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Early voting has kicked off in Texas ahead of the state's March 1 primary, but new restrictive voting laws in the state are affecting thousands of mail-in ballots. Alexa Ura, a demographics reporter for the Texas Tribune, joins CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Nikki Battiste with more.
The storm system has placed more than 100 million Americans under winter weather alerts, and over 4,000 flights had already been canceled by Thursday morning.
"It is no longer the case that government regulation or intervention is dead on arrival within the Republican Party."
Floyd, who was from Houston, was killed last year by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
The Supreme Court ruled that a Texas abortion law can remain in effect, but allowed abortion providers to challenge the law in court. Jan Crawford has the details.
The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Texas, claiming the state's new voting district maps discriminate against Black and Latino voters. Kim Wehle, a professor of law at the University of Baltimore and the author of "How to Read the Constitution -- and Why," joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano with the details of the lawsuit.
Texas continues to hit record highs in coronavirus infections; Pasadena Fire Department staffs all-women fire crew for the first time
There is a surge in gerrymandering as several states work to redraw congressional maps ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. CBS News political reporter Aaron Navarro joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero with more.
A federal judge halted Texas Governor Greg Abbott's executive order banning mask mandates in schools. Meanwhile, 10 states are suing the Biden administration to block vaccine regulation for health care workers, and Pfizer has asked the Food and Drug Administration for approval of its COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for all U.S. adults. Dr. Leo Nissola, the chief scientific officer at First Bio Research and an immunotherapy scientist, joined CBSN to discuss the latest coronavirus headlines.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday issued an executive order requiring residents to wear face coverings in public in counties with 20 or more positive coronavirus cases. Janet Shamlian reports.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott threatened to fine companies that enforce COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Nancy Cordes has more on how it contradicts a federal mandate.
Texas' Republican Governor Greg Abbott has signed an executive order banning "any entity" in his state from issuing a coronavirus vaccine mandate. Last month, President Biden announced that all companies with 100 employees or more will need to require vaccination or weekly COVID testing. On Tuesday, Mr. Biden is attending a virtual meeting with G20 leaders on the situation in Afghanistan. CBS News political contributor and Associated Press White House reporter Zeke Miller joins CBSN AM to discuss.
Afghanistan and the controversial abortion law in Texas are just two of the many issues on President Biden's docket. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joined Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN with the latest.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell made an offer to Democrats Wednesday that would temporarily extend the government's borrowing ability, avoiding a default on its debts. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang, CBS News' congressional correspondent Nikole Killion and Insider's politics reporter Oma Seddiq join "Red and Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with the details.
The bill, filed by state Representative Webster Barnaby, is similar to the law recently enacted in Texas, which bans abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy.
The legislation aims to stop social media companies from banning users based solely on their political opinions.
Governor Greg Abbott said that the state will "eliminate all rapists from the streets of Texas by aggressively going out and arresting them."
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday signed into law a bill to overhaul Texas elections, despite bitter opposition from Democrats that inspired two walkouts by legislators. Watch him sign the law and take questions from reporters afterward.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a controversial voting bill into law Tuesday. The Election Integrity Protection Act of 2021 bans drive-thru voting and changes voting hours. It also includes new requirements for mail-in voting and poll worker protections. Renuka Rayasam, author of Politico Nightly, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss that and more.
The U.S. Supreme Court denied a request to block a Texas law outlawing abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, allowing the nation's most restrictive measures to remain in effect. Correspondent Ben Tracy has the latest.
A Texas law banning abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy went into effect early Wednesday after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to act on an emergency request to block it. It came as the state's Republican governor prepares to sign a controversial voting restrictions bill into law. Nikole Killion has the details.
The legislation's passage ended a months-long standoff with Democrats, who stalled the bill by leaving the state.
The Biden administration is ramping up its evacuation efforts from Afghanistan ahead of the August 31 deadline. Plus, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' ban on school mask mandates is overturned by a state judge. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss this weekend's "Face the Nation."
Public schools in the state will no longer be barred from mandating face masks — for now.
Abbott is fully vaccinated and so far is experiencing no symptoms, his office said.
The new map would shift five of California's Republican House seats to be more favorable to Democrats in the 2026 midterm elections.
A New York appellate court threw out the $527 million penalty in the civil fraud case against President Trump and others on Thursday, ruling that the fine was "excessive."
Alina Habba, President Trump's former personal lawyer, has been serving as New Jersey's U.S. attorney "without lawful authority" since early July, a judge said.
President Trump visited a crowd of federal law enforcement officers on Thursday.
Meteorologists are closely tracking the projected path and forecast of Hurricane Erin, which is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year.
As Trump pushes for peace, Ukraine accuses Russia of a deadly drone and missile strike, "as if there were no efforts by the world to stop this war."
Jinchao Wei, who was an active-duty sailor stationed in San Diego, was found guilty of charges he sold military secrets to China.
Cracker Barrel stock plunged almost 15% on Thursday after the company released a new logo that removes its long-time image of a man leaning against a barrel.
Lizelle Gonzalez was indicted on murder charges in 2022, after she used medication to induce an abortion. The charges were later dropped.