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Venezuela election officials announced authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro received 51% of the vote. However, opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who was banned by Maduro's government from running for president earlier this year, says presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez was ahead by 40 points in their latest tallies.
President Biden is calling for a constitutional amendment making it clear any former president could be prosecuted for crimes committed while in office and would not have immunity. It's designed to reverse a recent Supreme Court decision. He also wants the Supreme Court justices to follow an enforceable code of ethics.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with former President Donald Trump in Florida Friday after speaking with President Biden and Vice President Harris in Washington on Thursday. The trip led to large-scale protests over his handling of the war against Hamas.
New polling estimates independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is at around 6% of the national vote, which could make a difference in battleground states. He spoke to CBS News about his campaign and his controversies.
Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama on Friday announced their endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic presidential nomination. On Thursday, Harris also accepted the endorsement of the American Federation of Teachers. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump has continued to paint Harris as more liberal than President Biden.
Chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes discusses the future of the presidential race after President Biden's address on not seeking reelection, and who Vice President Kamala Harris could pick as her running mate.
FBI director Christopher Wray released new facts Wednesday at a House committee hearing about his agency's ongoing investigation into the failed assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump. Wray revealed that just two hours before the shooting, the gunman flew a drone roughly 200 yards from the rally stage for 11 minutes.
In an address from the Oval Office, President Biden on Wednesday explained his decision not to seek reelection, saying it's time for younger voices. In the speech, he defended his record as president and also called on Americans to "preserve our democracy."
In his first solo rally since President Biden exited the 2024 presidential race, former President Donald Trump pivoted to take aim at his likely new rival, Vice President Kamala Harris.
As President Biden decides not to seek reelection, it caps a career that has spanned six decades in Washington as a senator, then vice president and now president. The president will give a primetime address Wednesday, where he is expected to tout his legislative wins in office.
