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In a rematch that lived up to its billing, Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty galloped to victory over Journalism in muddy conditions at the 157th Belmont Stakes in Saratoga Springs, New York, on Saturday in the third leg of the Triple Crown. Sovereignty, who entered the race with 2-to-1 odds, defeated a field of seven challengers. The race marked a kind of replay of the Derby. Journalism ended up in second again and Baeza was third — the same 1-2-3 as the Kentucky Derby. Jockey Junior Alvarado reacts aboard Sovereignty as he crosses the finish line to win the 157th running of…

Republicans are attacking the Congressional Budget Office, accusing the agency of mixing partisanship with economic projections. But criticism is nothing new for the nonpartisan agency. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Republican lawmakers and President Trump have been publicly complaining a lot about the Congressional Budget Office. It’s a typically mundane, nonpartisan economic forecasting office. They are accusing it of playing politics with Trump’s massive legislative effort known as the Big, Beautiful Bill, so NPR’s Barbara Sprunt is here to explain what the CBO actually does.BARBARA SPRUNT, BYLINE: We’ve been hearing a lot about the CBO from congressional Republicans.(SOUNDBITE OF MONTAGE)MIKE JOHNSON: We’re…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is asking Secretary of State Marco Rubio for information on the Trump administration’s contingency plans if billionaire Elon Musk breaches his companies’ current contracts with the U.S. amid the ongoing public fall out between him and President Trump.In a letter to Rubio as acting national security adviser and obtained by CBS News, Warren said Mr. Trump and Musk’s public disagreements about the upcoming reconciliation bill that escalated into a public online spat could “have serious implications for U.S. national security.”The Massachusetts Democrat mentioned Mr. Trump’s proposal to terminate Musk’s government contracts and subsidies, which the world’s richest…

A salmonella outbreak linked to a large egg recall has made dozens of people sick in seven states in the West and Midwest, federal health officials said Saturday.The August Egg Company recalled about 1.7 million brown organic and brown cage-free egg varieties distributed to grocery stores between February and May because of the potential for salmonella, according to an announcement posted Friday on the Food and Drug Administration’s website.At least 79 people in seven states have gotten a strain of salmonella that was linked to the eggs, and 21 people have been hospitalized, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…

Participants watch the Capital Pride Parade in 2024 in Washington, D.C. Aaron Schwartz/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Aaron Schwartz/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images WorldPride 2025 wraps up in Washington, D.C., this weekend with festivities including a parade that will kick off Saturday in one of the city’s historic gay neighborhoods and conclude in front of the U.S. Capitol. This is the first time that D.C. has hosted the international LGBTQ+ festival since WorldPride’s inaugural event in Rome in 2000. This year also marks the 50th anniversary of Pride events in D.C. — one of…

Vice President JD Vance said Elon Musk was making a “huge mistake” going after President Trump in a storm of bitter and inflammatory social media posts after a falling out between the two men.But the vice president, in an interview released Friday after the very public blow-up between the world’s richest man and arguably the world’s most powerful, also tried to downplay Musk’s blistering attacks as an “emotional guy” who got frustrated.Musk attacked Mr. Trump in a torrent of social media posts, first criticizing the president’s spending package and then targeting him with more direct attacks. Mr. Trump then portrayed…

“Devil in the Ozarks” caught after jailbreak Escaped former police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” caught 00:24 A former police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” was recaptured Friday, nearly two weeks after his escape from an Arkansas prison, where he was serving decadeslong sentences for murder and rape, the Izard County Sheriff’s Office said. Grant Hardin escaped on May 25 from the Calico Rock prison by donning an outfit designed to look like a law enforcement uniform, officials have said. In a statement Friday, Sheriff Brandon Long said Hardin was apprehended at about 3:45 p.m. “just a…

Becca Morris in the home she’s in the process of buying in Harrington, Delaware, on May 14, 2026. She found it just a few months before her federal housing subsidy was set to end. Wesley LaPointe/for NPR hide caption toggle caption Wesley LaPointe/for NPR When Becca Morris applied for a federal housing subsidy years ago, her life was in turmoil. She’d had a son at age 19, the father was in and out of rehab and prison, and she was couch surfing with friends and family. Morris wasn’t fazed when the offer of rental aid came with a major condition:…

Hakeem Jeffries urges Senate Republicans to show “John McCain levels of courage” – CBS News Watch CBS News The tax and spending bill that started the breakup between President Trump and Elon Musk can pass Congress with simple majorities in the Republican-controlled House and Senate. So how do Democrats get their voice back? “CBS Evening News” co-anchor Maurice DuBois asked House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

The defense secretary’s scheme to rename a Navy ship honoring the LGBTQ+ rights activist is an insult to what’s most hopeful about the American experiment. Ad Policy (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images; Stephanie Maze / San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has chosen Pride Month as the time to order that the US Navy Ship Harvey Milk, which honors the remarkable legacy of the Navy veteran who became a groundbreaking advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, be renamed. The timing is insulting, just as the decision is indefensible. Yet Hegseth cannot change the history that Milk made. Nor…