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CBS’ ’60 Minutes’ Is Unflinching in Its White House Coverage in the Shadow of Trump’s $20B Lawsuit
CBS' '60 Minutes' Is Unflinching in Its White House Coverage in the Shadow of Trump's $20B Lawsuit
CBS' '60 Minutes' Is Unflinching in Its White House Coverage in the Shadow of Trump's $20B Lawsuit
2025-03-19 13:31:53
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NEW YORK (AP) — As CBS corporate leaders ponder settling President Donald Trump's $20 billion lawsuit against the network's “60 Minutes,” America's storied newsmagazine has produced some fast and hard-hitting stories critical of the new administration in every episode since Trump was... Read More

Law Enforcement
Trump Says New FBI Headquarters Will Stay in Washington, DC
Trump Says New FBI Headquarters Will Stay in Washington, DC

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s announcement Friday that a planned new multibillion-dollar FBI headquarters would stay in downtown Washington, D.C., is infuriating Maryland officials. The Biden administration selected a Greenbelt, Maryland, site for a new FBI headquarters in 2023. The... Read More

Trump Signs Order to Shut Down US Department of Education

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that seeks to shut down the U.S. Education Department. The... Read More

2025-03-20 21:07:20
How Will the Universe End? A Changing Understanding of Dark Energy May Provide an Answer

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists are homing in on the nature of a mysterious force called dark energy, and nothing short... Read More

2025-03-20 14:24:16
Gov. JB Pritzker Says Dems Need to Reconnect With Working Families

WASHINGTON — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker — a possible Democratic presidential candidate in 2028 — delivered a fiery message at... Read More

2025-03-19 14:44:11

In The States

2025-03-10 19:52:28
by Dan McCue
New York State Makes $30M Available to Hospitals for Electricity Upgrades

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state is making $30 million available for hospitals to make what it calls “efficient electrification”... Read More

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state is making $30 million available for hospitals to make what it calls “efficient electrification” upgrades. The money is being made available through the state’s Empire Building Challenge: Hospitals program and will be allocated to... Read More

Opinions

2025-03-13 20:48:34
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Discount Diet Drugs Will Test FDA’s Ability to Enforce Laws

It’s hard to watch television or scroll social media without seeing an advertisement for a discount diet drug. These diet... Read More

It’s hard to watch television or scroll social media without seeing an advertisement for a discount diet drug. These diet treatments are knockoffs of brand-name GLP-1 drugs, like Zepbound and Ozempic, of which there is a shortage. To manage the... Read More

Congress

2025-03-10 19:12:34
by Dan McCue
House Democrats Demand Answers Regarding CMS Firings

WASHINGTON — A group of leading Democrats, including Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., and Richard Neal, D-Mass., are demanding answers... Read More

WASHINGTON — A group of leading Democrats, including Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., and Richard Neal, D-Mass., are demanding answers from the acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services about the recent purge of employees at the... Read More

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2025-03-12 00:07:16
by Tom Ramstack
House Approves Continuing Budget Resolution to Avoid Government Shutdown

WASHINGTON — The House approved legislation Tuesday to keep the federal government operating through Sept 30. The resolution now goes... Read More

WASHINGTON — The House approved legislation Tuesday to keep the federal government operating through Sept 30. The resolution now goes to the Senate where Republicans hold a 53-47 majority. The budget resolution is a short-term measure implemented because Congress has... Read More

2025-03-10 17:47:42
by Dan McCue
National Press Club to Screen New Ted Turner Documentary

WASHINGTON — The National Press Club will host an exclusive screening of the new Max documentary series “Call Me Ted,”... Read More

WASHINGTON — The National Press Club will host an exclusive screening of the new Max documentary series “Call Me Ted,” focusing on the maverick media titan Ted Turner on April 4 at 6 p.m. The six-part series was written and... Read More

2025-03-12 13:33:12
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Women-Owned Salons Deserve Tax Fairness

For nearly 50 years, the National Association of Women Business Owners has been the unified voice of more than 14... Read More

For nearly 50 years, the National Association of Women Business Owners has been the unified voice of more than 14 million women-owned businesses in America, including hundreds of thousands of beauty salons and barbershops. As we begin a new year,... Read More

2025-03-12 12:47:32
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Most AAPI Adults Don't Support Cutting Agencies and Want a Focus on Costs: AP-NORC/AAPI Data Poll

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders do not agree with the strategy of putting entire... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders do not agree with the strategy of putting entire federal agencies on the chopping block, nor are they broadly on board with mass layoffs of federal workers, according to... Read More

2025-03-10 14:36:15
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South Dakota Law Raises Questions About Future of Massive Midwest Pipeline

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A new law in South Dakota prohibiting the use of eminent domain to acquire land... Read More

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A new law in South Dakota prohibiting the use of eminent domain to acquire land for carbon capture pipelines raises questions about the viability of a proposed 2,500 mile (4,023-kilometer) project snaking through five Midwest states. Summit... Read More

2025-03-14 17:37:54
by Dan McCue
Kennedy to FDA: Take Second Look at Food Ingredients

WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. directed the Food and Drug Administration this week to... Read More

WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. directed the Food and Drug Administration this week to begin the process of eliminating chemicals “generally regarded as safe” from the nation’s foods. In a video posted to the... Read More

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