5/29: The Takeout with Major Garrett

5/29: The Takeout with Major Garrett – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump holds Situation Room meeting on Iran; Bondi testifies behind closed doors in House Oversight Committee’s Epstein probe.

Trump call with Taiwanese president on hold

President Trump is no longer expected to speak with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te before Chinese President Xi Jinping’s potential trip to the United States this fall, multiple sources familiar with the discussions told CBS News. When Mr. Trump visited China earlier this month, Xi warned him that Taiwan could become a “very dangerous situation” if …

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Flesh-Eating Screwworm Found Within 31 Miles of US Border, Says USDA

CHICAGO, May 29 (Reuters) – A devastating ⁠parasitic ⁠fly that eats warm-blooded animals ⁠alive and could cause millions of dollars in economic damage ​to the U.S. economy has been found in a young sheep in Mexico within 31 ‌miles (50 km) of the U.S. ‌border, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported on Friday. The detection …

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Jill Biden on Joe Biden’s pardon of son Hunter

Although President Joe Biden had said he would not pardon his son, Hunter, Jill Biden says he changed his mind once Donald Trump was elected. She talked with Sunday Morning’s Rita Braver about the pardon, and her concerns over her family being targeted by the Trump administration. Watch the full interview May 31.

Judge orders Trump to answer questions about whether settlement that created “anti-weaponization fund” was “fraud”

A federal judge signaled Friday she may reopen a legal case between President Trump and his own government that led the Justice Department to create a controversial $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization fund,” ordering the president’s lawyers to respond to allegations of “deception” and “fraud.” U.S. Judge Kathleen Williams issued the four-page order after dozens of retired …

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