CBS News: On The Hour

CBS News: On The Hour

·3 min
The episode opens with President Trump declaring that his goal to prevent Iran from having nuclear weapons has been attained, and he plans to brief the nation. He states it will be up to other countries to keep the Strait of Hormuz open. U.S. Central Command releases video showing precision munitions dropped on underground military targets in Iran. Israel claims it attacked a factory involved in chemical weapons production, while Iran says it was making medicines. An airstrike hits the former U.S. embassy compound in Tehran, controlled by the Revolutionary Guard since 1979. Iran strikes a tanker off Qatar's coast and an airport in Kuwait. President Trump signs an executive order requiring states to impose stricter mail-in voting rules and create a list of confirmed U.S. citizens eligible to vote. Berkeley Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky argues the president lacks legal authority for these actions. Trump plans to be the first sitting commander in chief to attend a Supreme Court argument, coinciding with justices taking up his office. Correspondent Jan Crawford explains Trump's executive order attempts to end birthright citizenship by redefining it for children of undocumented or temporary residents. The episode concludes with the imminent launch of Artemis II on a 10-day trip to the moon, marking a potential 54-year first.
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