At least 14 people died in Kentucky over the weekend after the state faced flooding and then a snowstorm. CBS News national reporter Karen Hua has more on the winter storm. Meanwhile, severe floods in West Virginia killed two people and left one person missing.
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At a news conference on Tuesday, President Trump responded to a question about potential conflicts of interest for Elon Musk and his oversight of the Department of Government Efficiency. “Anything to do with possibly even space, we won’t let Elon partake in that,” Mr. Trump said. Political strategists Maura Gillespie and Meghan Hays join “America Decides” to discuss.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul met with top political leaders on Tuesday to weigh removing New York City Mayor Eric Adams from his position amid a corruption scandal. CBS News crime and public safety unit senior coordinating producer Anna Schecter breaks it down.
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New video of the runway crash of a Delta regional jet in Toronto gives the clearest view of the hard landing that caused the plane to roll. The NTSB is assisting with the investigation into whether the weather, mechanical failure or pilot error played a role. Captain Laura Einsetler, a commercial airline pilot with three decades of flying experience, gives her take.
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The wealthy financier is a staunch supporter of the president’s hardline trade polices.
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“Everyone is hailing him as a hero and he is not a hero. He is a violent, violent man,” says a woman whose former partner was pardoned.
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President Trump’s immigration crackdown has resulted in more than 8,000 arrests in operations spanning nearly two dozen cities in just the first two weeks since returning to the office. But cooperation between immigration officers and local law enforcement in so-called “sanctuary cities” has been limited. Kati Weis takes an in-depth look at the tension between federal policy and local priorities.
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The starting line of the Iditarod sled dog race is being moved from Anchorage to Fairbanks after it didn’t snow for more than two weeks along the 20-mile stretch between the two cities.
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Illegal crossings along the southern border continue to decrease and are now at the lowest level they’ve been in nearly five years, according to new monthly data released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Omar Villafranca has more on what’s behind the dramatic drop.
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As Los Angeles grapples with the devastation of January’s wildfires, the city is already working to rebuild. At least 29 people were killed and more than 16,000 structures were destroyed in what could be the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett spoke with developer Rick Caruso, who has created a nonprofit to help rebuild the city, about the recovery process.
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