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The Justice Department is putting states on notice over audits of ballots cast in last year's presidential election. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson joined CBSN with more.

A new documentary is shedding light on the causes and solutions to a global wildfire epidemic. "Bring Your Own Brigade" sets out to explain why the nation's fire suppression policies are misguided.

China's foreign minister met with senior Taliban leaders.

U.S. swimmer Ryan Murphy won the silver medal in the men's 200-meter backstroke, his last race at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

A plane carrying over 200 Afghans, mostly interpreters and their families, landed at Washington's Dulles International Airport early Friday morning. It's the first evacuation flight of what the U.S.

Wyoming House Representative Liz Cheney will likely be challenged ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, as former president Trump has been vetting candidates to unseat the Republican congresswoman.

President Joe Biden wants Congress to extend an eviction moratorium before millions lose their homes. CBS MoneyWatch reporter Irina Ivanova joins "CBSN AM" to discuss the latest.

The federal government is rolling out new strategies to get more people vaccinated against COVID-19.

Democrats announced plans to pass a federal clean energy standard as part of the Biden administration's push to combat climate change.

In an address to the nation on Thursday, President Biden announced new incentives to encourage more Americans to get vaccinated.

Ranking last in the nation for vaccinations, Alabama is now dealing with its second-worst wave of coronavirus infections since the pandemic began.

President Biden is meeting with a group of Democratic lawmakers to outline possible pathways to citizenship for undocumented people who came to the U.S. as children.

New data from Ohio State found some of the most competitive battleground states for the presidential election have the least competitive House races.

President Biden on Thursday announced new measures to boost vaccinations in the U.S., including requiring all federal workers and contractors to show proof of vaccination or submit to regular COVID

The Labor Department says 400,000 Americans filed first-time unemployment claims last week, down 24,000 from the previous week.

American pole vaulter Sam Kendricks is out of the Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19. Meanwhile, gymnast Simone Biles said she had the "twisties" during the vault competition.

With just five days to go until the Democratic primary election for Ohio's 11th Congressional District, the race is heating up between the two front-runners.

A new report by the Federation of American Scientists shows China may be building a second field of missile silos in its western deserts, signaling a potential expansion of its nuclear capabilities.

A bipartisan group of senators pushed an infrastructure package forward, signaling hope it could soon become law.

A Hong Kong court is getting ready to hand down a sentence for the first person tried under the city's controversial national security law. Ramy Inocencio joined "CBSN AM" to talk about the case.

A new report claims almost four-fifths of COVID misinformation on Facebook is spread by just 12 accounts, and a group of protesters laid body bags in front of the entrance of the company's

A bipartisan vote of 67-32 in the Senate moves the infrastructure package a step closer to becoming law.

A new whistleblower complaint alleges migrant children held at the Fort Bliss U.S. tent camp faced filthy conditions and lacked access to adequate mental health services.

In a 67 to 32 vote Wednesday, the Senate voted to begin debate on a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package.

"I Alone Can Fix It," a new book by co-authors Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker, details the chaotic final year of Donald Trump's presidency, including the failed security response at the U.S.

Texas Representative Jake Ellzey won the state's special election to fill late Congressman Ron Wright's seat in the 6th District.

A new voting law in Georgia could have serious implications for the Democratic Party in 2022's midterm elections.

The White House has issued a mask mandate for its own employees and is advising all federal agencies in Washington D.C., and other COVID hot spots to do the same.

Director Rochelle Walensky said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its mask guidance for all people in the United States because the science changed. Dr.

Thousands of teenagers from immigrant families are still hoping to be a part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, though a Texas federal judge blocked the Biden administration