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5/20: America Decides

President Trump visits Capitol Hill to convince House Republicans to back budget bill; Officials warn of increased wildfire risk this summer in California as state rebuilds

5/20: The Daily Report

Lindsey Reiser reports on President Trump's efforts to get his budget through Congress, why COVID-19 boosters may be harder for healthy individuals to get, and how college professors are increasingly using AI tools like ChatGPT.

5/20: CBS Evening News Plus

Why the FDA is tightening access to COVID boosters this fall; Reporter's Notebook: Can ChatGPT be more persuasive than humans?

Cheers patrons mourn Norm on news of George Wendt's death

Customers at Cheers in Boston mourned the death of actor George Wendt by having a beer for Norm.

Rubio and Van Hollen get into heated exchange over Trump policies

The secretary of state defended the Trump administration's foreign policy to the committee he was once a member of.

Texas man executed for setting convenience store clerk on fire in 2012

Matthew Lee Johnson, 49, received a lethal injection after 6 p.m. at the state penitentiary in Huntsville.

Train kills elephant in Sri Lanka's latest wildlife-railway accident

A Sri Lankan express train has fatally struck an elephant despite new safety measures introduced after the same train killed 7 elephants in a previous crash.

Indiana man put to death for murder of police officer in 2000

An Indiana man convicted in the 2000 fatal shooting of a police officer is set to receive a lethal injection this week in the state's second execution in 15 years.

5/19: America Decides

Biden diagnosed with aggressive form of prostate cancer; Several democrats battling to become next New Jersey governor

Hostage Edan Alexander's parents share the joy of a long-awaited reunion

Freed U.S.-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander's parents talk about learning their long wait was over, a joyous reunion, and their anxiety for 58 other families.