“There is no place for racism or hate of any kind in football or in any area of society,” he wrote. Source

President Biden said it was a “historic day” as roughly $15 billion were distributed to the families of nearly 60 million children in the first monthly payments of the advanced Child Tax Credit. He and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke Thursday about the payments. Watch their remarks. Source

Jessica Howard testified to Congress and was one of more than 200 women who gave impact statements at Larry Nassar’s trial. Source

At least 42 confirmed dead in Germany and Belgium as soldiers are brought in to help find and rescue dozens more from towns cut off by floodwaters. Source

Democrats push for payments to extend beyond 2021 as the first checks hit bank accounts July 15 Source

President Biden met with fellow Democrats on Capitol Hill to shore up support for a new $3.5 trillion budget plan that could include an expansion of new Child Tax Credit payments. Republicans won’t back the plan, so every Senate Democrat needs to be on board in order for it to pass. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe joined CBSN to discuss. Source

Automaker says it’s investigating after two older models of its flagship electric car burst into flames. Source

Extreme weather linked to global warming poses a serious risk to people’s 401(k) and other retirement plans, experts warn. Source

In a hearing this week on possible sanctions for Trump-allied lawyers, a federal judge questioned whether the attorneys had done their due diligence before filing a lawsuit in Michigan last November in an attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. Washington Post political investigations and enterprise reporter Rosalind Helderman joined CBSN to discuss the hearing. Source

A new book offers a collection of one-on-one interviews with friends and staffers of former President Donald Trump, and even Mr. Trump himself. Michael C. Bender, author of “Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost,” spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN about his interactions with the former president, Trump’s reaction to the George Floyd video and the effect his COVID-19 diagnosis had on his re-election campaign. Source