According to a CBS News poll, more than half of young voters definitely will vote in 2024, and only 7% say they will likely not vote. CBS News correspondent Lana Zak spoke to three young voters who pointed toward issues, and not political parties, that are influencing their votes. Source
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David DePape trial: Defense lays out right-wing conspiracy theories leading to Paul Pelosi attack
Opening statements began Thursday in the federal trial of David DePape, accused in the October 2022 hammer attack on Paul Pelosi, with the defense attorney laying out the outlandish conspiracy theories that drove DePape to seek out then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the couple’s Pacific Heights home in San Francisco. Source
Congress no closer to funding government before shutdown deadline
The Democratic-led Senate and Republican-controlled House have yet to come to an agreement on how to keep the government operating past Nov. 17. Source
Dr. Ruth Westheimer appointed New York’s ambassador to loneliness
Westheimer, a 95-year-old Holocaust survivor and Bronx resident, rose to prominence as a sex therapist and talk show host in the 80s and 90s. Source
A potential government shutdown is 8 days away. What is Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan?
House Speaker Mike Johnson is weighing possible courses of action to propose as a government shutdown looms. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion is watching the debate from Capitol Hill. Source
Heated Miami GOP debate highlights include jabs traded by Haley, DeSantis and Ramaswamy
The five candidates who attended the third GOP presidential debate held Wednesday in Miami did not hold back their heated comments about each other. Meanwhile, front-runner Donald Trump held a rally in nearby Hialeah, making the evening the third debate he’s missed so far. CBS News political reporter Nidia Cavazos reports from Florida. Source
Biden celebrates Illinois auto factory, UAW workers strike success
President Joe Biden met with United Auto Workers in Belvidere, Illinois, and celebrated the success of a recent six-week strike that ended in a new, tentative agreement with the Detroit Big 3 car manufacturers. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports on how the union developments could affect Biden’s 2024 reelection bid. Source
Sen. Joe Manchin not running for reelection to Senate in 2024
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin called the decision “one of the toughest” of his life. Source
Massachusetts emergency shelters reaching capacity
The number of families in Massachusetts in need of emergency shelter keeps growing due to an influx of migrants arriving, state officials say. Gov. Maura Healey says the state doesn’t have the resources to serve more than 7,500 families. Matthew Medsger, a politics reporter for the Boston Herald, joins CBS News with the implications for immigrant families arriving in Massachusetts. Source
7 people sickened in salmonella outbreak linked to dog and cat food
Mid-America Pet Food widens its recall from one product to include more than 30 types of dry pet food. Source