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Witness testimony in former President Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial came to a close Tuesday after the defense rested its case. The prosecution called 20 witnesses over about two weeks, while Trump’s attorneys called on just two. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa has analysis.
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A look at the Palestinians’ long bid for statehood as several western European nations say they’ll recognize Palestine as a state.
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Voters in Georgia, Oregon, Kentucky and Idaho are casting their ballots Tuesday. Meanwhile, in California’s 20th Congressional District, voters are choosing between two Republicans to fill former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s vacant seat. CBS News political reporter Hunter Woodall joins to preview the primary contests.
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A video posted to former President Trump’s social media channel on Monday featured the phrase “a unified Reich,” a term usually associated with Nazi Germany. Trump did not address the video when speaking outside the courthouse after his defense team rested in his criminal “hush money” trial. Robert Costa has more.
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Scarlett Johansson is demanding answers from OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, after it released a ChatGPT voice that she says sounds “eerily similar” to her own. Johansson claims she declined Altman’s offer for her to voice the product. Jo Ling Kent has the detials.
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The Environmental Protection Agency is urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation’s drinking water from cyberattacks. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga joins to discuss.
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Peter Navarro, a former White House aide under former President Donald Trump, is currently serving a four-month sentence in Florida for a contempt of Congress conviction. But Navarro’s time behind bars is not stopping him from sharing what he believes to be Trump’s economic agenda if reelected. Semafor editor Gina Chon joins to discuss some of the bold predictions Navarro made to her in emails sent from prison.
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Vince Fong, a California State Assembly member, had the endorsement of both former President Donald Trump and Kevin McCarthy.
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Ronald Yancey became the first Black graduate at Georgia Tech nearly 60 years ago. In May, he presented a degree from the school to his granddaughter.
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Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita completed the scaling of Mount Everest for a record 30th time Wednesday, his second climb this month to the top of the world.
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