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Under Executive Chairwoman Shari Redstone, Paramount Global has taken steps to assuage concerns in the Trump administration over news coverage at CBS. On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission approved the sale of Paramount to Skydance. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images/Getty Images North America On Wednesday, Trey Parker and Matt Stone – the creators of the satirical show South Park – announced they had struck a $1.5 billion, five-year streaming rights deal with Paramount Global. On Wednesday night, Parker and Stone’s long delayed season debut on Paramount’s Comedy Central channel torched the company…

Washington — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to give it the green light to cancel hundreds of grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health because they were tied to issues like gender identity and diversity, equity and inclusion.Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the high court to halt a lower court decision that ordered the NIH to reinstate the grants and required the Trump administration to continue paying out roughly $783 million in awards. The administration had decided that the grants did not align with its policy objectives.The grants were canceled in response to executive…

No single issue will be more challenging for a Mayor Mamdani than policing. But there are concrete steps he can take to reform the NYPD and curb its culture of impunity. Ad Policy Zohran Mamdani in New York City on July 2, 2025.(Kyle Mazza / Anadolu via Getty Images) If Zohran Mamdani becomes the next mayor of New York City, no single issue will be more challenging for him than policing and public safety. This piece was published in partnership with the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. There will be tremendous pressure on him from all sides. Establishment media, elite business…

Washington — The increasing pressure on the Trump administration to release more details about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein shows little sign of easing soon. It’s put President Trump’s allies in Congress in a bind as they try to balance the Republican base’s demands for the release of all Epstein-related files against the White House’s desire to move on. For now, Mr. Trump has asked that only federal grand jury transcripts be made public. One of the Justice Department’s requests to unseal grand jury transcripts has been denied. The Trump administration has asked for grand jury transcripts related to investigations into Epstein…

The Social Security Administration said it will continue issuing paper checks to the retirement program’s beneficiaries, backing away from a previously announced plan to switch all payments to electronic deposits after Sept. 30. On Wednesday, the Social Security Administration told CBS MoneyWatch it would continue issuing paper checks for beneficiaries who have no other means of receiving payments. But the program will also emphasize the advantages of electronic transfers to its roughly 70 million beneficiaries in an effort to encourage check recipients to switch, a Social Security spokesperson added.The about-face comes after the agency said on July 14 that it would phase out…

Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories The Justice Department and the House Oversight Committee are seeking to interview Ghislane Maxwell, a convicted associate of Jeffrey Epstein. This inquiry comes as questions about the Epstein files continue to mount, as well as information about President Trump’s ties to Epstein, the financier and convicted sex offender who died by suicide while in prison five years ago. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York…

Report: Trump briefed on mentions in Epstein files before DOJ suspended their release – CBS News Watch CBS News The Wall Street Journal reports that former Attorney General Pam Bondi told President Trump his name appeared in the Epstein files. The White House denies wrongdoing. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

July 24, 2025 Migrants who show up for their court dates now routinely face arrest by ICE. But failing to appear triggers a deportation order. Ad Policy ICE agents have detained dozens of people daily at immigration courts in New York, including this unidentified woman on June 26.(Lokman Vural Elibol / Anadolu via Getty Images) Joselyn Chipantiza-Sisalema, 20, dressed in a red shirt and blue jeans on a Tuesday morning in June and took the subway from Bushwick to Lower Manhattan. She walked into the Jacob Javits Federal building at 26 Federal Plaza, a few blocks north of City Hall,…

The Trump administration and the European Union are racing to clinch a trade deal by the White House’s self-imposed Aug. 1 deadline, with economists warning that a sharp hike in tariffs could raise costs for consumers and businesses. As the clock ticks down, a series of pacts with other U.S. trading partners in recent days have raised hopes of avoiding a potentially damaging trade war with Europe, with experts saying a deal with Japan announced on Tuesday could serve as a template for a deal with the EU.The U.S. has also recently announced the outlines of trade deals with China, Indonesia, the Philippines…

7/23: CBS Evening News – CBS News Watch CBS News Families of Idaho murder victims speak at Bryan Kohberger sentencing; 5 new galleries set to open at National Air and Space Museum Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link