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Michelle Pfeiffer, Viola Davis and Gillian Anderson on playing first ladies

A new 10-part series on Showtime, "The First Lady," explores the private lives of some of the most revered public figures in American politics. CBS News' Lesley Stahl sits down with Michelle Pfeiffer (who plays Betty Ford), Viola Davis (Michelle Obama), and Gillian Anderson (Eleanor Roosevelt) about how they approached the roles of women who used the often-hidden power of their positions to change the course of history.

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Gap in White House Jan. 6 phone call logs

CBS News and The Washington Post have obtained White House records of former President Trump's activities on the day of the January 6 Capitol attack. They reveal a more than 7-hour gap in entries in his call log and daily diary, raising questions about what Trump was doing at the time and whether he was making calls on so-called burner phones, which are disposable and untraceable. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa and congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane have the latest.

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