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Produced by Judy Rybak  ]This story previously aired on February 1. It was updated on November 21.]A Michigan woman is convicted of murder and arson after authorities say she set the family home on fire to kill her husband and then ran him over with a van when he escaped the flames. Linda Stermer was sentenced to life in prison, but she convinced a judge she didn’t get a fair trial and was released.  Now, the Michigan Attorney General is fighting to reinstate her conviction.  Did she do it? Or was the death of Todd Stermer it a tragic accident?”You must…

President Trump is expected to travel to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to meet with House Republicans as they prepare to vote on a massive legislative package of top GOP priorities. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images House Republican leaders have struggled for weeks to persuade holdouts within their own party to back a massive bill meant to advance much of President Trump’s domestic agenda. On Tuesday, Trump will travel to Capitol Hill for a meeting that will test his ability to bend the Republican Party to his will. It’s rare for one single bill to contain…

The Republican-backed tax and spending bill that’s now moving forward in the House is getting a reality check from Wall Street. That’s because the proposed tax breaks are projected to far outstrip any savings in the bill, potentially leading to mounting U.S. debt and a worsening fiscal outlook, according to economists and policy experts. If the bill moves forward without significant changes, the U.S. would likely find its debt levels spiraling higher in order to finance the tax cuts, according to several analyses. Over the next decade, the GOP bill could cost the U.S. $3.8 trillion, according to a report earlier this…

The president’s much-touted foreign policy shake-up is blighted by continued support for genocide. Ad Policy President Donald J. Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attend a bilateral meeting at the Saudi Royal Court on May 13, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.(Win McNamee / Getty Images) Fate made a mistake placing Donald Trump in the White House, since he is much more suited to be a Saudi princeling than an American president. In last week’s trip to the Middle East, Trump was right at home consorting with Arab nobility, most notably Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (popularly known…

An Indiana man convicted in the 2000 killing of a police officer was put to death by lethal injection early Tuesday in the state’s second execution since 2009. Indiana resumed executions in December after a 15-year hiatus.Benjamin Ritchie, 45, had been on death row for more than two decades following his conviction in the fatal shooting of Beech Grove Police Officer Bill Toney during a foot chase.Ritchie was executed at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, according to Indiana Department of Correction officials. IDOC said in an online statement the execution process started shortly after midnight and he was…

What’s next for House budget battle as Speaker Johnson calls latest move a “big win” – CBS News Watch CBS News House Republicans’ massive budget plan barely made it out of committee for a second straight vote. Nikole Killion lays out the sticking points. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

Incumbent Prime Minister and leader of the center-right Social Democratic Party Luis Montenegro gestures while addressing his supporters following Portugal’s general election, in Lisbon on Monday. Armando Franca/AP hide caption toggle caption Armando Franca/AP LISBON — Portugal’s third general election in three years has failed to deliver the result that could break the worst spell of political instability for decades in the European Union country of 10.6 million people. Sunday’s vote delivered another minority government for the center-right Democratic Alliance, which will be at the mercy of opposition parties. The significant rise in support for the hard-right populist party Chega…

5/12: Face the Nation – CBS News Watch CBS News This week on “Face the Nation,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken joins Margaret Brennan as America’s relationship with Israel faces a serious stress test this week, with a new U.S. report that says it is “reasonable to assess” that Israel violated international law in its war with Hamas. Plus, a story about how a group of special operations veterans helped a fellow service member’s family get their mother out of war-torn Gaza. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now…

Democrats are acting more like a bickering political science department than an opposition party. Ad Policy Ken Martin, chair of the DNC, speaks to reporters during a press conference.(Ashlee Rezin / Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File) As the political press lit up last week with new revelations about the extent of former President Joe Biden’s physical and cognitive decline, the Democratic Party moved with alacrity to bolster the conditions that enabled Biden to dodder his way into a second Trump term. In the wake of the 2024 election debacle, seemingly chastened party leaders flirted with the idea of adopting a…

The Trump administration will pay nearly $5 million to the family of Ashli Babbitt, the Trump supporter who was shot and killed while in the mob breaching the House Speaker’s Lobby on Jan. 6, 2021.    Outgoing U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger confirmed to CBS News he was informed that the Justice Department has agreed to make the payment to Babbitt’s family to settle its wrongful death claim.Manger told CBS News he learned of the settlement amount “a few weeks ago” and the same day sent a message to the entire force expressing his dismay.”I told them I was…