in Italy, nearly eight decades after their paths crossed while the American soldier was hunting Nazis. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports. Source
“Intelligence Matters” presents: Remembering 9/11 with Winston Wiley
In this special episode, host Michael Morell speaks with Winston Wiley, the CIA’s most senior analyst on September 11, 2001, about his experience on that day. Source
Louisiana man gets life for apparently random murder of Black man
Kenneth Gleason wasn’t charged with a hate crime, but he’s accused of killing another Black man, and he allegedly searched for white nationalist content online and had a copy of an Adolf Hitler speech. Source
Biden to convene cybersecurity summit with tech executives
Officials from Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, IBM and ADP will be at the White House on Wednesday, according to a senior Biden administration official. Source
Baby from Nirvana’s “Nevermind” cover sues band for child porn
Spencer Elden’s parents never authorized the band to use the photo, which was taken at a Pasadena aquatic center in 1990, the lawsuit alleges. Source
California group rescues animals from Caldor Fire
A volunteer group in California is rescuing hundreds of animals from the path of the Caldor Fire. CBS Sacramento’s Anna Gile reports. Source
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Biden to keep August 31 as Afghanistan withdrawal deadline; Mom takes plunge to finish late daughter’s mission. Source
2 Congressmen secretly visited Kabul during evacuation efforts
Representatives Seth Moulton and Peter Meijer, both Iraq War veterans, made a stealth visit to the Hamid Karzai International Airport as the U.S. evacuates Americans and Afghan allies. Source