The same campaign topics that dominated in the weeks leading up to California’s recall election were front-and-center days later in the first debate of Virginia’s gubernatorial race. Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin and Democratic candidate and former Governor Terry McAuliffe deeply differed over their views of COVID-19 vaccination mandates and abortion …
Read More »DHS bulletin warns of potential threat of domestic violent extremists to Afghan evacuees, immigrant communities
As tens of thousands of evacuated Afghans prepare to rebuild their lives in America, the Department of Homeland Security warned law enforcement of a potential uptick in “grievances” by domestic violent extremists that “could lead some to commit violence,” according to an intelligence bulletin obtained by CBS News. The assessment …
Read More »Match Group CEO starts fund for Texas employees seeking abortions following state ban
Two dating apps based in Texas have come out against a state law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, with the CEO of one starting a fund to help employees seeking abortions outside the state. The chief executive of Dallas-based Match Group, Shar Dubey, said she is setting up …
Read More »Biden says Republicans won’t let U.S. default amid debt ceiling standoff
The Biden administration and Democratic congressional leaders are pushing back on Republican lawmakers who have said Democrats will have to go it alone on raising or suspending the debt ceiling. President Biden said Wednesday that he is not worried about the debt ceiling and pointed out that the national debt …
Read More »Former Tesla employee who said supervisors called him the N
Tesla has been ordered to pay roughly $1 million to a former employee who filed a legal complaint alleging he was called the N-word while working in the electric automaker’s factory in California. Melvin Berry was hired by Tesla as a materials handler in 2015, but quit only 17 months …
Read More »Beloved children’s show “Arthur” canceled after 25 seasons
The children’s show “Arthur” will be canceled after 25 seasons. The final season of the iconic show will air next year, executive producer Carol Greenwald said in a statement to CBS News. “Arthur is the longest-running kids animated series in history and is known for teaching kindness, empathy and inclusion through …
Read More »Congressional Democrats at odds over President Biden’s power to cancel student loan debt
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that President Joe Biden does not have the power to forgive student loan debt, putting her at odds with some members of her own Democratic caucus as the pressure builds on the president to cancel $50,000 in student loan debt per borrower. “People think …
Read More »Transcript: Admiral Mike Mullen on “Face the Nation” on July 18, 2021
The following is a transcript of an interview with Admiral Mike Mullen, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, that aired on Sunday, July 18, 2021, on “Face the Nation.” JOHN DICKERSON: For insight into this episode and the questions it raises, we turn to a man who held …
Read More »Republicans to air attack ads over relocation of MLB All
Both the Republican National Committee and the Senate Republican campaign arm will be airing attack ads Monday and Tuesday, during Major League Baseball’s All-Star activities. The ads blame Democrats for the economic costs for Georgia stemming from by the MLB’s decision to move the All-Star Game from Atlanta to Denver, …
Read More »Oprah Winfrey names Emancipation
Oprah Winfrey joined “CBS This Morning” Tuesday to announce the latest page-turner for her book club. “So one of the great joys for me is finding new authors. And I am so thrilled to introduce you to a debut author with his debut book, ‘The Sweetness of Water,’ by Nathan …
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