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Former President Donald Trump is appearing again in a New York City courtroom Thursday for his civil fraud case. CBS News legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe discusses how the case is progressing.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie squared off with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at the Dec. 6 Republican presidential debate hosted by NewsNation, on whether or not Donald Trump is fit to be president again. Photo: Gerald Herbert/AP/Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

In a town hall Tuesday night, Fox News' Sean Hannity asked Donald Trump, "You are promising America tonight you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody?" "Except for Day 1," Trump said. CBS News campaign reporter Taurean Small has more on that and Wednesday night's fourth GOP debate.

President Biden said Tuesday he's not confident he'd be seeking another term as president if Donald Trump wasn't running. Now his campaign is trying to clarify that. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more.

STORY: President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he might not have run for re-election if Donald Trump had not entered the race. At a fundraising campaign stop outside Boston, Biden said “If Trump wasn’t running, I’m not sure I’d be running,” adding “We cannot let him win.” Reporters later asked Biden whether he would be running if Trump were not: “I expect so. Look he is running, and I have to run.” Biden's comments come as even staunch Democratic voters have expressed concern in recent polls about the president's age. At 81 years old, Biden is the oldest president in U.S. history. Trump responded to Biden’s remarks at a Fox News town hall held the same day, saying "somebody gave him a talking point they thought would sound good." Trump and Biden last faced off for the Oval Office in 2020, after Trump served one term as president from 2017 to 2021. Biden’s aides increasingly regard Trump's frontrunner status for the Republican presidential nomination as insurmountable, according to two of those Democrats who declined to be named. Recent polling has shown Trump leading Biden in hypothetical matchups in key swing states and on the national level.

The new court filing outlines that Smith plans to place the blame for the Jan. 6 violence on former President Donald Trump.

STORY: Biden said the Republican posed a unique threat to the country. "If Trump wasn't running, I'm not sure I'd be running," Biden said at a fundraising event for his 2024 campaign outside of Boston. "We cannot let him win." Biden's remarks come as even staunch Democratic voters have expressed concerns about the president's age. He turned 81 years old last month. Biden reiterated the sentiment upon returning to the White House saying “I expect so, but look he is running, and I have to run.” During his 2020 presidential campaign, Biden often mentioned that his decision to run was due in part to then-President Trump's handling of issues, including a 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Now, Biden's campaign is again positioning Trump as a danger to democracy itself. Trump, who faces criminal charges over his efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss, has painted Biden as a dangerous autocrat. "I don’t think anyone doubts our democracy is at risk again," Biden said earlier on Tuesday.

In a new court filing, special counsel Jack Smith detailed the evidence federal prosecutors plan to use against former President Donald Trump in his 2020 election interference case. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.

The special counsel brought forward statements as far back as 2012 including accusations of voter fraud against former President Donald Trump.

In an interview with CBS News, former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney said 2024 Republican frontrunner and former President Donald Trump uses the same tools as tyrants, fascists and authoritarians. Ruth Ben-Ghiat, professor of history at New York University, joins to discuss how authoritarianism takes shape in U.S. and global politics.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum announced he is suspending his run for the White House, narrowing the field of Republican candidates vying to beat former President Donald Trump. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa is following the developments as most of the GOP candidates prepare to debate in Alabama.

CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates reports on former President Donald Trump's appeal of the gag order in his civil trial in New York as well as on a judge's rejection of Trump's claim of immunity in denying his motion to dismiss a federal election case, as lawsuits against him concerning the Jan. 6 attacks can proceed.

Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, both of whom are vying for the Republican presidential nomination, were holding campaign rallies in Iowa Saturday.

The former president's attorney argues that Trump's actions were protected speech.