Rep. Will Hurd of Texas, the only African American Republican in the House, announced Thursday that he will not seek re-election. Hurd narrowly won reelection in 2018 in Texas’ 23rd district. Source

Senator Bernie Sanders dodged a question today on “CBS This Morning” about what appeared to be a tag-team with Senator Elizabeth Warren at the Democratic debate was planned. Briahna Gray, the national press secretary for Sanders’ campaign, joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” to discuss the Sanders 2020 strategy and debate performance. Source

Regional gas pipeline ruptures in Kentucky, causing a massive explosion that killed at least one person Source

Paramedics were called to the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts on Thursday afternoon. Nikki Battiste has the latest. Source

Naval investigators are looking for clues in a fighter jet crash in California. The pilot was killed but has not been identified. Carter Evans spoke with a witness. Source

Joe Biden: “I was surprised” by attacks on Obama; President Trump holds rally in Ohio after Democrats hold debates in Michigan. Source

After two nights of debates from the 2020 Democratic candidates, it’s President Trump’s turn to speak with voters, this time with a “Make America Great Again” rally in Cincinnati. Jeremy Pelzer, a politics reporter for Cleveland.com, spoke to CBSN’s “Red & Blue” about the Buckeye State’s importance to the upcoming election. Source

Early voters in the states weigh in on who stood out on the stage in Detroit for the second DNC debates Source

President Trump is backing Rep. John Ratcliffe of Texas to replace Dan Coats as director of national intelligence. The director of national intelligence requires extensive “national security expertise,” but colleagues of both parties say Ratcliffe has shown less zeal for the day-to-day work of intelligence oversight, according to public records, committee members and other officials familiar with his work. CBS News’ Olivia Gazis joins CBSN’s “Red and Blue” to discuss her reporting. Source

President Trump says it’s “fine with me” if China doesn’t want to trade with the U.S. anymore. This comes as he’s threatening to impose 10% tariffs on $300 billion worth of goods. Franco Ordonez of NPR joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” to talk about the latest on the trade war with China. Source