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Trust in experts is down. In all kinds of institutions and professions – in government, in media, in medical science… and lately, economists are feeling the burn acutely. In fact, President Trump just fired the economist who ran the Bureau of Labor Statistics, accusing her – with no evidence – of faking a jobs report that showed fewer gains than expected. In decades past, economists whispered in the ears of presidents. Now, many politicians and voters are disenchanted with the field. On today’s show, we speak with economists about how distrust is messing with their minds and interfering with their…

Although it’s been over a decade since game-changing curative drugs for hepatitis C were approved, progress has been slow and treatment remains out of reach for many. But one small clinic in Buffalo, New York, is proving that doesn’t have to be the case. Hepatitis C is a silent epidemic in the U.S., affecting up to 4 million people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Many people don’t know they have it. Left untreated, the disease can cause cirrhosis and liver cancer. With a model that’s faster, more accessible and remarkably effective, La Bodega, a clinic at Erie County Medical…

Politics / Hiding in Plain Sight / August 1, 2025 I learned from a young age that you shouldn’t let your neighbor go hungry. Benjamin Netanyahu would do well to revisit this tradition. Ad Policy Palestinians, struggling with hunger, form a line to receive hot meals in Gaza’s al-Zeitoun neighborhood on July 31, 2025.(Abdalhkem Abu Riash / Anadolu via Getty Images) For much of the past 21 months, I have sparred with friends and colleagues who labeled Israel’s response to the October 7 attack as “genocidal.” I have written, at The Nation and elsewhere, about my concerns with some of…

President Trump ordered his administration to fire the commissioner of labor statistics, Erika McEntarfer, after the July jobs report showed a sharp slowdown in hiring and a steep downward revision to May and June’s hiring numbers. “No one can be that wrong? We need accurate Jobs Numbers. I have directed my Team to fire this Biden Political Appointee, IMMEDIATELY,” Mr. Trump wrote on social media. He added, “She will be replaced with someone much more competent and qualified. Important numbers like this must be fair and accurate, they can’t be manipulated for political purposes.”The president described the latest report, which showed employers…

CBS News Live CBS News 24/7 Live Multiple people were shot in Anaconda, Montana, on Friday, the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said. Authorities said a suspect is at large. The ATF’s field division in Denver said on social media that the shooting happened at a business. Additional details weren’t immediately available. Michael Paul Brown is seen in a photo posted to social media by authorities. The Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Law Enforcement Department identified the suspect as Michael Paul Brown and said he was believed to be armed and dangerous.”If seen do not approach,” the department said. “Contact 911…

President Trump displays a signed executive order during Thursday’s signing ceremony in the White House, surrounded by administration and professional athletes including golfer Bryson DeChambeau and WWE Chief Creative Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images For generations of U.S. schoolchildren, phrases like “shuttle run” and “sit-and-reach” likely conjure vivid memories of what was once a staple of American physical education: the Presidential Fitness Test. And thanks to a new executive order, it’s slated to return to gymnasiums nationwide. On Thursday, President Trump signed the order reviving the test, a set of…

President Trump on Friday said he’s ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in the “appropriate regions,” in response to threatening comments made by Russia’s former president. “Based on the highly provocative statements of the Former President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, who is now the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that,” Mr. Trump posted on Truth Social Friday. “Words are very important, and can often lead to unintended consequences, I hope…

Politics / August 1, 2025 In a series of mid-decade redistricting gambits, state legislatures are looking to rig next year’s congressional balloting in advance. Ad Policy Voting rights protesters outside the Supreme Court in 2023 in advance of a gerrymandering ruling.(Evelyn Hockstein / For The Washington Post via Getty Images) Ohio’s Ninth and 13th Congressional Districts are two of the most evenly divided districts in the nation. In 2024, Democrats narrowly won both. Veteran Toledo lawmaker Representative Marcy Kaptur held the competitive Ninth, a slender, snaking district that runs along Ohio’s northwest coast, by less than 1 percentage point. In…

Former Food Network star Paula Deen announced Friday the abrupt closure of the Savannah restaurant that launched her to fame with its menu of fried chicken, banana pudding and other indulgent Southern dishes.Deen ran The Lady & Sons restaurant with her two sons, Jamie and Bobby Deen, for nearly three decades. Loyal fans visiting Savannah continued to line up for Deen’s buffet long after the Food Network canceled her show, “Paula’s Home Cooking,” in 2013. Paula Deen Andy Kropa/Invision/AP But 78-year-old Deen said Friday that The Lady & Sons closed for good along with her second Savannah eatery, The Chicken…

Carolyn Feinstein said she initially thought the message sent to her private email address on a late Friday afternoon was a scheme or a prank. It turned out that she was being fired from her federal job. Once Feinstein read the email, she discovered her work cellphone was no longer operating. Feinstein’s decade of work as a forensic auditor for the Justice Department’s Office of Trustee — which helps oversee bankruptcies — ended on July 18, when her employment was terminated in a three-paragraph message sent by an agency administrator.”This is a big loss to me,” Feinstein told CBS News. “I…