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In-home care workers spoke to The Nation about their fears of ICE’s expansion and losing their jobs and healthcare coverage under the GOP’s shameful law. Ad Policy Care workers with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) participate in a living cemetery protest at the US Capitol on June 23 in Washington, DC.(Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images for SEIU) July 30 will mark the 60th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson’s signing legislation establishing Medicare and Medicaid, an unprecedented and popular extension of the American safety net. It’s a shame that in its anniversary month, Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income…

Washington — Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer said the former partner of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein answered “every single question” during the two days she met with Todd Blanche, a top Justice Department official. “She was asked maybe about 100 different people. She answered questions about everybody, and she didn’t hold anything back,” Maxwell’s attorney David Oscar Markus said Friday. “They asked about every single, every possible thing you could imagine — everything,” he said.  David Oscar Markus, an attorney for Ghislaine Maxwell, talks with the media outside the federal courthouse on Friday, July 25, 2025, in Tallahassee, Florida. Colin Hackley / AP…

The most downloaded free app on Apple’s App Store currently isn’t ChatGPT, Threads or Google. It’s Tea, a dating advice app that lets women review men they’ve gone out with, as well as warn other single women about dates they claim went awry.Tea Dating Advice, an app for helping women vet their dates, is also a top app on the Google Play Store, where it’s been downloaded more than 100,000 times. The app’s maker says it offers a measure of security for users that traditional dating apps don’t. Tea doesn’t match singles with potential dates; rather, it’s a place for women to…

Wisconsin’s governor was well positioned to win a third term. Instead, he cleared the way for a new generation of Democrats to run. Others should take note. Ad Policy Tony Evers in 2024.(Jim Vondruska / Getty Images) Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers gave Democrats, both in his home state and nationally, one of the greatest political boosts of the 21st century before he even took office. By upsetting then–Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s bid for a third term in 2018, Evers not only ousted the notorious administration of a billionaire-funded Republican. He also struck a crucial blow against an antidemocratic, power-grabbing approach…

Washington — The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in grants to schools for adult literacy, English language instruction and other programs, the Education Department said Friday. President Trump’s administration had withheld more than $6 billion in funding on July 1, as part of a review to ensure spending aligned with the White House’s priorities. The funding freeze had been challenged by several lawsuits as educators, members of Congress from both parties and others called for the administration to release money schools rely on for a wide range of programs. Congress had appropriated the money in a bill signed…

More than 130 people are dead after devastating flash floods slammed the Texas Hill Country on July 4. Search and recovery efforts continue along the Guadalupe River in the aftermath of the disaster.More than a foot of rain fell in less than 12 hours over a large part of the western Guadalupe River basin, including the area of Kerrville and west into the town of Hunt. The destructive fast-moving waters rose 26 feet in just 45 minutes, washing away homes and vehicles. The Camp Mystic girls’ summer camp was hard hit, with more than two dozen children and staff members lost.Here’s…

President Trump answers questions at the White House on July 11. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images Questions about the Epstein files keep coming. So do bits of information about President Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and convicted sex offender who died by suicide while in prison nearly six years ago. The White House is employing lots of strategies to try to distract and deflect in an effort to beat back the story. The president said fellow Republicans, people who voted for him, were being “duped” by Democrats, said he doesn’t want their…

Balmedie, Scotland — President Trump is due to arrive in Scotland Friday for a four-day private trip — his first to the U.K since he was re-elected. The White House says he’ll meet during his visit with Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss trade, but he’ll also be opening a brand-new course at the Trump International Golf Links. Set on Scotland’s rugged northeast coast, it’s a stunningly beautiful location, and it’s easy to see why Mr. Trump was keen to purchase the site more than a decade ago and develop it into a world-class golf club.But as CBS News learned from…

The extreme heat that has baked much of the central United States this week is shifting east ahead of the weekend, forecasters said. More than 100 million Americans are under heat alerts that will remain in effect through Tuesday night.The extreme heat arrives along the East Coast Friday and will stick around through the weekend and the first half of next week. Parts of the Midwest, including the Corn Belt, have felt the high temperatures for multiple days.  Map shows areas under heat alerts on Friday, July 25, 2025. CBS News Temperatures on Friday are forecast to be 10 to…