6 questions from Ben Sasse’s town hall
As he battles stage four pancreatic cancer, former Sen. Ben Sasse takes questions on his health, American health care, the state of the country and more in this CBS News Things That Matter town hall.
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As he battles stage four pancreatic cancer, former Sen. Ben Sasse takes questions on his health, American health care, the state of the country and more in this CBS News Things That Matter town hall.
BOGOTA, April 26 (Reuters) – Colombia’s ruling left-wing coalition appears poised to retain power, with Ivan Cepeda leading the presidential race on 44.3% support and on track to continue President Gustavo Petro’s agenda against a divided right-wing opposition, a poll showed on Sunday. The Pacto Historico candidate would defeat either of his main rivals in …
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest U.S. military strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed three people Sunday, according to a social media post by U.S. Southern Command. The military has not provided evidence that any of the vessels were carrying drugs. After Sunday’s attack, Southern Command posted a …
By Jacob Bogage and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s tuxedo still looked freshly pressed when he stepped to the White House podium Saturday night, barely an hour after the latest apparent attempt on his life. “When you’re impactful, they go after you,” the U.S. president told some of the highest-powered journalists …
4/26: CBS Weekend News – CBS News Watch CBS News Breakdown of White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting; alleged gunman wrote that he expected more security.
By Jana Winter, Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) – U.S. law enforcement officials are reassessing security arrangements after a gunman opened fire near the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, raising questions about how he was able to get so close to an event attended by President Donald Trump, cabinet members and …
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Carson Hocevar ensured the Talladega Superspeedway fans who witnessed his first NASCAR Cup Series win would remember it. After outdueling Chris Buescher with a last-lap pass Sunday, Hocevar celebrated with one of NASCAR’s most unconventional victory laps. While sitting on the windowsill of his No. 77 Chevrolet to salute the crowd …
April 26 (Reuters) – Iran through Pakistani mediators gave the U.S. a new proposal on reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the ending of the war, with nuclear negotiations postponed for a later stage, Axios reported on Sunday, citing a U.S. official and two sources with knowledge of the matter. (Reporting by Akanksha Khushi …
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Payton Pritchard hit six of Boston’s 24 3-pointers and scored 32 points and Jayson Tatum had 30 points and 11 assists to help the Boston Celtics spoil Joel Embiid’s return from an appendectomy and beat the Philadelphia 76ers 128-96 on Sunday night for a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series. Game …
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Donald W. Riegle, who represented Michigan in Congress for nearly three decades under seven presidents, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 88. Riegle, who began his career as a Republican and later became a Democrat, died Friday of cardiac arrest at his home in San Diego, according to a …