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Amid the fallout from his poor debate performance last week, President Biden, ahead of a critical meeting with Democratic governors, told campaign staffers on a call Wednesday that “I am running. I’m the nominee of the Democratic Party. No one’s pushing me out.” Weija Jiang reports from the White House.
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The jury reached its verdict after deliberating for just one day.
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Both the White House and the Biden campaign held all-staff meetings Wednesday as officials contend with political fallout from last week’s presidential debate. Tom LoBianco, co-founder of 24sight News, and Kadia Goba, politics reporter for Semafor, join “America Decides” to take a closer look at the current White House messaging as concerns about the president’s age continue to swirl.
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Union soldiers Philip Shadrach and George Wilson were posthumously honored Wednesday by President Biden with the Medal of Honor for their courage in the “Great Locomotive Chase,” in which they went deep behind Confederate lines and stole a train in Marietta, Georgia. They ran the train north, tearing up tracks and cutting telegraph wires as they went. David Martin has more.
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Fighting along Israel’s northern border with Lebanon is intensifying, while the IDF continues airstrikes in southern Gaza after ordering more evacuations. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams has the latest.
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Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News” with Adriana Diaz.
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The Fourth of July holiday travel rush is here; experts say it could be the busiest season ever. AAA estimates nearly 71 million people will travel 50 miles or more during the holiday. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave is following things from LAX Airport in Los Angeles.
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Some Democratic governors spoke Wednesday night after meeting with President Biden at the White House, reaffirming their support for him amid calls for him to drop out of the 2024 race following his debate performance. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said they had a good conversation with the president, and that they would all stand with him.
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AAA projects that nearly 61 million Americans will travel by car this Fourth of July holiday, while TSA planned to screen about 2.8 million flyers alone Wednesday at U.S. airports. Kris Van Cleave reports on the travel rush.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping met Wednesday for the second time in two months. Markus Garlauskas, director of the Atlantic Council’s Indo-Pacific Security Initiative, joins to discuss.
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