Now less than seven months out from Election Day, Trump's baggage from Jan.6 — and the Biden campaign's tactic of highlighting it — isn't going away. My latest w/aaron navarro on what this means in an unprecedented U.S. election cycle. cbsnews.com/news/biden-cam…

Trump has promised to free the Jan. 6 “hostages” if elected & has saluted during the 1/6 choir song

Biden has looked to remind voters about J6 too

Hunter Woodall & I talked to some of those in the building where it happened about Biden’s argument on democracy
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New tonight: Allison Novelo with a scoop so noteworthy that RFK Jr.‘s VP pick quickly posted a special media response.

RFK Jr. is now taking back earlier comments stating J6 protestors did not have weapons.

'My understanding that none of the January 6 rioters who invaded the capitol were carrying firearms was incorrect,' Kennedy said in an updated statement.

Another takeaway from RFK Jr.'s statement: follows a trend we've reported on where some GOP lawmakers have downplayed the attack while others in the party have backed away from the firm stances they took in early 2021 where they condemned what happened.  cbsnews.com/news/donald-tr…

In statement, RFK Jr. doesn't call Jan. 6 an attack and never specifically notes here that over 100 police were injured by riot, instead calls it 'quite clear that many of the January 6 protestors broke the law.' cbsnews.com/news/donald-tr…

Another entry in my longstanding determination to never skip a chance to talk about presidential campaigns and the Midwest.

In a review of three years' worth of Jan. 6 criminal cases, CBS News found that nearly 500 defendants are accused of assaulting police officers. Former President Donald Trump has argued the defendants are being unfairly treated like 'hostages.' His rhetoric is sparking growing…

When the former Omaha World Herald intern gets to write a national politics story about the city he lived in for a summer: cbsnews.com/news/2024-elec…

SCOOP: Alex Bruesewitz 🇺🇸, a top contender to run for Mike Gallagher's seat in #WI08 , will be flying with former Pres. Trump today from Palm Beach to Green Bay ahead of his rally. Bruesewitz tells CBS News he has not made a decision on whether he will jump in the race.

RFK Jr's website claims to be 'on the ballot' in North Carolina. That's not officially the case yet. Campaign is trying to create a party (We The People) to nominate him. Comms for state board of election tells me the 'board has not received any signatures from We The People.'

CBS News SCOOP:

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to name a vice-presidential pick on Tuesday, but the 15,000 signatures his campaign collected for ballot access in Nevada are invalid since he did not have a VP named on the petition.

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Three candidates are vying for the GOP nomination for an Ohio Senate seat in the state's primary tonight. As Shawna Mizelle reports, it has become a divisive proxy race between Trump loyalists and the state's more traditional conservatives.

A contentious Republican primary for an Ohio Senate seat has become a divisive proxy race between Trump loyalists and the state's more traditional conservatives - often dubbed the establishment. Latest w/ Shawna Mizelle
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Scoop w/Rob Legare: New bill from Minnesota Democratic Rep. Angie Craig seeks to strengthen bribery statute after Democratic Sen. Menendez accused of taking gold bars, cash for official acts. cbsnews.com/news/anti-brib…

Was on the bus with Phillips the day after he filed in NH. I wrote that onboard 'there was a mantra Phillips has proudly displayed in his congressional office. It carried a consistent and simple, slightly salty message. 'SILENCE is better than bullshit.'

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Dean Phillips presidential campaign started after weeks of confusion about whether he would really jump in the race. It ends long after he was viewed as a competitive candidate. I have a look at what went down with the stellar NH embed jake rosen. cbsnews.com/news/dean-phil…

Who was president on this day 175 years ago? James Polk left office at noon but Zachary Taylor refused to take the oath on a Sunday. In Missouri, there is a tombstone that says 'President of the United States One Day.' ⁦Alex Schiffer⁩ washingtonpost.com/history/2024/0…

The judge raised her voice as she channeled the frustrations of her colleagues

'I hate this. I hate all of this. I hate having to have these conversations'

Judges escalate their denunciations of Jan 6 conspiracy theories

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Pennsylvania GOP Rep. Lloyd Smucker said after Jan. 6 he supported 'the prosecution of the insurrectionists to the fullest extent of the law.' He's endorsed Trump since then and told me last week he 'never called them insurrectionists.' cbsnews.com/news/donald-tr…