Pence: 'The Choice We Face Is Whether America Remains America'

Good morning from Washington, where a Senate committee looks into why the FBI first targeted Donald Trump in 2016. Fred Lucas covers the testimony of an Obama Justice Department star. Mike Pence visits Florida during his “Faith in America” tour, and our Rob Bluey is with the vice president. On the podcast, Middle East expert Jim Phillips examines that deadly explosion at the Port of Beirut. Plus: flood waters in China, free trade lifts the fairer sex, and, on “Problematic Women,” a swimming champ stands her ground for women’s sports. Fifty-five years ago today, President Lyndon Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act, making it illegal to impose election restrictions to deny the vote to blacks.