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Why Trump has high hopes for a TikTok deal Why Trump has high hopes for a TikTok deal with China 02:38 Washington — President Trump said he “made progress” on the approval of a deal to resolve ownership of TikTok during a “very productive” conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday morning. But the president told reporters later Friday that a deal “hasn’t been fully negotiated” yet.  During the call, which was set up to finalize an agreement over the popular social media platform, Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social that he agreed to visit China “in the early part of next…

Politics / Column / September 22, 2025 When Trump asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute his enemies and she didn’t resign, it was a sign that we’ve already passed into strongman rule. Ad Policy President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on September 19, 2025, in Washington, DC. Trump signed two executive orders, establishing the “Trump Gold Card” and introducing a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas.(Andrew Harnik / Getty Images) Early Saturday evening, the headlines were full of the type of tragedies that have become almost run of the mill…

Jeffrey Epstein lay in the fetal position on the floor of his jail cell, unresponsive, with an orange fabric noose tied around his neck. The post-midnight quiet of the Metropolitan Correctional Center’s secure housing unit was punctured as a corrections officer called for help.  It was 1:27 a.m. on July 23, 2019, 18 days before Epstein’s death. He was breathing, his eyes opening and shutting occasionally, but he wouldn’t, or couldn’t, respond to officers’ questions and commands, according to a confidential corrections officers’ memo obtained by CBS News. They hoisted inmate 76318-054 onto a stretcher.Federal officials have repeatedly said Epstein’s…

The following is the full transcript of an interview with French President Emmanuel Macron, a portion of which aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Sept. 21, 2025.The interview was taped on Thursday, September 18 at the Élysée Palace in Paris. See previously released clips here and here.MARGARET BRENNAN: Okay, Mr. President, if you’re ready, we’ll dive right in.PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON: Thank you. MARGARET BRENNAN: Thank you for having us here. You know, most countries in the world recognize Palestinian statehood. It’s 147 of 193 countries at the UN, but France is going to be the first western UN Security Council member…

President Trump speaks during the memorial service for political activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium on September 21, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. Joe Raedle/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images North America For prominent Republicans, the two main reactions to the assassination of Charlie Kirk have been a resolve to continue his conservative political organizing work and, for some, a push to blame — in the words of President Trump — “radical-left lunatics.” The contrasting views were most notably on display at the close of Kirk’s memorial service in a stadium filled to capacity in…

23-year-old arrested after deadly shooting at New Hampshire country club – CBS News Watch CBS News Police say a 23-year-old was arrested and charged Sunday night with second-degree murder after one person was killed and several others were injured in a shooting at a New Hampshire country club. Lilia Luciano has more. Source link

The following is the transcript of the interview with Gary Cohn, IBM vice chairman and former director of the U.S. National Economic Council, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Sept. 21, 2025.MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to a look at the U.S. economy. Gary Cohn was the head of the White House National Economic Council in the first Trump administration. Good morning. Great to have you back. GARY COHN: Good morning. Thanks for having me. MARGARET BRENNAN: So, it finally happened. The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by quarter point, which was expected. So, rates are now in…

Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk’s widow, speaks at the memorial service for the right-wing activist at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., on Sunday. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images Erika Kirk, widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, said she forgives her husband’s alleged killer. “That man, that young man … I forgive him,” Kirk said, wiping away tears as the audience at Kirk’s memorial at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., erupted in applause on Sunday. “I forgive him because it was what Christ did and is what Charlie would…

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French President Emmanuel Macron said it was out of line for Charles Kushner, the U.S. ambassador to France and the father of President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, to publicly accuse him of taking insufficient action to combat antisemitism, and for him to link France’s foreign policy positions to domestic incidents of violence against Jews in France. In a letter he published in the Wall Street Journal to Macron in August, Kushner wrote that he had “deep concern over the dramatic rise of antisemitism in France and the lack of sufficient action by your government to confront it.” “Public statements haranguing Israel and…