Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: The Washington Post says Congress should cut off Trump’s “weaponization” fund The Trump administration’s creation of a $1.776 billion fund of taxpayer money under the president’s control to pay favored individuals outside the judicial process is drawing bipartisan condemnation. “From all outward appearances, this doesn’t …
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Daniel Suarez’s surprising win Sunday night at the Coca-Cola 600 gave Spire Motorsports its second victory of the season, matching the total of racing giant Hendrick Motorsports. For a team with three full-time Cup drivers and only 175 employees, that’s saying something. But that doesn’t mean the team is satisfied. “Yes, …
Massive explosion threat from California chemical leak “eliminated” for now, officials say – CBS News Watch CBS News Officials say the risk of a massive explosion has been “eliminated” for California after a chemical leak in Orange County. CBS News Los Angeles’ Tina Patel reports.
There appears to be progress in talks between the U.S. and Iran, but the process toward a peace deal may still take some time. CBS News’ Aaron MacLean has more insight.
Watch: Trump delivers Memorial Day remarks at Arlington National Cemetery – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump delivered remarks on Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery after paying his respects at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. CBS News’ Nikole Killion reports.
Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is holed up in an undisclosed location with little access to the outside world, U.S. officials tell CBS News. This comes as news of some progress in peace talks emerges. CBS News’ Imtiaz Tyab reports.
MADRID, May 25 (Reuters) – A Spanish national in quarantine in a Madrid military hospital, who is among those evacuated from a cruise ship earlier this month, has tested positive of hantavirus, Spain’s Health Ministry said on Monday. It is the second positive case among the 14 Spanish nationals who were evacuated to the Spanish …
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — UCLA was rewarded Monday for its dominant wire-to-wire run through the regular season with the No. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament. The tournament opens Friday with 16 double-elimination regionals. Winners advance to eight best-of-three super regionals. Those winners move on to the College World Series in Omaha beginning June 12. …
KYIV, May 25 (Reuters) – Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya visited Kyiv on Monday following weeks of mounting warnings from Ukrainian officials about Russian plans to draw Minsk more deeply into the war against Ukraine. Tsikhanouskaya arrived a day after one of the war’s biggest strikes on the Ukrainian capital killed four people and …
Expert says U.S.-Iran peace deal is further along, weighs in on Trump’s Abraham Accords demand – CBS News Watch CBS News More details are emerging about developments in talks between the U.S. and Iran to end the war. This comes as President Trump says Middle East nations should join the Abraham Accords. CBS News analyst …