The White House has been nudging the International Longshoremen's Association and shipping companies to reach a deal with billions on the line for the U.S. economy as the port strike continues. CBS News White House reporter Willie James Inman has more on that and the White House's response to the ongoing developments in the Middle East.

President Joe Biden's administration heaped pressure on U.S. port employers to raise their offer to secure a labor deal with dockworkers, whose strike entered a second day on Wednesday, choking half the country's ocean shipping.

The former president falsely claimed Monday that Biden was "not being responsive" to Georgia Governor Kemp's needs.

Joe Biden pledged U.S. aid to assist in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which has devastated parts of the southeast, including areas in and around Asheville, NC. In remarks from the Roosevelt Room carried across cable networks,