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The Justice Department on Friday released transcripts of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s two-day interview with convicted sex trafficker and Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.The transcripts — which run for over 300 pages — came after Blanche traveled to Florida last month to meet with Maxwell, following pushback over the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein case.This is a breaking story; it will be updated. Joe Walsh Joe Walsh is a senior editor for digital politics at CBS News. Joe previously covered breaking news for Forbes and local news in Boston. Source link

In this moment of crisis, we need a unified, progressive opposition to Donald Trump.  We’re starting to see one take shape in the streets and at ballot boxes across the country: from New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s campaign focused on affordability, to communities protecting their neighbors from ICE, to the senators opposing arms shipments to Israel.  The Democratic Party has an urgent choice to make: Will it embrace a politics that is principled and popular, or will it continue to insist on losing elections with the out-of-touch elites and consultants that got us here?  At The Nation, we…

new video loaded: What Counts as a ‘National Emergency’?By Karen Yourish, Claire Hogan and June Kim•August 22, 2025In his seven months back in office, President Trump has declared nine national emergencies, plus a “crime emergency” in Washington. Those emergency declarations have been used to justify hundreds of actions — including immigration measures, sweeping tariffs and energy deregulation — that would typically require congressional approval or lengthy regulatory review, according to a New York Times analysis of presidential documents.Recent episodes in PoliticsShow more videos from Politics Source link

At least one person is dead after a shooting Friday at Ingalls Shipbuilding, a Mississippi shipyard that builds vessels for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, police said. The Pascagoula Police Department said on social media that its officers were dispatched to the shipyard at about 7:32 a.m. Police did not release the name of the person who was killed. HII, Ingalls Shipbuilding’ parent company, said the victim was a shipbuilder. Police said a suspect is in custody. No information about the suspect was provided. A Pascagoula County Deputy police chief referred to the incident as a “workplace dispute.” Multiple agencies responded to…

The FBI searched former national security adviser John Bolton’s house in Bethesda, Maryland, early Friday morning, the bureau confirmed to CBS News.”The FBI is conducting court authorized activity in the area,” the FBI said in a statement. “There is no threat to public safety. We have no further comment.”Sources familiar with the search told CBS News it is related in part to a classified documents investigation. FBI agents were also seen exiting a downtown Washington, D.C., building where Bolton’s political action committee, John Bolton PAC, is located. Late Friday morning, the FBI confirmed agents were on site at his office for…

Hide caption Then-national security adviser John Bolton (right) listens to President Trump talk to reporters at the White House in February 2019 in Washington, D.C. Previous Next Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Hide caption FBI agents walk inside the back entrance of the Washington office of ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton on Friday. Previous Next Julia Nikhinson/AP Hide caption Montgomery County police officers stand guard outside Bolton’s house on Friday in Bethesda, Md. Previous Next Pedro Ugarte/AFP via Getty Images Hide caption FBI agents walk outside John Bolton’s house on Friday in Bethesda, Md. Previous Next Pedro Ugarte/AFP via Getty Images…

Cracker Barrel shed almost $100 million in market value after its stock plunged Thursday following the release of a new logo. The new design eliminates a longstanding drawing of an overall-clad man leaning against a barrel, in favor of a cleaner logo featuring just the chain’s name.Shares of Cracker Barrel fell $4.22, or 7.2%, to $54.80 in Thursday trading, shedding $94 million in market value. The stock had dipped to a low of $50.27 earlier in the day, representing a loss of almost $200 billion in its capitalization.The slide appeared to be halted on Friday, with Cracker Barrel’s shares rising…

Activism / StudentNation / August 21, 2025 As two of the nation’s largest private graduate student unions fight for new contracts, their members have been among the most vulnerable to the president’s attacks on universities. Ad Policy The Harvard Graduate Student Union–United Automobile Workers during a rally in 2021.(Harvard Graduate Student Union-United Automobile Workers) This story was produced for StudentNation, a program of the Nation Fund for Independent Journalism, which is dedicated to highlighting the best of student journalism. For more Student Nation, check out our archive or learn more about the program here. StudentNation is made possible through generous funding from The Puffin…

Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be released from detention and head back to his home state of Maryland as early as Friday, the latest move in a months-long saga that has become a symbol of President Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants.Abrego Garcia was detained in March, mistakenly deported to El Salvador, held for months in a notorious prison where he alleges he was tortured, and eventually returned to the U.S. in June — only to face criminal charges in Tennessee. The Trump administration has accused him of gang membership and smuggling, allegations he and his family have staunchly denied.A Nashville-based federal…

new video loaded: California and Texas Face Off in Redistricting FightBy Laurel Rosenhall, David Goodman, Rebecca Suner, Leila Medina and Stephanie Swart•August 22, 2025The battle over redistricting is playing out in the country’s two largest states. Texas and California passed redistricting efforts this week that counter each other. David Goodman and Laurel Rosenhall explain how redistricting is playing out in both states and what the final outcome could look like.Recent episodes in Behind the ReportingShow more videos from Behind the Reporting Source link