Today: US and Israeli officials will be meeting virtually to continue discussions on Rafah, a US official confirms to CBS.

More in-person meetings expected after today’s online huddle.

New tonight: for the 2nd time in 4 months, President Biden commented on the Fed Reserve’s policy making of setting interest rates. Tonight in Philly, he said he “bets” the Fed would lower rates.

[Presidents don’t usually predict what the Fed will do bc they are independent]

President Biden in his State of the Union speech tomorrow will push 2 cost-saving measures for prescription drug prices. Details>
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President Biden and former President Trump made dueling visits Thursday to the U.S. southern border, where border officials briefed Biden on the issues they're facing, Bo Erickson CBS reports.

Texas border optics split screen:

President Biden border stop: ATVs

Former President Trump border stop: Humvees

Former President Trump and President Biden will both be on the southern border on Thursday, as many voters see immigration as one of the top issues in the 2024 election. CBS News White House reporter Bo Erickson CBS has more.

What happens if stealing children becomes normalized in conflict? We spoke to 3 Ukrainian kids who have endured the unimaginable & are appealing to world leaders to stop Russia. 🇺🇦

New tonight: More than 500 sanctions on Russia, the country's enablers, and the Russian military industrial complex will be issued by the US tomorrow, Treasury officials tell CBS News.

Secretary Antony Blinken Full remarks on reports of Navalny’s death from Secretary Antony Blinken -

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to families present at Senate Judiciary hearing on Online Child Sexual Exploitation.

President Biden spoke this morning with the families of the 3 service members killed in northern Jordan over the weekend, John Kirby says aboard AF1

In this profile first broadcast on the 'CBS Evening News' in 1982, CBS News' Charles Osgood tagged along as graffiti artist Keith Haring took the New York City subway system by storm, with his drawings appearing on the walls of hundreds of stations. cbsn.ws/47SdzY7

President Biden to South Carolina Democrats: “You are the reason why Donald Trump is a defeated former president. You are the reason that Donald trump is a loser and you are the reason we are gonna win and beat him again!”

Tough crowd for Rep. Dean Phillips addressing the South Carolina Democrat dinner. Phillips started off by saying he knows 95% of the SC Democrats will vote for Biden. He has asked the crowd to listen to him 3 times now as there is a lot of crosstalk in the room.

New: Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg weighs in on Boeing and says 'concern continues...'

NEW: After 6 months of reporting, 3,000 miles traveled in Montana and 70+ interviews, my 1st story in a series on the life expectancy gap in Montana is out today.

In Montana, Native Americans die a generation younger than their white neighbors.
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A WH official confirms that the President is not considering firing Secretary Austin h/t Bo Erickson CBS. After the two spoke by phone over the weekend the WH said Biden had “full confidence” in Austin.

Biden campaign sets early ‘24 strategy as primarily countering Trump w/leadership repeatedly mentioning him, Jan6, and democracy concerns ahead of POTUS speech this weekend cbsnews.com/news/biden-jan…

🚨 This is an important piece of accountability journalism that Bo Erickson CBS has been working on for months — I’ve heard him working the phones hard on this one. Give it a read.