CBS Evening News S2026E44 - Episode 44

The U.S. State Department is urging the roughly 1 million American citizens in 14 countries in the Middle East to leave immediately and saying help is on the way. But with most planes grounded, many are finding escape nearly impossible. Matt Gutman reports. A suspected Iranian drone struck the grounds of a U.S. consulate in Dubai, setting it ablaze. There were no reports of casualties, but as Imtiaz Tyab reports, it's part of a punishing campaign by Tehran that has seen the United Arab Emirates targeted more than any other nation in the Gulf. The Senate is expected to vote on a series of Democrat-backed war powers resolutions aimed at stopping the conflict with Iran and preventing future wars without a greenlight from Congress. Nancy Cordes has details on Democrats' reactions. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faced skepticism from both sides of the aisle at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, with lawmakers criticizing her handling of the Trump administration's immigration agenda. Caitlin Huey Burns has more. Voters in three states headed to the polls, with a four-term incumbent Republican senator in Texas seeking to fend off a primary challenge from his state's starkly conservative attorney general. Texas Democrats will be choosing their own candidate in hopes of breaking their decades-long losing streak in the state. Ed O'Keefe reports. A Georgia jury has found Colin Gray, the man whose teenage son is accused of killing two students and two teachers in a shooting at Apalachee High School, guilty of second-degree murder and all other charges. Skyler Henry has details.