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A painting by Rigoberto Gonzalez, titled Refugees Crossing the Border Wall into South Texas, was singled out by the White House in a list of artworks and exhibitions it found objectionable. Rigoberto A. González hide caption toggle caption Rigoberto A. González The official White House newsletter has posted an article titled “President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian.” It calls out some of the institution’s artwork, exhibitions, programs and online articles that focus on race, slavery, immigration and sexuality. That includes works at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, The National Portrait Gallery, and The National…

President Trump said that Intel has agreed to give the U.S. government a 10% stake in its business.Speaking with reporters on Friday, Mr. Trump said the deal came out of a meeting last week with Intel CEO Lip Bu Tan — which came days after the president called for Tan to resign over his past ties to China.”I said, I think it would be good having the United States as your partner,” Mr. Trump said. “He agreed, and they’ve agreed to do it.”In a social media post Friday afternoon, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick indicated that the deal had been finalized,…

Politics / August 22, 2025 The disgraced former governor is repeatedly proving just how similar he is to the disgraced current president. Ad Policy Andrew Cuomo and Donald Trump at the 9/11 Memorial on September 11, 2016.(Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images) There are few more dangerous places for a politician than a private dinner with wealthy donors. Amid the luxurious habitat of the jet set, even the most tactful and diplomatic campaigner is tempted to let their guard down and make politically damaging statements. Fundraisers were where Barack Obama spoke dismissively of working-class voters who “cling to guns…

The winning numbers for one of the largest Powerball jackpots this year were announced Saturday night. They were 11, 14, 34, 47, 51, with a Powerball of 18. It was not immediately announced if any winning jackpot tickets were sold.  The Powerball jackpot soared to an estimated $700 million, making it the eleventh-largest jackpot in Powerball game history. The jackpot has an estimated cash value of $316 million, Powerball said.There was no winner in Monday or Wednesday night’s drawings. A single winner Saturday would have the choice of taking a lump sum payment of $316 million before taxes, or going with the…

Less than two weeks after a gunman opened fire at CDC headquarters in Atlanta, the agency is facing renewed turmoil after leaders announced a new panel to review the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. At the same time, staff are reporting harassment in the wake of the attack and absorbing the impact of more than 600 job cuts that have dismantled entire public health programs.This week, officials confirmed that the suspect — who fired hundreds of rounds at the CDC’s main campus on Aug. 8, killing a police officer — had attempted to enter the CDC visitors center…

The major parties’ redistricting battle escalated this week, with lawmakers in the country’s two most populous states each taking a notable step toward a new congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. At President Trump’s urging, Republican legislators in Texas gave final approval early Saturday to lines that they hope will move five U.S. House seats to the GOP. California Democrats are acting in response, aiming to pick up five seats of their own. On Thursday they OK’d a ballot measure to ask their state’s voters to allow new congressional districts. So how exactly would the districts shift? The…

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Politics / August 22, 2025 Two family members have been released, but 20-year-old Allison Bustillo-Chinchilla has been held at Georgia’s infamous Stewart Detention Center since February. Ad Policy An agent of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) waits in a hallway on July 17, 2025.(Charly Triballeau / AFP) In late February, in Charlotte, North Carolina, unidentified federal agents burst into a home, without a warrant in hand, apparently looking for an undocumented immigrant whom they had on their snatch list. He had recently moved into another apartment in the building, and 20-year-old Allison Bustillo-Chinchilla, the oldest of four siblings in the…

Washington — As Russia’s war in Ukraine rages on despite high-level meetings to discuss a possible path to peace, CBS News has learned that Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, issued a directive weeks ago to the U.S. intelligence community ordering that all information regarding the Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations not be shared with U.S.-allied intelligence partners. The memo, dated July 20 and signed by Gabbard, directed agencies to not share information with the so-called Five Eyes, the post-World War II intelligence alliance comprising the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia and New Zealand, multiple U.S. intelligence officials told CBS News. They spoke…

Tropical Storm Fernand has formed in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Bermuda, forecasters said Saturday. Fernand is the sixth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, and it comes on the heels of Hurricane Erin, which formed in a similar area on Aug. 15. As of 5 p.m. Eastern Time Saturday, Fernand was located about 405 miles south-southeast of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. It was moving north at 15 mph.    A satellite image of Tropical Storm Fernand at 5:10 p.m. Eastern Time on Aug. 23, 2025.  NOAA/NESDIS/STAR Maps…