“Never just read one newspaper” is one of my media literacy rules. Sometimes even that fails, as it did on Monday April 13, 2026, when the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal both weighed in with suspiciously similar, and sadly unskeptical, stories claiming that the Iran war somehow provided vindication for China’s emphasis
Rep. Eric Swalwell during a news conference on the introduction of the Protection from Abusive Passengers Act at the U.S. Capitol Building, in Washington on April 6, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) is resigning from Congress just a day after ending his campaign for California governor amid a slate of sexual assault
President Trump told CBS News senior correspondent Norah O’Donnell that Pope Leo is “wrong on the issues” Monday after lashing out at the pontiff late Sunday, calling him “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy” in a lengthy Truth Social post. In a phone interview, Mr. Trump confirmed that he had watched “60 Minutes,”
Few believe the Arizona senator’s claim to have been ‘shocked’ by allegations against his ‘closest friend in Congress’ Sen. Ruben Gallego (D., Ariz.) is taking heat after a sexual misconduct scandal forced his good friend, California Democrat Eric Swalwell, to suspend his campaign for governor and resign from Congress. “An important question everyone should be
The Justice Department has fired at least four prosecutors who were involved in prosecutions under the FACE Act during the Biden administration, a government official familiar with the firings told CBS News. Among those fired Monday is Sanjay Patel, a longtime federal prosecutor in the Civil Rights Division’s criminal section who was placed on administrative
Mike Hudson unloads chinook salmon off his boat at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco on July 22, 2019. Eric Risberg/AP Photo Commercial salmon fishing along the California coast will return for the first time since 2022 after a federal fishery council found on April 12 some Chinook populations have rebounded. Golden State Salmon Association members
Washington — The Department of Homeland Security has ordered thousands of furloughed employees back to work, according to internal emails obtained by CBS News, even as most of the agency technically remains shut down and unfunded by Congress. The directive, which was issued to employees at DHS agencies like the Federal Emergency Management Agency and