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President Trump will be in Pittsburgh Tuesday to attend a major energy and AI summit at Carnegie Mellon University. The Inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, organized and hosted by Republican U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick, will also be attended by leaders of many of the country’s largest energy and technology companies.McCormick is set to announce $70 billion in new investments into energy and innovation in the state. Among them will be the construction of data centers to help provide the enormous amounts of energy needed to power AI. The Pittsburgh region will be prominent at the summit, with a focus on technological…

7/14: CBS Evening News Plus – CBS News Watch CBS News Breaking down the U.S. position on Ukraine weapons; Reporter’s Notebook: Silencing and punishing journalists Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

President Trump in profile at MetLife Stadium on July 13 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. David Ramos/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption David Ramos/Getty Images/Getty Images North America President Trump is facing backlash from his base after defending his administration’s review of the so-called Epstein files and downplaying his supporters’ distrust in the process. Last week, a two-page memo from the Justice Department and the FBI said they found no evidence that the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein blackmailed powerful people or kept a “client list” and reiterated that he died by suicide in…

An appeals court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from revoking deportation protections and work permits for thousands of people from Afghanistan.The administration had planned to end temporary protected status for Afghanistan on Monday, part of a broader push to cut back a program that gives migrants reprieve from deportation if their home country is deemed unsafe. The administration argues those protections aren’t meant to be permanent and Afghanistan’s security situation has improved, though opponents say the country remains unsafe and revocation would force people to uproot their lives.But in a late-night ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th…

Politics / Books & the Arts / July 14, 2025 Our art critic visits the Smithsonian American Art Museum to get a closer look at the Trump administration’s attack on DC arts institutions. Ad Policy The exterior of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, 2025.(Valerie Plesch for The Washington Post via Getty Images) It’s funny how you can see things over and over without really seeing them. How many times have I visited the National Gallery of Art over the years? Plenty, but it never struck me until recently that it has a direct…

7/7: Face the Nation – CBS News Watch CBS News This week on “Face the Nation,” during a critical week for President Biden’s reelection campaign, moderator Robert Costa speaks to Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, an independent who has worked closely with Mr. Biden, as well as Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a loyal supporter of former President Donald Trump. Plus, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg joins. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

An ongoing purge of federal prosecutors from the Justice Department has impacted the criminal case against a Florida businessman accused of fleecing children with special needs.   The latest wave of firings included the prosecutor who was helping lead the criminal case against Leo Govoni, whose scheme allegedly bilked approximately $100 million from a fund to help people with disabilities. Michael Gordon, who also handled a series of U.S. Capitol riot prosecutions, was among several prosecutors fired in recent weeks, CBS News has learned. Gordon had recently taken over formal duties for prosecuting Govoni’s case in Florida.Critics have accused the Trump…

Ad Policy US Vice President JD Vance, left, and Elbridge Colby, under secretary of defense for policy nominee for US President Donald Trump, shake hands during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Kent Nishimura / Bloomberg via Getty Images) Donald Trump’s foreign policy has been as unstable as the man himself, shifting quickly from pushes for restraint to escalating wars in the Middle East. This volatility is a function not just of Trump’s personality but of the contradictions and competing factions that are gathered under the term America First, as…

Justice Department officials who investigated Trump, allies fired – CBS News Watch CBS News More than 20 Justice Department employees who participated in investigations of President Trump and his allies were fired over the last week. Scott MacFarlane discusses what we know about the purge. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

The U.S. government said Monday it is placing a 17.09% duty on most fresh Mexican tomatoes, after negotiations over alleged unfair trade practices ended without an agreement to avert the tariff.Proponents said the import tax will help rebuild the shrinking U.S. tomato industry and ensure that produce eaten in the United States is also grown there. But opponents, including U.S. companies that grow tomatoes in Mexico, said the tariff will make fresh tomatoes more expensive for U.S. buyers.Mexico currently supplies around 70% of the U.S. tomato market, up from 30% two decades ago, according to the Florida Tomato Exchange.The move…