A newly revealed 2024 text exchange appears to show that Rep. Tony Gonzales encouraged one of his aides to send him an explicit photo — leading the aide, Regina Santos-Aviles, to push back. Just over a year later, the staffer died after setting herself on fire. The texts have drawn additional scrutiny to the Texas
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens pushed back Monday on conservatives who accused the California governor of racism and bigotry for comments he made while promoting his new book. Newsom spoke Sunday with Dickens in front of a packed auditorium, reflecting on his academic challenges. “I’m not trying to impress you, I’m just
FedEx sued the Trump administration over its tariffs on Monday, asking for a “full refund” of all payments it made to the government under a set of tariff policies that were ruled illegal by the Supreme Court. The complaint, filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade, is the first major lawsuit seeking tariff reimbursements
Washington — President Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with what aides describe as the limits of military leverage against Iran, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter who spoke to CBS News under condition of anonymity to discuss national security issues. Unlike previous targeted operations, including the recent one removing Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro
The Supreme Court in Washington on Feb. 17, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Supreme Court on Feb. 23 grappled with two cases about U.S. business assets that Cuba’s communist government seized decades ago. The cases are Havana Docks Corp. v. Royal Caribbean Cruises and Exxon Mobil v. Corporacion Cimex, which the justices heard back-to-back
Nuclear talks hang in the balance as Iran warns it’s ready to fight – CBS News Watch CBS News The U.S. and Iran are set to resume nuclear talks in Geneva in what could be the last best chance for a deal. Meanwhile, U.S. warships loom offshore and Iran warns it’s ready to defend itself.
‘We are prepared to walk off the job,’ reporters say, as they foist large inflatable rat at protest ProPublica union members (X/@propublicaguild) February 23, 2026 image/svg+xml ProPublica, which describes itself as “an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force,” but is in reality a left-wing investigative outlet bankrolled by left-wing foundations, left-wing