CAMPAIGN 2024: CBS News poll shows Trump leading Biden nationally
A new CBS News poll shows former President Donald Trump leading President Joe Biden among likely voters nationally.
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Federal health officials drop five-day isolation time for COVID-19 cases
People who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days, federal health officials say.
Congress approves short-term spending measure to avoid government shutdown
Congress has passed another short-term spending measure that would keep one set of federal agencies operating through March 8 and another set through March 22, avoiding a shutdown for parts of the federal government that would otherwise kick in Saturday.
300 miles apart, Biden and Trump tour U.S.-Mexico border
Three hundred miles apart, President Joe Biden and likely Republican challenger Donald Trump walked the U.S.-Mexico border, dueling trips that underscore how important immigration has become for the 2024 election.
Wildfire in Texas panhandle now the largest in state history
The Texas agriculture commissioner says the fire could be catastrophic for cattle ranchers. More than 85% of Texas cattle are in the panhandle.
U.S. Supreme Court sets April arguments over whether Trump can be prosecuted for election interference
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election.
Appellate judge refuses to halt Trump’s $454 million fraud penalty while he appeals
A New York appellate judge’s decision leaves former President Donald Trump with less than a month to pay up or secure a bond covering the full $454 million civil fraud penalty he owes.
Comedian Richard Lewis, who recently starred on “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” dies at 76
Richard Lewis starred on TV’s “Anything But Love” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” as well as in “Mel Brooks’ Robin Hood: Men in Tights.”
Sen. Mitch McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November
Sen. Mitch McConnell said he plans to serve out his Senate term, which ends in January 2027, even after he gives up his role as the Senate’s Republican leader.
Hunter Biden tells House Republicans he did not involve his father in his business
Hunter Biden appeared Wednesday on Capitol Hill for a defiant, closed-door deposition with lawmakers.
