Liz Cheney joins Republicans backing Harris for President
Yet another former prominent conservative is joining the effort to elect Kamala Harris. Former chair of the House Republican Conference Liz Cheney lost her 2022 primary after expressing outrage over former President Donald Trump’s actions on Jan. 6, 2021, and has remained a vocal critic of Trump since then. Semafor politics reporter Shelby Talcott and […]
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson discusses affirmative action
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson recently sat down with CBS News for her first broadcast interview since joining the Supreme Court in 2022. “CBS Evening News” anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell discussed several topics with her, including affirmative action, which the nation’s highest court struck down back in June of last year.
Why Hunter Biden suddenly switched to a guilty plea before his trial
Jury selection was set to start Thursday in the second trial this year for Hunter Biden — this time for federal tax evasion. But the president’s son requested to change his plea several times over the course of the day, eventually entering a guilty plea. CBS News legal contributor and Loyola Law School professor Jessica […]
What comes next for Trump election interference case
Lawyers were back in a D.C. court Thursday to discuss the conspiracy and obstruction case charging Donald Trump with interfering with the 2020 election. It was the first hearing since the Supreme Court ruled former and current presidents have immunity from criminal prosecution for “official acts” taken in office. CBS News campaign reporter and attorney […]
U.S. soccer legend Alex Morgan announces retirement
Alex Morgan, a mainstay on the U.S. women’s national soccer team, announced her retirement from the game Thursday. Morgan is a two-time World Cup champion and an Olympic gold medalist.
“CBS Evening News” headlines for Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024
Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.”
Hunter Biden pleads guilty to all counts in tax evasion case
Hunter Biden, the son of President Biden, pleaded guilty Thursday afternoon to all nine counts in his federal tax evasion case in California on what was supposed to be the first day of his trial. The surprise move came after his attorneys acknowledged earlier in the day that the evidence in the case was “overwhelming.” […]
New details emerge about Georgia school shooting suspect
The FBI has admitted that it was aware of alleged threats of violence made last year by the 14-year-old suspect arrested in the shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia in which four people were killed and nine others wounded. At the time, the agency passed the information on to local law enforcement. Jackson County […]
Trump pleads not guilty to revised charges in 2020 election interference case
Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to revised federal charges related to his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The revised charges stem from a Supreme Court ruling in July that gives presidents immunity from prosecution for what are deemed to be official acts.
Father of Georgia high school shooting suspect arrested
The father of Colt Gray, the suspected gunman in the Apalachee High School shooting, has been arrested.
