Nebraska, Missouri abortion rights ballot measures face legal challenges

Abortion rights ballot measures in Nebraska and Missouri are facing legal challenges ahead of looming certification deadlines.  Missouri Judge Christopher Limbaugh on Friday ruled against an abortion rights ballot measure in the state, agreeing with a lawsuit that alleged the “petition violated state law by failing to provide voters with a list of Missouri laws

JD Vance repeats baseless claim about Haitian migrants and cats

Officials in Springfield, Ohio, said Monday they have not received any credible reports of Haitian immigrants abducting and eating pets, despite viral claims on social media that have been amplified by Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance and others.  References to the claim, which allege Haitian migrants have been eating cats, as well as ducks

Trump, Vance repeat baseless claim about Haitian migrants and cats

Officials in Springfield, Ohio, said Monday they have not received any credible reports of Haitian immigrants abducting and eating pets, despite viral claims on social media that have been amplified by former President Donald Trump, Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance and others.  References to the claim, which allege Haitian migrants have been eating cats,

Harris leads Trump on “excitement factor” in 3 battleground states

Washington — Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are locked in a tight race in three key battleground states heading into their first debate on Tuesday, but Harris leads in a couple of areas. One is the “excitement factor”: Democrats in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin are more excited about what they’ve seen from Harris’ campaign recently

CBS News poll: Democrats lead in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin Senate races

Though Democrats face a formidable U.S. Senate map in 2024, they’re currently ahead in three key races.  In CBS News’ first poll of the race for Michigan’s open Senate seat, Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin is leading former GOP Rep. Mike Rogers by seven points. Meanwhile, Sens. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin

Feds say leaders of white supremacist group solicited assassinations, attacks

9/9: CBS Morning News 9/9: CBS Morning News 20:11 Washington — Federal prosecutors in California unsealed an indictment Monday charging two people with leading an online group of white supremacists that maintained a list of high-profile targets to assassinate and urging group members to commit hate crimes. A 37-page indictment filed on Sept. 5 in