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President Biden and former President Donald Trump will take the stage Thursday night in Atlanta for the earliest televised general election debate ever. CBS News’ Robert Costa and Nancy Cordes have a preview of the showdown.
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Iran on Friday is holding its presidential election to replace President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May. But many Iranians say they will stay home instead of heading to the polls. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer is in Tehran to help explain why.
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Ahead of Thursday night’s highly-anticipated debate between President Biden and former President Donald Trump, Robert Costa examines what could spell success for either candidate.
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The countdown is on for the first head-to-head debate of 2024 between President Biden and former President Donald Trump.
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his native Australia as a free man on Wednesday. In a deal brokered by the Justice Department, Assange pleaded guilty to a single felony charge for publishing U.S. military secrets. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio is in the Australian capital of Canberra with more.
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White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan met Wednesday with Israel’s defense minister to discuss the war with Hamas. The meeting comes as a U.N.-backed report finds scores of Palestinians in Gaza face a risk of famine in the coming months. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has more from Tel Aviv.
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President Biden says he is righting a “historic wrong” by offering pardons to thousands of veterans who were convicted of crimes under a former military law that banned same-sex relationships. Jim Axelrod has the story.
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The NTSB said a Boeing executive disclosed non-public information from an investigation into the January incident.
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Having trouble sleeping, but a sleep divorce feels too drastic? Here’s what to know about the Scandinavian sleep method and if it’s right for you.
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President Biden is offering pardons to military veterans who were convicted of a crime based on their sexual orientation. Wednesday’s move is expected to affect thousands of former service members who were convicted under a former military law that criminalized consensual gay sex. CBS News chief investigative correspondent Jim Axelrod has more.
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