CBS News uncovers possible pay-to-play scheme for ambassador role

CBS News uncovers possible pay-to-play scheme for ambassador role – CBS News Watch CBS News A CBS News investigation has uncovered a possible pay-to-play scheme involving President Trump’s nominee for U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas. The nomination of billionaire Doug Manchester was stalled in the Senate when the RNC reached out with an expensive request.

RFK Jr. taps allies, COVID vaccine critics for CDC advisory panel

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Wednesday he’s naming eight new advisers to serve on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine recommendations committee, after firing the committee’s entire previous roster of 17 advisers.  “All of these individuals are committed to evidence-based medicine, gold-standard science, and common sense. They have each

EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland expected to testify in upcoming week

EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland expected to testify in upcoming week – CBS News Watch CBS News The House impeachment inquiry, which burst into public view last week, is about to pick up speed. Eight witnesses, including Trump mega-donor and EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland, are expected to testify in the coming days. Katherine Johnson reports. View

House Strips Reconciliation-Ineligible Provisions From ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ in Procedural Vote

The resolution passed in a 213–207 vote along party lines. It would change the bill without the need for another vote on the full package. The House of Representatives on June 11 approved a procedural resolution to make changes to the House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act, stripping provisions that would make the bill ineligible

Appeals Court Hears Trump’s Bid to Remove Business Records Case to Federal Court

Trump said the case should have been in federal court because the prosecution used evidence of conduct he said fell under presidential immunity. An appeals court on June 11 weighed President Donald Trump’s request to move his business records criminal case to federal court, potentially opening the door to tossing his conviction from last year.