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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.)  Guest host: Lee Cowan        COVER STORY: “When is cancer political?” Medical researchers, patients decry Trump admin’s layoffs, budget cutsScientists conducting medical research are facing an existential crisis: Layoffs and budget cuts pushed by President Trump that, they say, jeopardize finding a cure for cancer. They tell “Sunday Morning” senior contributor Ted Koppel that what was once an issue receiving strong bipartisan support – cancer research –…

We take a look at where things stand with President Trump’s tax and spending bill, now before the Senate, as well as the effort to block the president from taking further military action against Iran. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: President Trump’s tax and spending bill appear to have hit a snag this week as senators changed a key provision of the bill that was passed by the House over a month ago. Still, the Senate plans to start the vote on the bill today. NPR’s Ron Elving joins us. Ron, thanks so much for being with us.RON ELVING, BYLINE: Good to…

Washington — Senate Republicans released the latest version of President Trump’s massive spending and tax bill late Friday as the GOP eyes an ambitious July 4 deadline to approve the centerpiece legislation of the president’s second-term agenda. After the House narrowly approved the legislation that addresses the president’s tax, defense, border and energy priorities last month, Senate Republicans have been putting their imprint on the bill. But GOP leaders are seeking a middle ground to appease the upper chamber without alienating House Republicans, who will have to approve the Senate’s changes before the bill can head to the president’s desk for his…

Every day, The Nation exposes the administration’s unchecked and reckless abuses of power through clear-eyed, uncompromising independent journalism—the kind of journalism that holds the powerful to account and helps build alternatives to the world we live in now.  We have just the right people to confront this moment. Speaking on Democracy Now!, Nation DC Bureau chief Chris Lehmann translated the complex terms of the budget bill into the plain truth, describing it as “the single largest upward redistribution of wealth effectuated by any piece of legislation in our history.” In the pages of the June print issue and on The…

Big companies pull back on Pride Month Big companies pull back on Pride Month sponsorships, impacting celebrations 04:26 Wrapped in multicolored flags and waving protest signs, revelers across the globe have gathered throughout June for Pride events — a monthlong celebration of the LGBTQ community that also symbolizes an ongoing fight for equal rights and inclusion.The roots of Pride Month stretch back to June 28, 1969, when a police raid on New York City’s Stonewall Inn, a gay bar, led to several nights of clashes with the bar’s LGBTQ patrons and others, which became known as the Stonewall Riots or Stonewall…

Senate debates Trump’s budget bill Senate Republicans scramble to meet Trump’s Independence Day budget bill deadline 03:13 Washington — The Senate plans to hold a key test vote on President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” later Saturday, even as it’s unclear whether the tax and spending measure has enough support to lift it over the hurdle. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, said Friday he wasn’t certain he had the votes to advance the bill, as the upper chamber awaited decisions on whether a number of provisions complied with the Senate’s reconciliation rules, which allow Republicans to pass the…

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., (R) says he hopes to pass the Senate’s massive tax and spending bill this week. If he succeeds, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., (L), will have to sell the bill to holdouts in his own party if he hopes to meet President Trump’s goal of signing the bill on July 4. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images North America Senate Republicans have released an updated version of the massive spending and tax cut legislation, containing much of President Trump’s domestic agenda, setting the table for votes on the…

Defense rests in Sean “Diddy” Combs trial, jury deliberations set to begin – CBS News Watch CBS News The defense in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ case finished closing arguments on Friday, setting the stage for the jury to begin deliberations next week in the music mogul’s sex trafficking and racketeering trial. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

In his weekly newsletter, Elie Mystal argues that the Democratic Party that can defeat MAGA is not the Democratic Party that can win the endorsement of The New York Times. In his weekly newsletter, Elie Mystal argues that the Democratic Party that can defeat MAGA is not the Democratic Party that can win the endorsement of The New York Times. This is a preview of Nation Justice Correspondent Elie Mystal’s new weekly newsletter. Click here to receive this newsletter in your inbox each Friday. When Eric Adams, a corrupt, dirtbag centrist cop, won the New York mayoral primary four years…

In Marsha P. Johnson’s final interview before her death in 1992, the activist later recognized as an icon of the movement that preceded LGBTQ rights in the United States explained why she, a transgender woman, championed a cause that often excluded her.”I’ve been walking for gay rights all these years,” Johnson said, referencing early Pride marches in a conversation that appears in a 2012 documentary about her life. “Because you never completely have your rights, one person, until you all have your rights.”Since then, social and political wins over time grew to encompass everyone represented by the acronym LGBTQ, which…