Wyoming House Representative Liz Cheney will likely be challenged ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, as former president Trump has been vetting candidates to unseat the Republican congresswoman. The two have been at odds ever since Cheney voted to impeach Trump after January 6. Politics and policy reporter for WyoFile Nick Reynolds joined CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss. Source
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How redistricting may impact the 2022 midterm elections
The redistricting of communities is beginning to take center stage in the 2022 midterm elections. Managing editor for Sabato’s Crystal Ball Kyle Kondik spoke with CBSN’s Tanya Rivero about the impact on voters. Source
Piano man gets thousands in donations from strangers
A piano man at an airport had a chance encounter with a motivational speaker with a large instagram following. The speaker ended up giving the piano player over $60,000 in donations from his followers. Mark Strassmann has the details. Source
Climate change may be driving sharks to northern shores
Shark sightings have been on the rise this summer up and down the Northeast coastline. Mola Lenghi dives into why climate change could be to blame. Source
Some presidential battleground states have far less competitive House races, new data shows
New data from Ohio State found some of the most competitive battleground states for the presidential election have the least competitive House races. Stef Kight, a political reporter for Axios, which first obtained the data, explains. Source
White House looks for new path to citizenship after judge blocks new DACA applications
President Biden is meeting with a group of Democratic lawmakers to outline possible pathways to citizenship for undocumented people who came to the U.S. as children. The meeting comes after a federal judge blocked new applications for the DACA program. Caitlin Dickerson, a staff writer for The Atlantic, joins Elaine Quijano with more insight. Source
This week on “Sunday Morning” (August 1)
A look at the features for this week’s broadcast of the #1 Sunday morning news program Source
Record-breaking heat wave scorches central U.S.
Much of the central U.S. remains under a record-breaking heat wave. Nearly 110 million Americans are under heat alerts from Nebraska to Georgia. Lonnie Quinn has the forecast. Source
Former cardinal charged with sexually assaulting a minor
Court records show that former cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage boy in 1974. McCarrick is the first cardinal in the U.S. to be charged with a sexual crime against a minor. Source
Summer camps see rise in COVID outbreaks ahead of school year
Summer camps around the country are battling COVID-19 outbreaks. Health officials worry it could be a preview of the coming school year. Source