President Biden awarded the nation’s second-highest civilian honor to 20 Americans on Thursday, including House Jan. 6 committee leaders Rep. Bennie Thompson and former Rep. Liz Cheney. CBS News political reporter Zak Hudak has more on why Mr. Biden picked them and the House speaker vote.
New wildfire in southern California forces nearly 20,000 to evacuate
A new wildfire called the Hughes Fire broke out in northwest Los Angeles County on Wednesday. It quickly scorched more than 5,000 acres of land in a few hours and…