In Tuesday's special election, Ohioans overwhelmingly vote against requiring a supermajority to change their state constitution ( www.cbsnews.com )
Voters in Ohio went to the polls to decide whether to approve a measure known as Issue 1 that would raise the bar for constitutional amendments on the ballot. In the ultimate irony, the votes against changing the amendment process exceeded the 60% supermajority that the measure was seeking in the first place
Nikki Haley walks back Civil War comments after backlash ( www.cbsnews.com )
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is facing backlash after she was asked on Wednesday what caused the Civil War and failed to include slavery in her answer, instead saying the conflict was about state's rights. On Thursday, she attempted to walk back the comments, saying that slavery was an "unquestioned" aspect of...
Republican attorneys general issue warning letter to Target about Pride merchandise ( www.cbsnews.com )
The letter did not include any specific demands nor did it outline how the attorneys general believe the campaign could violate child protection laws.
3-year-old migrant girl dies aboard bus headed from Texas to Chicago ( www.cbsnews.com )
Not just any bus as the headline implies, but one of Texas Gov Greg Abbott’s trafficking asylum seekers to Democratic cities as a political stunt.
Activists sue Harvard over legacy admissions after affirmative action ruling ( www.cbsnews.com )
A civil rights legal group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, calling it racial discrimination.
Why is the Federal Reserver trying to drive down wages? ( www.cbsnews.com )
Does it make anyone else angry that Janet Yellen and the Federal Reserve are trying to “Get Wages Down”? I would ask who these people work for, but that’s fairly obvious at this point, and it certainly isn’t any of us....
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill ending permanent alimony ( www.cbsnews.com )
"Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a measure that will overhaul the state's alimony laws, after three vetoes of similar bills and a decade of emotional clashes over the issue."...
Texas "physically barred" Border Patrol agents from trying to rescue migrants who drowned, federal officials say ( www.cbsnews.com )
Eligible voters are being swept up in conservative activists' efforts to purge voter rolls ( www.cbsnews.com )
An army of conservative activists is poring over state voter lists in search of registration errors that can be used to file what are known as voter challenges.
[CBS] Electricity rates in Texas skyrocket amid statewide heat wave ( www.cbsnews.com )
UAW president Shawn Fain on labor's comeback: "This is what happens when workers get power", says 'billionaires should not exist' ( www.cbsnews.com )
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Ohio GOP lawmakers vow to target state judiciary after passage of Issue 1 abortion measure ( www.cbsnews.com )
Demonstrators vow to disrupt DNC protest in Chicago with or without a permit ( www.cbsnews.com )
[CBS News] Rep. Tony Gonzales, who represents 800 miles of U.S.-Mexico border, calls border tactics "not acceptable" ( www.cbsnews.com )
[CBS News] Texas city strictly limits water consumption as thousands across state face water shortages ( www.cbsnews.com )
Nikki Haley walks back Civil War comments after backlash ( www.cbsnews.com )
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is facing backlash after she was asked on Wednesday what caused the Civil War and failed to include slavery in her answer, instead saying the conflict was about state's rights. On Thursday, she attempted to walk back the comments, saying that slavery was an "unquestioned" aspect of...
How gender disparities are affecting men ( www.cbsnews.com )
Biden cracking down on "junk" health insurance plans ( www.cbsnews.com )
President Biden has rolled out a new set of initiatives intended to reduce health care costs: a crackdown on scam insurance plans, new guidance to prevent surprise medical bills and an effort to reduce medical debt tied to credit cards.
[CBS News] First Alert Weather: Most of North Texas under tornado watch Thursday evening ( www.cbsnews.com )
Special counsel Jack Smith urges appeals court to reject Trump's claim of "presidential immunity" ( www.cbsnews.com )
Smith's filing comes one day after an appeals court allowed a lawsuit against Trump brought by a group of U.S. Capitol Police officers to move forward.
Trump doesn't have immunity from Jan. 6 civil suit brought by U.S. Capitol Police officers, appeals court says ( www.cbsnews.com )
The case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit was brought by seven U.S. Capitol Police officers against former President Donald Trump and more than a dozen others.
Newly obtained George Santos "vulnerability report" spotted red flags long before embattled Rep. was elected ( www.cbsnews.com )
Cook's Corner: At least 3 killed, 6 hospitalized in shooting at historic biker bar in Trabuco Canyon ( www.cbsnews.com )
U.S. sees biggest rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations since December ( www.cbsnews.com )
COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.S. rose more than 10% last week, marking the biggest increase since December. While still lower than a year ago, over 7,000 new admissions were reported. The rise comes as descendants of the Omicron variant are competing nationwide, with no single variant yet dominating. Updated COVID vaccines...