Trump to be sentenced before inauguration in New York “hush money” case – CBS News Watch CBS News Before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in for a second term, he’ll have to face criminal sentencing in New York City in his so-called “hush money” case, a judge ruled Friday. Ed O’Keefe has details on the
The package also formally disbands the Diversity and Inclusion Office and restores gendered language to the House rules. A rules package that will make it harder to remove the House speaker was passed in the chamber along party lines on Jan. 3. The 215–209 vote happened hours after Republicans handed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) the
Richard Cavazos’ name is already recognized across the U.S. Army. He forged a path through service in Korea and Vietnam to become the first Hispanic four-star general, leading to a legacy that included the renaming of Texas’ Fort Hood for him. It’s now Fort Cavazos. But on Friday, he finally received the nation’s highest military
On June 11, 2020, PayPal launched a $530 million program to invest in “minority-focused investment funds” and “address economic inequality.” One of the first people to inquire about the program was Nisha Desai, the CEO of Andav Capital. Born to Indian immigrants who had been expelled from Uganda during Idi Amin’s ethnic cleansing, Desai launched
President Biden on Monday is expected to sign into law legislation extending full Social Security benefits to nearly 3 million U.S. retirees, according to advocates for the measure. Decades in the making, the Social Security Fairness Act would eliminate two federal policies that prevent former police officers, firefighters, postal workers, teachers and others with a
The Department of Transportation said the fine for the low-cost carrier was the first issued due to chronic flight delays. For the first time, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has fined a passenger airline for “chronic flight delays.” On Jan. 3, the DOT announced a $2 million penalty against JetBlue Airways Corp. A news
Judge’s ruling marks latest setback for CNN in defamation trial brought by Navy veteran CNN moderator Jake Tapper at the Democratic Presidential Debate in 2019 (Scott Olson/Getty Images) CNN anchor Jake Tapper’s jabs at Fox News could come back to bite the network in an upcoming defamation trial over a segment in which Tapper’s show