Kamala Harris makes Met Gala debut, says art and politics are related

Former Vice President Kamala Harris made an appearance at the 2025 Met Gala on Monday, days after her anticipated return to the public stage, where she delivered her first major speech since losing the 2024 presidential election.  It was Harris’ first time at the benefit for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. In an interview

Columbia activist Mohsen Mahdawi speaks out after release: “You will not silence me”

A Columbia student activist and green card holder who was detained when he went for a citizenship interview last month said President Trump “will not silence me,” in an interview with CBS News from Vermont on Monday. Mohsen Mahdawi’s comments marked his first network interview since a judge ordered his release last week — a

IRS has lost 31% of its auditors after DOGE cuts, report says

The Trump administration’s plan to trim the IRS workforce has resulted in almost one-third of its tax auditors leaving the agency through March, according to a report from the U.S. Treasury Department’s watchdog. Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has sought to trim the federal workforce through a combination of layoffs and so-called