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Jill Biden says she was "frightened" by Joe Biden's 2024 debate performance, thought he was having a stroke

Former first lady Jill Biden said she was "frightened" by her husband Joe Biden's 2024 debate performance and thought he was having a stroke. "I was frightened, because I had never ever seen Joe like that before or since. Never," Jill Biden told CBS News Sunday Morning's Rita Braver in an interview airing Sunday on CBS. "I don't know what happened," she said. "As I watched it, I thought, 'Oh, my God, he's having a stroke.' And it scared me to death." B ...

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Plans Reveal Trump's Name 'Etched Into Marble' At Upgraded Penn Station

Newly obtained renderings of the planned Penn Station overhaul show a presidential seal with President Donald Trump's name carved into the wall near one of the station's new entrances — the latest in a string of public institutions and landmarks to bear the president's name during his second term. By David Edwards — May 27, 2026 Newly obtained renderings of the planned Penn Station overhaul show a presidential seal with President Donald Trump's name carved into the wall near one of the statio ...

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Pete Hegseth Compares Iran War To Painting The Reflecting Pool Blue

Jennifer Bendery 45 minutes ago Pete Hegseth Compares Iran War To Painting The Reflecting Pool Blue Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday hailed Donald Trump as the “one man” bold enough to do things differently as president, like unilaterally starting a war in Iran with no strategy — and painting a pool blue. “When you authorized ‘Operation Epic Fury,' just like you talked about with the Reflecting Pool, we didn’t do the same old thing the way we’ve done it in the past,” Hegseth gushe ...

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Trump DOJ 'Going After' Thousands of 2020 Georgia Election Workers Amid Rigging Probe

Sean James May 27th, 2026, 2:18 pm CNN’s Wolf Blitzer reported poll workers and ballot counters from Fulton County, Georgia could soon “hear a knock on their doors” from federal prosecutors as part of a sweeping investigation into President Donald Trump’s claim the 2020 election was rigged. Blitzer told The Situation Room viewers the president has made those claims “without evidence” on Wednesday morning. He then threw it to CNN crime reporter Katelyn Polantz for more details. “Trump rea ...

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Trump Mobile investigating leak that plastered customer names across the internet

Wednesday 27 May 2026 14:38 EDT A potential security flaw on the website of the Trump family smartphone company may have exposed the personal information of thousands of potential customers. “At this time, the incident does not appear to involve Trump Mobile payment card information, banking information, Social Security numbers, call records, text messages, or other highly sensitive financial data,” Trump Mobile told The Guardian. “At this time, the impacted information appears to be limited ...

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House Democrats launch new anti-corruption caucus targeting Trump-era ethics concerns

(MS NOW) As lawmakers grow increasingly frustrated with President Donald Trump’s planned $1.8 billion lawsuit settlement fund and his thousands of stock trades totaling hundreds of millions dollars, a trio of House Democrats is launching a new caucus aimed at fighting malfeasance in government. The new End Corruption Caucus — details of which were shared first with MS NOW — is launching at the direction of Reps. Jason Crow, D-Col., Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Mike Levin, D-Calif., spanning the party’s centrist to progressive wings. "Corruption is poisoning our politics," Crow said in a statement. "From the disastrous Citizens United decision, to the President using his office to enrich himself and his family, our democracy is buckling under the influence of billionaire donors and special interests."

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Schiff targets compensation fund for Trump allies with two measures

(The Hill) Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is expected to introduce two new pieces of legislation targeting payouts from the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. One piece of legislation would block the DOJ from issuing payouts from the fund to President Trump, Vice President Vance, members of Congress, congressional staff, political appointees, senior executive branch employees, and presidential campaign employees, according to Semafor. The other bill aims to ban payouts from lawsuits filed by Trump and Vance retroactive to 2025, per the outlet.

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US military strikes another alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific, killing 2

45 min ago - WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military on Wednesday struck another vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two men. U.S. Southern Command posted video on social media showing a boat resting on the water before b ... (Associated Press)

AP Exclusive: Trump administration tells prosecutors to stand down on Venezuela leader, sources say

1 hr ago - AP Exclusive: Trump administration tells prosecutors to stand down on Venezuela leader, sources say By JOSHUA GOODMAN, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and JIM MUSTIAN Updated 8:53 PM EDT, May 27, 2026 Leer en espaol Comments 36 MIAMI (AP) -- The Trump adminis ... (Associated Press)

Iran's IRGC say they targeted US airbase after strike near Bandar Abbas

2 hrs ago - Iran's Revolutionary Guards ​said on Thursday ‌they targeted a U.S. airbase at ​0450 local ​time after what they ⁠described as ​an early morning ​U.S. attack near Bandar Abbas airport, Tasnim news ​agenc ... (Reuters)

Ex-US government official arrested after $40 million in gold bars found in home

2 hrs ago - Ex-US government official arrested after $40 million in gold bars found in home 4 hours ago Sareen Habeshian FBI agents found 303 gold bars in the home of David Rush, who US media have reported held a senior position in the CIA until recently A forme ... (BBC)

Trump visited soldiers at Walter Reed -- but not the 14 injured in the Iran war

3 hrs ago - President Trump made time to visit with U.S. service members during his trip Tuesday to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, but he did not see any of the 14 troops injured in the war he started with Iran who are also recovering at the hospi ... (CBS)

Workers at Alabama factory vote against union representation

3 hrs ago - Published: May. 27, 2026, 12:21 p.m. By William Thornton A Birmingham manufacturing facility voted this month against union representation during a two-day election. The vote took place at the Sherwin-Williams Packaging Coatings Group factory at 90 C ... (AL.com)

Marlborough school bus drivers, monitors strike over pay, benefits

4 hrs ago - Updated: 5:44 PM EDT May 27, 2026 By Sera Congi Jennifer Eagan MARLBOROUGH, Mass. — School bus drivers and monitors for Marlborough Public Schools and the Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School went on strike Wednesday, citing afforda ... (WCVB)

Student Scholarship Winner Calls Out CBS at News Emmys: 'The Recent Direction of the Outlet Stains the Legacy of Mike Wa

4 hrs ago - Student Scholarship Winner Calls Out CBS at News Emmys: ‘The Recent Direction of the Outlet Stains the Legacy of Mike Wallace’ Student journalist Santiago Campos, a senior from Washington, D.C.’s District of Columbia International Scho ... (Variety)

New York Democrats to introduce 2 redistricting amendments

6 hrs ago - 05/27/2026 02:02 PM EDT ALBANY, New York — New York Democrats are expected to introduce bills by Friday to pave the way for new congressional lines in 2028, according to four people familiar with the talks. Officials are weighing two constitutio ... (Politico)

Ninth Circuit denies privacy to oil company over Alaska drilling data

6 hrs ago - May 27, 2026 (CN) — A Ninth Circuit panel determined on Wednesday that no federal law requires petroleum well data from an oil and gas company to remain private. A lower court ruled previously Alaska’s Oil and Gas Conservation Commission c ... (Courthouse News Service)

US has the troops in place to attack Cuba

6 hrs ago - Story by Paul McLeary • 2h • The president has floated an invasion of the island after economic and political pressure failed to topple the Communist government. But the Navy’s built-up presence in the region — the largest in the ... (msn.com)

Canada signs landmark LNG energy deal with Germany

7 hrs ago - 3 hours ago Nadine Yousif Senior Canada reporter Canada has announced a landmark energy agreement with Germany that will see the first-ever long-term shipments of liquified natural gas (LNG) from Canada to Europe in the coming years. It comes as ... (bbc)

Trump, GOP put pressure on ABA over rolling back DEI initiative

7 hrs ago - 05/27/26 8:00 AM ET The American Bar Association (ABA) is moving closer to rolling back a key diversity initiative in an effort to hang on as the nation’s law school accreditor while the Trump administration and Republicans ramp up pressure on s ... (The Hill)

Trump-appointed judge orders 'convicted criminal' to be released due to Trump administration's courtroom incompetence

7 hrs ago - May 27th, 2026, 7:50 am A federal judge in Florida ordered the Trump administration to release a man previously ordered deported — some 22 years ago — due to the government's apparent incompetence and tardiness. The six-page order highlig ... (Law & Crime)

Exclusive: Justice Department launches a criminal investigation into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll

7 hrs ago - PUBLISHED May 27, 2026, 7:05 PM ET The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the former magazine columnist who accused President Donald Trump of sexual assault, according to multiple sources familiar with the ... (CNN Politics)

Legal groups file new ethics complaint against Pam Bondi

8 hrs ago - May 27, 2026 WASHINGTON (CN) — A coalition of legal groups, judges and attorneys on Wednesday refiled a formal ethics complaint against former Attorney General Pam Bondi, accusing her of “serious professional misconduct” in her leaders ... (Courthouse News Service)

Former Judges Urge Inquiry Into Deal Trump Struck With I.R.S.

8 hrs ago - A bipartisan group of 35 former federal judges on Wednesday asked the judge who oversaw President Trump's remarkable lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service to reopen the case and conduct an inquiry into whether the hasty deal to resolve it coul ... (New York Times (gift link))

Advocacy group asks NY bar to investigate Todd Blanche's role in Abrego Garcia case

8 hrs ago - May 27, 2026, 4:48 PM A legal advocacy group has asked the New York bar to investigate Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for potential violations stemming from his role in the prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. The letter, from the Campaign for ... (ABC News)

House Democrats launch new anti-corruption caucus targeting Trump-era ethics concerns

8 hrs ago - As lawmakers grow increasingly frustrated with President Donald Trump’s planned $1.8 billion lawsuit settlement fund and his thousands of stock trades totaling hundreds of millions dollars, a trio of House Democrats is launching a new caucus aim ... (MS Now)

NPR's newsroom shrinks through buyouts and layoffs

9 hrs ago - NPR has laid off 10 journalists, including some veteran reporters, in an attempt to save money and reorganize the newsroom. It also is buying out at least 18 news staffers who voluntarily accepted offers to depart, according to three people with dire ... (NPR)

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