CDC sounds alarm on surging Delta variant cases; Study finds over 100,000 U.S. children lost a parent during pandemic Source

Procedural vote for infrastructure framework fails; Conservatives confront climate change Source

The president held a town hall in Cincinnati as he marks six months in office. Source

President Biden marked six months in office by holding a town hall in Cincinnati on Wednesday night. Reuters White House correspondent Jeff Mason and Dana Peterson, chief economist for the Conference Board, joins CBSN’s Lana Zak on “Red & Blue” with their analysis. Source

A young woman says she accidentally shot her boyfriend. Police say she confessed to murder – but there’s no audio to prove it. What will the jury decide? CBS News correspondent David Begnaud reports. Watch “48 Hours” Saturday, July 24 at 10/9c on CBS. Source

CBS News is looking into the factors driving Republicans’ belief in widespread voter fraud. It comes as a new report found errors of “unusual magnitude” in presidential polls from the 2020 election. CBS News deputy director of elections and data analytics Kabir Khanna joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano with the findings. Source

The rulings temporarily block an Arkansas law banning gender confirming treatments for transgender youth​ and a West Virginia ban on trans athletes in women’s sports. Source

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This is the president’s second town hall since taking office, coming as his administration is fighting to pass an infrastructure deal and a COVID-19 spike. Source

The U.S. Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security are warning asylum seekers in Cuba and Haiti against traveling to the U.S. by sea. In this fiscal year alone, the Coast Guard says it has intercepted more than 550 Cubans attempting to enter U.S. waters. CBS News embedded with the Coast Guard’s Key West sector to discuss his team’s operations. CBS News’ homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss this. Source