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Washington — Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted Thursday on two counts, marking a major escalation in President Trump’s efforts to target his political opponents and use the Justice Department as part of his campaign to seek retribution against his most ardent critics.Comey was charged with one count of making false statements and one count of obstruction of justice, related to Senate testimony he gave almost five years ago. A majority of grand jurors did not approve indicting him on an additional count of lying to Congress, according to court papers — an unusual development since grand juries rarely…

Gunman “intended to kill ICE agents” in Texas shooting, officials say – CBS News Watch CBS News The FBI says the deadly shooting at a Dallas ICE office was the long-planned work of one man with one goal — to kill ICE agents. Omar Villafranca has more. Source link

Americans are receiving medical guidance from President Trump and top health officials like Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that runs counter to mainstream medicine. For example, this week Trump linked Tylenol to autism despite little medical evidence. How are Americans meant to make important decisions about their health at this confusing moment? NPR’s food and health correspondent Allison Aubrey discusses it with Consider This host Juana Summers. 🔔 Subscribe on YouTube and never miss an episode🎧 Prefer audio? Listen anywhere you find podcasts❤️ Get sponsor-free episodes Source link

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed numerous generals and admirals, as well as some of their staff, from around the world to come to Quantico, Virginia, next week, U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News on Thursday.”The Secretary of War will be addressing his senior military leaders early next week,” said chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell. President Trump earlier this year signed an executive order renaming the Defense Department as the Department of War and Hegseth as Secretary of War, but the name can only officially be changed by Congress. The Pentagon has provided no other details about the meeting to either…

Don’t let JD Vance silence our independent journalism On September 15, Vice President JD Vance attacked The Nation while hosting The Charlie Kirk Show. In a clip seen millions of times, Vance singled out The Nation in a dog whistle to his far-right followers. Predictably, a torrent of abuse followed. Throughout our 160 years of publishing fierce, independent journalism, we’ve operated with the belief that dissent is the highest form of patriotism. We’ve been criticized by both Democratic and Republican officeholders—and we’re pleased that the White House is reading The Nation. As long as Vance is free to criticize us…

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol on Thursday said the company is planning on closing underperforming locations, including those where the coffee chain is “unable to create the physical environment our customers and partners expect,” and will cut 900 jobs.The overhaul will cost $1 billion, according to a Thursday regulatory filing. Most of the costs are related to the store closures, such as $450 million in costs for breaking leases early. About $150 million will cover expenses for cutting the 900 employees, who Niccol said are “nonretail” workers.Niccol disclosed the plan in a letter to employees, but didn’t specify how many locations…

Washington — President Trump on Thursday is expected to sign a deal brokered by his administration to keep TikTok operating in the U.S., according to a White House official. On Monday, a senior White House official said Mr. Trump would declare that the deal is a “qualified divestiture” and satisfies a law passed by Congress that requires TikTok’s parent company to divest or face a ban. The declaration is expected to come in Mr. Trump’s fifth executive order pushing back enforcement of the bipartisan law by 120 days to allow for an agreement on how the app operates in the U.S. to be…

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump had to walk up the escalator Tuesday as they arrived for the 80th session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City. Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images President Trump is alleging “triple sabotage” of his speech at the U.N. General Assembly, demanding an investigation into back-to-back mishaps with an escalator, a teleprompter and a sound system — for which the U.N. is at least partially blaming the White House. “A REAL DISGRACE took place at the United Nations yesterday — Not one, not two, but…

Washington — A branch of the National Archives released a mostly unredacted version of Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s military records to Nicholas De Gregorio, an ally of Jack Ciattarelli, her GOP opponent in the New Jersey governor’s race. The disclosure potentially violates the Privacy Act of 1974 and exemptions established under the Freedom of Information Act. The documents, which were also obtained by CBS News, appear to show that the National Personnel Records Center, a wing of the National Archives and Records Administration charged with maintaining personnel records for service members and civil servants of the U.S. government, released Sherrill’s full…

Politics / September 25, 2025 The president’s dangerous misinformation about Tylenol is only the latest threat this government poses to infant and maternal mortality. Ad Policy Donald Trump Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Monday, September 22, 2025.(Francis Chung / Politico / Bloomberg via Getty Images) In August 2025, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) declared rising infant mortality in the state a public health emergency. According to the MSDH, “2024 data shows the overall infant mortality rate has increased to 9.7 deaths per 1,000 live births, which is the highest in…