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The former executive producer of 60 Minutes Bill Owens said he faced intense internal pressure from his corporate bosses to avoid certain stories that had the potential to generate backlash for parent company Paramount, in his first public remarks since his sudden resignation in late April. In January, 60 Minutes ran a segment featuring former state department employees who had …

Frustration is running high in the Capitol, spilling over in a hallway debate between House Speaker Mike Johnson and two Democratic senators. Arizona Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego gathered reporters in front of the speaker’s office Wednesday afternoon to call on Johnson to swear in an Arizona congresswoman-elect who won a special election two weeks ago. But Johnson, a …

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Chicago journalist detained while covering protest outside Broadview immigration facility  The TRiiBE Protest in Broadview: ICE tells Broadview officials agents will launch enforcement throughout suburb, deploy chemicals: village  ABC7 Chicago ICE tactics inflame tensions in New York, Chicago and other cities  Reuters Protesters rally outside Broadview ICE facility against ‘Operation Midway Blitz’  WGN-TV Clashes erupt as protests continue outside suburban ICE processing facility  NBC 5 …

A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version. The Old Journalism Doesn’t Work in the Current Moment With the not-at-all-surprising-but-still-dismaying news that newly appointed U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan will seek an indictment of former FBI Director James Comey on bogus charges of lying to Congress after …

US Democratic senator asks health insurers to commit to covering vaccines  Reuters Despite RFK’s vaccine turmoil, your COVID shot will be covered by insurance  USA Today Insurance trade group says COVID, flu vaccines covered through 2026  CIDRAP Gov. Meyer’s order lets virtually all Delawareans get updated COVID-19 vaccine  WHYY Major health insurer group says members will continue to cover vaccines, a step that may …

The California Legislature on Thursday passed a pair of bills to prohibit on-duty law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents, from masking their faces and to require them to identify themselves. Senate Bill 627, written by Sens. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Jesse Arreguín (D-Berkeley), includes exceptions for SWAT teams and others. The measure was introduced after the Trump administration …

Some older Americans on Medicare are facing an unexpected problem: The updated Covid shots — approved last month by the Food and Drug Administration for all adults 65 and up — aren’t being covered, forcing them to decide whether to pay out of pocket. Allison Engel, 74, said she visited her CVS in Pasadena, California, on Tuesday, where she was …

Air Canada has had a really rough week. Air Canada flight attendants went on strike as of Saturday, August 16, 2025, as part of a pay dispute (or more accurately, they were locked out, after issuing a strike warning). That ended up lasting for nearly four days. The government tried to force flight attendants to return to work, but they …

Medicare, Medicaid plans to experiment with covering weight loss drugs  The Washington Post Trump officials plan coverage for weight loss drugs under Medicare and Medicaid  The Guardian US plans to test Medicare, Medicaid coverage for weight-loss drugs, Washington Post reports  Reuters Eli Lilly (LLY) Stock Rises on Medicare Weight Loss Drug Coverage Plan  GuruFocus Lilly, Novo rally after report of Medicare weight loss coverage  TipRanks …