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7/21: Face the Nation – CBS News Watch CBS News This week on “Face the Nation,” as Americans take stock of the tumultuous political moment they are living through, Margaret Brennan speaks to key Democrats Sen. Joe Manchin and Rep. Dean Phillips, who both joined the growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers calling on President Biden…
Inside ICE’s expanded operations amid record funding and rising concerns – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News’ Camilo Montoya-Galvez joined ICE agents on a ride-along in Maryland as the agency ramps up arrests under President Trump’s $75 billion immigration plan. Critics say most deportations are for non-violent offenses, even as ICE targets violent criminals….
Trump Media and Technology Group, the social media company owned by President Trump, said it has bought about $2 billion in bitcoin and related securities as it remodels itself as an investment firm. Trump Media, which owns the Truth Social app, announced in May that it planned to raise $2.5 billion to buy bitcoin, with…
The latest installment of Dear David features inspiring stories sent by viewers, including the story of a man who saved two lives through living organ donation and a teenager who used her diagnosis to invent a product for patients like her. Man becomes rare double organ donor Brian Flynn turned a mid-life crisis into a…
When Alina Habba was installed by President Trump as acting U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey on March 24, a 120-day stopwatch was immediately triggered. That’s how long an interim U.S. attorney can serve without Senate confirmation, unless the state’s district court judges vote in a rare meeting to extend that deadline, which…
SkyWest pilot made “aggressive maneuver” to avoid B-52 bomber in North Dakota – CBS News Watch CBS News A SkyWest flight that was operating as a Delta Connection flight and carrying 80 people took sudden evasive action while descending into Minot, North Dakota. Skywest said the plane performed a go-around when another aircraft became visible…
Washington — Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge overseeing his criminal case to put off his release from custody for 30 days if the judge rejects a Justice Department bid to keep him in confinement while awaiting a trial. Abrego Garcica’s lawyers said in a filing that the 30-day pause in issuing…
Katy Perry’s stage malfunction adds to string of recent concert scares – CBS News Watch CBS News Katy Perry was riding a mechanical butterfly over fans in San Francisco when it suddenly malfunctioned midair. She recovered safely, but the incident is the latest in a growing list of close calls involving major performers. Be the…
Tennessee officials must deactivate a death-row inmate’s implanted heart-regulating device to avert the risk that it might try to shock him during his lethal injection, a judge ruled Friday. The order by Nashville Chancellor Russell Perkins comes ahead of the Aug. 5 execution of Byron Black. Black’s attorneys have said that the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator could…
Severe storms tear through East and Midwest with high winds, floods and giant hail – CBS News Watch CBS News Storms over the weekend sent roofs flying in Maine, caused major flooding near Washington, D.C., and shattered windshields with softball-sized hail in Nebraska. Emergency crews responded to more than 100 water rescues in Maryland alone….