Fetterman calls Trump’s criticism of mail-in voting “ridiculous”

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania on Wednesday dismissed the SAVE America Act, the controversial elections bill being pushed by the Trump administration and some Republican lawmakers, criticizing what he sees as the GOP’s about-face on mail-in voting. “I don’t support it…in its current state,” Fetterman told CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett in

Officials downplay risk of Iranian drone attacks off California after FBI memo

An FBI memo warning that Iran may try to launch drones at California in a seaborne “surprise attack” raised concern Wednesday — but law enforcement officials and homeland security experts have cautioned that it may not point to an immediate threat. Multiple U.S. and California law enforcement and intelligence officials tell CBS News there is

New York Times Joins Resistance to Antidiscrimination Investigation at Penn

ACLU lawyers now cite affirmative-action opinion the organization denounced Top: New York Times building (Getty Images) Bottom: University of Pennsylvania sign (University of Pennsylvania/Facebook) March 11, 2026 image/svg+xml “Trump’s Big Achievement: Making the New York Times Care About Antisemitism” was the headline over a piece I wrote more than nine years ago for the Algemeiner.