Politics

6/15: The Takeout with Major Garrett – CBS News Watch CBS News Details still slim on U.S.-Iran deal; California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the Justice Department is investigating him and his wife. Source link

President Trump’s name was removed from the front of the Kennedy Center Saturday, according to a notice of compliance filed by the administration. The removal comes after federal courts denied last-minute attempts to halt a deadline for the name to come down. The administration has “removed signage ‘that purports to name the Kennedy Center after…

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined a request from Alabama to move forward with a scheduled execution using nitrogen hypoxia. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch dissented from the decision.  The Alabama Attorney General’s Office had petitioned the high court to reverse a federal judge’s decision to permanently ban the state from putting…

6/9: CBS Evening News – CBS News Watch CBS News A 19-year-old is convicted of murder after a track meet stabbing; the U.S. launches new strikes on Iran. Source link

Trump says he told Israel not to retaliate for Iranian strike – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump told several outlets Sunday he is asking Israel not to retaliate after Iran’s strikes, hopeful that he can somehow preserve this very fragile ceasefire. Olivia Rinaldi reports. Source link

Former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, will advance to the November election in the California governor’s race, CBS News projects. A second candidate in the race has not yet been projected to advance. The race to replace term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom remained close throughout the week. Republican candidate Steve Hilton…

The Southern Poverty Law Center asked a federal judge on Wednesday to consider sanctioning federal prosecutors, after the Justice Department shared an unsigned and unstamped copy of a superseding indictment against the nonprofit with members of the media. On Tuesday, the Justice Department announced it had obtained a superseding indictment against the SPLC that contained…

6/1: The Takeout with Major Garrett – CBS News Watch CBS News Trump says Iran talks are continuing, Iran says otherwise; Graham Platner’s wife addresses sexting scandal. Source link

President Trump will kick off the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C, after several of the musical guests this week pulled out of the event, which has been described as a birthday bash to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. Freedom 250, the organization behind the event, said Saturday that Mr. Trump will kick off the event…

5/28: The Takeout with Major Garrett – CBS News Watch CBS News Trump and Iran yet to give final approval on 60-day truce, sources say; Trump administration building Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya. Source link