Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin disclosed Wednesday that he has apologized to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi via a personal note for his widely-derided remarks in the wake of the violent attack on her 82-year-old husband, Paul Pelosi, in the couple’s San Francisco home last month. Youngkin initially made the remarks at …
Read More »The Biden administration’s announcement that up to $20,000 in student loan debt will be canceled for borrowers will bring welcome relief to millions, as long as courts allow. But that relief won’t do anything to slow the rapidly rising cost of going to college. In the 1963-1964 academic year, the …
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A federal judge in Arizona said he hopes to decide by Friday whether to order members of a group to stop monitoring outdoor ballot drop boxes in the Phoenix area in an effort that has sparked allegations of voter intimidation. The groups Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans and Voto Latino …
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Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday wrestled with a copyright fight between rock-and-roll photographer Lynn Goldsmith and the Andy Warhol Foundation over the late artist’s use of her 1981 photo of Prince as the basis for a silkscreen image. The case could have ramifications for the entertainment industry and …
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Shortages of pilots, flight attendants and gate agents threaten to unravel fall and winter travel plans in the U.S., after a turbulent summer, airline unions say. There’s been a surge in fliers, according to the aviation industry, since COVID-19 concerns continue to subside. The unions spoke at a CBS News …
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One year after President Biden announced the end of America’s war in Afghanistan, the administration has yet to release its after-action reports on the end of the U.S. military presence in the country and its chaotic non-combatant evacuation after President Ashraf Ghani’s government collapsed and the country fell to the …
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A leading veterans advocate who is now sick from toxic exposure after overseas deployments in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, will not benefit from the recently passed PACT Act, according to medical records reviewed by CBS News. The legislation’s title is an acronym for “Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics,” …
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Kiawah Island, S.C. – Normally when President Biden is looking for a little R&R, he heads home to Delaware — having done so dozens of times already this year. But on Wednesday, he’s coming back to this quaint beach town, a spot less familiar to Americans who’ve tracked his …
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Washington — The Justice Department on Wednesday announced charges against three dozen people who are accused of orchestrating health care fraud schemes across the country, with laboratory owners and company executives among those accused of ordering unnecessary or fraudulent medical tests and equipment worth $1.2 billion. The defendants are accused of …
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President Biden on Friday announced 17 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, including Olympic gymnast Simone Biles and former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and former Senator John McCain are among those receiving the award posthumously. The awards will be presented at the White House Thursday, July …
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