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Alexis Herman was tapped by former President Bill Clinton to serve as secretary of labor. Upon her confirmation in 1997, she became the first Black secretary of labor in American history. She is shown here in Las Vegas in 2010. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ethan Miller/Getty Images The first Black leader of the U.S. Department of Labor, former Secretary Alexis Herman, has died at the age of 77. Former President Bill Clinton nominated Herman to the role, which she held from 1997 to 2001, following a career in social work, civil rights and Democratic politics. “Hillary and…

F.B.I. agents arrested on Friday a Milwaukee judge accused of obstructing justice by directing an undocumented immigrant out of her courtroom through a side door while federal immigration agents waited in a hallway to arrest him.The arrest of the judge, Hannah C. Dugan, quickly drew condemnation from Democratic leaders and prompted protests in Wisconsin’s capital.But the U.S. attorney general, Pam Bondi, defended the move, saying Judge Dugan’s arrest sent a “strong message” to judges that the Trump administration will prosecute them if they obstruct justice by “escorting a criminal defendant out a back door.”And after the arrest, the F.B.I. director,…

The Emmy Award-winning “CBS News Sunday Morning” is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET.  “Sunday Morning” also streams on the CBS News app beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Download it here.)  Hosted by Jane Pauley The faithful pay homage to Pope Francis, lying in state, at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, April 24, 2025. Stefano Costantino/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images COVER STORY: Pope FrancisSeth Doane reports.      ALMANAC: April 27″Sunday Morning” looks back at historical events on this date. Baby Shark Dance | #babyshark Most Viewed Video | Animal Songs | PINKFONG Songs for Children by Baby Shark…

Is the country’s latest grand coalition a shaky marriage of convenience—or “democracy’s last bullet”? Ad Policy Friedrich Merz (l), CDU candidate for chancellor and CDU federal chairman, and Lars Klingbeil, SPD parliamentary group and federal chairman, hold a press conference of the CDU/CSU and SPD party chairmen to present the coalition agreement in the Paul Löbe House. (Michael Kappeler / picture alliance via Getty Images) Berlin—“It could have been worse,” said Kai Arzheimer, when I asked him about his reaction to the German election results. Arzheimer, a professor of political science at the University of Mainz, was articulating the response…

A six-pack of beer at the corner store will generally set you back $10 or $15, maybe a tad more. But even a small batch of the most artisanal locally brewed I.P.A. isn’t $95,000.But that’s how much a cargo of beer has cost Kenneth J. Jouppi, 82, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, who piloted charter flights in Alaska until around 2014.On April 18, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled that he could be forced to forfeit his $95,000 plane as a penalty for trying to fly alcohol into a dry Alaskan community that does not allow for the importation, sale or possession…

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For those taking part in the Washington social whirl leading up to the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, it is helpful to know a few basic facts: There will be ample canapés and cocktails, and the occasional broken glass, at the parties before the big night; there will be plenty of television anchors, reporters and talking heads holding forth on current events; and, inevitably, you will run into Bill Nye, the science guy.Mr. Nye, a Georgetown resident and affable advocate for all things scientific, was a fixture at the festivities in advance of Saturday’s dinner, which has been buffeted…

President Trump flew briefly this weekend into a European continent he has thrown into chaos in recent months, paying respects to Pope Francis at his funeral, but also meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at a critical moment that may decide both the country’s boundaries and its fate.Mr. Trump was on the ground in Rome for about 14 hours, and left immediately after the services for the pope in St. Peter’s Square, stopping only for handshakes or greetings with a few of the presidents, prime ministers, royals and religious leaders who came to the ceremony.It was a startlingly fast…

A federal judge says a 2-year-old Louisiana girl and U.S. citizen may have been deported to Honduras this week with her mother and 11-year-old sister without due process, according to court documents obtained by CBS News. In an order Friday, Judge Terry Doughty for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana wrote there was a “strong suspicion that the Government just deported a U.S. citizen with no meaningful process.” When Doughty sought Friday afternoon to arrange a phone call with the mother of the girl, identified in court documents as “V.M.L.,” Justice Department lawyers informed him that…

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (right) and President Trump talk as they attend the funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday. Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/AP hide caption toggle caption Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/AP VATICAN CITY — President Trump met with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Vatican Saturday morning, right before attending Pope Francis’ funeral.  Trump has been working to broker peace talks to try to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. His last meeting with Zelenskyy in February abruptly ended after they argued in front of television cameras and Trump criticized Zelenskyy for being ungrateful for U.S. aid. The…