CBS News has learned that Texas officials are being accused of purposely making it harder to coordinate its migrant busing operation to Democratic-led cities. National correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports. Source
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Top geopolitical risks to monitor in 2024
As the U.S. looks to project leadership overseas, one organization says the greatest geopolitical risk of 2024 is back at home. Eurasia Group president and founder Ian Bremmer joins CBS News to explain. Source
New California bill aims to ban tackle football for kids 12 and under
A study examining 152 teenage athlete suicides across the country revealed that roughly 40% had CTE. That led one California Assembly member to author a bill that would outlaw tackle football for young kids. Source
The dangers of swatting incidents
Law enforcement is looking into a string of swatting incidents targeting political figures on both sides of the aisle, including some involved in former President Donald Trump’s legal cases. Samantha Vinograd, a security expert who has served under three presidents, joins CBS News to examine the risks the incidents pose. Source
Alaska Airlines passenger recounts moment door plug blew off
Alaska Airlines and United Airlines say they have found loose bolts inside several door plugs on their Boeing 737 Max 9 fleets. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has more on the investigation. Then, Kelly Bartlett, a passenger who was on the Alaska flight when a section of the plane’s fuselage blew off in midair, joins CBS News to recount the incident. Source
What to know about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s cancer diagnosis
Doctors at Walter Reed Medical Center say Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized due to complications from surgery to treat prostate cancer. CBS News’ David Martin and Dr. Jon LaPook have the latest. Source
Federal judges appear skeptical of Trump’s immunity claim
In a hearing Tuesday, federal appeals court judges appeared skeptical of the claim that former President Donald Trump is protected against criminal prosecution. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the details. Source
Dangerous storm systems spread across U.S.
Two major storm systems are sparking weather alerts in several parts of the U.S. CBS News national environmental correspondent Dave Malkoff reports from Panama City Beach, Florida. Source
Mark your calendar: 2024 dates for elections, key political events
Here is a full list of key political dates for the 2024 elections. Source
Texas officials accused of creating migrant busing chaos
A nonprofit worker who partnered with Texas to help with its migrant busing program says she left her position after the state deliberately stymied her efforts to notify officials and those in her nonprofit network about when and where migrants would be arriving in Democratic-led cities. Manuel Bojorquez has the story. Source