Just over an hour before the gavel strikes in the House of Representatives to decide its new leadership, CBS News Chief Election & Campaign Correspondent Robert Costa was live on Capitol Hill laying out where the vote stands and whether Rep. Kevin McCarthy has enough support to become Speaker of the House. Joined by CBS News Congressional Correspondents Nikole Killion and Scott MacFarlane, they brought listeners all the latest insights and impromptu interviews with members of Congress from the basement hallway where the press convened. This conversation was recorded through Twitter Spaces.

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Can GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy Lock Down the House Speakership?

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The big developments in trump's so-called hush money trial. The supreme court and the unprecedented case of presidential immunity before the justices. At issue is whether former president Donald Trump is immune from criminal prosecution for what he claims were official acts while in office.

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CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell, 04/24/24

Our exclusive in-depth conversation with pope Francis at the Vatican. His message for the world as he pleas for peace ahead of the church's first world children's day. To the supreme court in a case that could have wide-ranging implications for women's health care nationwide. At issue is the conflict between Idaho's near-total abortion ban and a federal law that requires hospitals to provide emergency medical treatment.

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a tense hearing over whether trump repeatedly violated a gag order by attacking witnesses and jurors on social media. Prosecutors urged the judge to fine trump thousands of dollars and hold him in contempt, while the former president complained that his right to free speech was being taken away. Protests are growing as more students across the country are staging demonstrations against Israel's war in Gaza.

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CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell, 04/23/24

The first witness taken the stand in the historic criminal trial of a former president of the United States. In opening statements, prosecutors accuse trump of taking part of a criminal conspiracy to interfere with the 2016 election. But defense attorneys claim trump did nothing wrong and argued that some of the prosecution witnesses are liars and biased against the former president. 

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CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell, 04/22/24

A man set himself on fire outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial in the so-called hush money case. And inside the courthouse, the full jury panel has now been seated for the case against Trump after the final five alternates were selected. This sets the stage for opening statements to begin next week in the unprecedented criminal trial of a former president. Plus, little is known about Israel's retaliatory airstrikes on Iran or of any potential damage. Both countries appear to be downplaying the strikes, suggesting an effort to de-escalate tensions. 

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Can GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy Lock Down the House Speakership?

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