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Gov. Gavin Newsom of California delivered a speech on Tuesday, titled “Democracy at a Crossroads.” The following is a transcript of his remarks as broadcast online and on television channels:I want to say a few words about the events of the last few days.This past weekend, federal agents conducted large-scale workplace raids in and around Los Angeles. Those raids continue as I speak.California is no stranger to immigration enforcement. But instead of focusing on undocumented immigrants with serious criminal records and people with final deportation orders, a strategy both parties have long supported, this administration is pushing mass deportations, indiscriminately…

Whistleblower says CDC backed away from climate change – CBS News Watch CBS News Dr. George Luber, who was head of the climate and health program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tells CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann that the agency walked away from climate change research over fears of antagonizing the White House. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

June 11, 2025 Postelection autopsies are missing the forest for the trees. Ad Policy Former Vice President Kamala Harris.(Mario Tama / Getty) As Democrats sift through the wreckage of 2024, they’re starting to conduct a familiar procedure: the post-election autopsy. Armed with exit polls, turnout data, and demographic breakdowns, analysts are dissecting Kamala Harris’s defeat with surgical precision. But like many autopsies, this one risks missing the cause of death by focusing too narrowly on symptoms. All of these postelection reports are missing the forest of the tribal reality of American politics for the trees of disconnected data points. The…

The dozen board members of the prestigious Fulbright program that promotes international educational exchanges resigned on Wednesday because of what they said was political interference by the Trump administration in their operations, according to people familiar with the issues and a board memo obtained by The New York Times.The members are concerned that political appointees at the State Department, which manages the program, are acting illegally by canceling the awarding of Fulbright scholarships to almost 200 American professors and researchers who are prepared to go to universities and other research institutions overseas starting this summer, said the people, including Senator…

When the Trump administration swept into the Department of Justice on Jan. 20, it moved swiftly to purge, demote, transfer and otherwise sideline career lawyers not perceived to be team players or sufficiently committed to the MAGA legal agenda.Amid the upheaval and exodus of longtime federal prosecutors, one quiet 10th floor office in a remote outpost of the Justice Department has come to symbolize the withering impact of changes at the agency. Those who work there call it “the rubber room.” Inside, nearly a dozen of the government’s most seasoned civil rights, environmental and national security lawyers have been reconstituted as…

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has promised to make decisions rooted in “gold-standard science,” fired an entire committee of vaccine advisers in part because all were appointed by a Democratic president and some had made donations to Democrats, according to a White House official and another person familiar with Mr. Kennedy’s thinking.When he announced the firings on Monday, Mr. Kennedy cited the members’ financial ties to industry and their “immersion in a system of industry-aligned incentives.” But according to the White House official and the other person, both of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss…

When Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton, the Democrat and nonvoting delegate for Washington, D.C., attended a recent gala to accept an award honoring her decades-long career in Congress, she appeared to be struggling to read her brief remarks.Standing onstage at Arena Stage in April, Ms. Norton referred to the “National Environment for the Arts,” lauded the D.C. theater for contributions to “freedom of suppression and democracy” and half-said, half-spelled the name of a former board chair, Beth Newburger Schwartz, as “Ethel N – E – W Burger Schwartz.”A pall fell over the audience as Ms. Norton stumbled through her speech, according…

Sen. Gardner says “we have a long way to go” on diplomatic work with North Korea – CBS News Watch CBS News Senator Cory Gardner, R-Colorado, joins Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson to discuss the Graham-Cassidy health care plan and the latest round of sanctions on North Korea. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune, R-S.D. (center), speak alongside Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., (left) and Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, outside of the West Wing of the White House on June 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Senators met with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill.” Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Major changes could be in store for the more than 24 million people with health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, including how and when they can enroll, the paperwork required, and, crucially, the premiums they pay. A…

As images of protests in Southern California have flooded television and social media in recent days, a key question has emerged: Why are so many protesters carrying Mexican flags at an American political protest?The sea of red, white and green Mexican flags at anti-deportation protests this week in Los Angeles has been seized upon by conservatives who argue that the demonstrations are inherently un-American, causing some protesters to consider leaving them at home.Photos of masked provocateurs waving Mexican flags atop burning Waymo taxis spread instantly across conservative social media this weekend. Republicans pointed to them as a prime example of…