Former Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell will not seek reelection in 2026. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small reports. Source

Recent wildfires throughout the U.S. have been significantly more devastating. However, the number of these fires has actually gone down in the past few decades, according to a new study published in the peer-reviewed journal “Nature Communications.” Co-author of the study Donald Falk joins “The Daily Report” to explain. Source

On his first full day as transportation secretary, Sean Duffy faced the deadliest U.S. aviation accident in more than 20 years. The midair collision near Washington, D.C., killed 67 people and just on Monday, a flight from Minneapolis crash-landed in Toronto with all passengers surviving. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave spoke with Duffy about that and the recent layoffs at the Federal Aviation Administration. Source

The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, canceled a $275,000 contract for 9/11-related cancer research. Source

The president has endorsed the House GOP’s one-bill approach while Senate Republicans want to separate his priorities into two bills. Source

The Senate confirmed Kash Patel to lead the FBI in a 51-49 vote on Thursday. Some lawmakers have expressed concern that the Trump ally could use the bureau’s power to go after perceived political enemies of the president. CBS News Department of Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane explains. Source

Even before Sen. Mitch McConnell announced his decision not to seek reelection Thursday, a field of potential replacements started to take shape. The likely Republican candidates have been trading barbs for weeks. Kadia Goba, political reporter for Semafor, joins “America Decides” to discuss. Source

The U.S. canceled a joint news conference Thursday between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Trump’s envoy to the European nation amid a public rift between the two world leaders. CBS News’ Nancy Cordes and Caitlin Huey-Burns report. Source

The Conservative Political Action Conference, better known as CPAC, is in full swing in National Harbor, Maryland. Several well-known figures took the stage Thursday, most notably Vice President JD Vance and Elon Musk. CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro has more. Source

“Morgiane” is believed to be the oldest existing opera written by a Black American, but it wasn’t seen by audiences until 2025. Source