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Paramount Global said it’s cutting 3.5% of its workforce, citing challenges in the broader economy and in the linear television business. It’s the latest round of layoffs at the media giant — which owns the CBS broadcast network as well as cable channels, such as MTV and Nickelodeon — as it prepares to merge with movie studio Skydance Media. In a memo sent Tuesday morning to employees from the company’s three co-CEOs — George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins — Paramount said the layoffs would affect U.S. workers, with “the majority of impacted staff being notified today.” Some employees outside the U.S.…

The military has activated about 700 active-duty Marines who could be sent to Los Angeles, joining National Guard troops who were sent to the city to respond to protests, the U.S. Northern Command said in a statement.Members of the Marine Corps could start arriving in the Los Angeles area as soon as Tuesday, a defense official told CBS News. The Marines are based in Twentynine Palms, a city east of Los Angeles.Northern Command said the Marines will “seamlessly integrate” with hundreds of members of the National Guard to protect “federal personnel and federal property.” They have been trained in “de-escalation,…

The Widener Library on the Harvard University Campus in Cambridge, Mass. Harvard is at the forefront of the Trump administrations efforts to reshape higher education. Cassandra Klos/Bloomberg/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Cassandra Klos/Bloomberg/Getty Images A federal judge has once again stepped in to block the latest assault on Harvard University by the Trump administration – part of a larger escalation in the conflict between the president and elite colleges. Trump’s effort last week to ban foreign students from entering the U.S. to attend Harvard came hours after the U.S. Education Department notified the accrediting body that audits Columbia University…

6/9: CBS Evening News – CBS News Watch CBS News L.A. sheriff calls situation “unprecedented” as Trump and Newsom clash over ICE protests; Gerald Ford’s son sees legacy of his father’s mission to airlift children from Vietnam Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

The rift between the former first buddies goes well beyond both men, intensifying fractures that have long lurked beneath MAGA’s surface. Ad Policy Former first buddies Elon Musk and Donald Trump.(Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images; Allison Robbert / AFP via Getty Images) We’ve all had bad breakups, but very few are bad enough to warrant a New York Times live alert feed. In the days since Trump and Musk’s relationship went gloriously kinetic on social media, the inferno has died down to furious, smoldering coals. Musk has deleted his accusation that Trump refuses to release the Epstein files because Trump…

A top California union official was charged with interfering with law enforcement operations after he was arrested during anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles, according to court documents filed Monday.David Huerta, the president of the California division of the Service Employees International Union, is set to appear in court for an initial appearance on one felony charge of conspiracy to impede an officer after he was arrested Friday during protests over ICE raids. The protests lasted through the weekend, with President Trump announcing Saturday that he would be deploying the National Guard — over California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s objections. According to a…

Michael Bloomberg on Trump’s rhetoric – CBS News Watch CBS News Former New York City Mayor and “Everytown for Gun Safety” founder Michael Bloomberg discusses President Trump’s rhetoric as it relates to mass shootings in an interview with Margaret Brennan that will air Sunday on “Face the Nation.” Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

NPR’s Juana Summers talks with Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., about the protests in his state and the federal government’s decision to send in the National Guard. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Today is the fourth day of demonstrations in Los Angeles after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducted raids there on Friday. Since then, there have been mostly peaceful demonstrations daily, though there have been some clashes between law enforcement and protesters in and around the city. President Trump has called the protesters insurrectionists, and he sent in the National Guard to support ICE agents and ensure law and order, a move…

Kellyanne Conway: A lightning rod in the White House – CBS News Watch CBS News The controversial counselor to President Trump, who drew criticism over her comments about “alternative facts,” opens up to CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell about the pressures of working in the male-dominated world of politics; her family life; and of being the victim of what she calls a “triple-standard” because of her views as a conservative woman. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

Politics / Hiding in Plain Sight / June 9, 2025 The president is creating fake emergencies and then implementing real military interventions. Ad Policy National Guard soldiers stand in front of a federal building on June 9, 2025, in Los Angeles, California.(Spencer Platt / Getty Images) Early this afternoon, the Pentagon activated 700 Marines out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California, to join the federalized National Guard’s military occupation of parts of Los Angeles. As of mid-afternoon, the written orders hadn’t been made public, but staff at US Senator Alex Padilla’s office and in…