As part of the settlement, Paramount stated that “60 Minutes” will release transcripts of interviews that it conducts with U.S. presidential candidates after they’ve aired. But Puck reported that Redstone had told “60 Minutes” producers to hold back on stories critical of Trump until the merger was complete. In May, The Wall Street Journal reported that Paramount offered Trump $15 million to settle his lawsuit. Then, at the end of June, a mediator proposed a $20 million settlement, with $17 million of that going to Trump’s presidential foundation. Speaking on CBS’s “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” in May, Sen. Sanders stressed that Paramount shouldn’t cave to Trump.

Keith Urban via Associated PressKeith Urban shut down a recent radio interview when faced with an inappropriate question about his wife Nicole Kidman. Advertisement“I get really uncomfortable, to be honest, asking our beautiful guests something they might feel uncomfortable [about],” Hayley then admitted. star in 2005, and the pair tied the knot the following year. Since then, the couple have become parents to two children, 17-year-old Sunday Rose and 14-year-old Faith Margaret. During her first marriage, she and ex-husband Tom Cruise also adopted two children, 32-year-old Isabella and 30-year-old Connor.

Valadao is one of more than two dozen House Republicans who have complained about the Senate bill or threatened to vote against it. A lot of House Republicans griped about the House version of the bill, but only two of them — Reps. Thomas Massie (Ky.) and Warren Davidson (Ohio) — actually voted no when it passed the House last month. AdvertisementThere are three main complaints among the House Republicans with reservations about the Big Beautiful Bill. have insisted the bill doesn’t actually cut Medicaid, despite the fact that the bill cuts projected program spending more than 10%. Other House Republicans concerned about the state-and-local tax deduction, however, have said they’re OK with the Senate version.

You supporting the Senate mark will hurt people who are eligible and qualified for Medicaid,” Tillis said. The legislation uses $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid to help pay for about $4 trillion in tax cuts favoring wealthy households. Tillis has previously warned his colleagues about the politics of the bill’s Medicaid cuts. “Now, Republicans are about to make a mistake on health care and betraying a promise,” Tillis said. Health care experts have warned the cuts could lead to hospital closures, especially in rural areas.

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After some uncertainty about whether GOP leaders would indeed have the votes to proceed on Saturday, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), two holdouts on provisions in the legislation cutting Medicaid, announced they were ready to move forward. But Tillis, a top Democratic target in next year’s Senate elections, said he couldn’t support Trump’s signature bill due to its negative impact on health care in North Carolina. Advertisement“I did my homework on behalf of North Carolinians, and I cannot support this bill in its current form,” Tillis said in a statement. The reading of the 940-page bill could take over 15 hours, delaying a vote on final passage.

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Two major New York City labor unions that previously supported former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in this year’s race for mayor have dropped him to endorse Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist who won the Democratic primary. The endorsements add another significant win for Mamdani: The hotel workers’ union represents 40,000 members in the city, while the building workers’ union represents an additional 85,000. “We appreciated and valued their support during the primary,” Rich Azzopardi, a campaign spokesman for Cuomo, told The Times when asked about the unions dropping Cuomo. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementMamdani, who has faced racist and Islamophobic attacks since his primary win, said he was “honored” to have the new support.

The 6-3 decision in Casa v. Trump would allow Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship to go into effect, despite the fact the order has repeatedly been found to be unconstitutional on its face. AdvertisementThe Supreme Court’s decision also set the stage for potentially terrifying new precedents, according to New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin (D). “If we allow him to dismantle the 14th Amendment with an executive order, he can do it with any other amendment,” Platkin said during a press conference Friday. AdvertisementDemonstrators holds up an anti-Trump sign outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 27. The Supreme Court did not rule on the merits of birthright citizenship because the Trump administration did not specifically raise that question.

Militarized federal agents are working hard to meet the White House’s sky-high arrestquotas, and the number of people in immigration detention is surging past record highs. Donald Trump’s deportation apparatus is a bipartisan creation that’s been decades in the making. He’s just revving the engine.”But, as it turns out, Trump’s deportation agenda relies upon some crucial choke points. That’s because the deck is stacked against people in the immigration legal system. Taken together, sanctuary policies can prevent a routine traffic stop from turning into immigration detention and deportation.

In this episode of Good News for Lefties, host Beowulf Rochlen shares a series of uplifting stories that highlight the power of community action and progressive change. This ruling reinforces the importance of judicial oversight and the rule of law, a win celebrated by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.Next, we discuss California's bold legislative move with Senate Bill 627, dubbed the "No Secret Police Act." This bill aims to enhance transparency by prohibiting law enforcement from concealing their identities during official duties, addressing public concerns about masked federal agents and their impact on immigrant communities. Advocates argue that this legislation is crucial for restoring trust and accountability in law enforcement.Turning our focus to conservation, we celebrate the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's proposal to list seven pangolin species as endangered, a critical step in combating illegal wildlife trafficking.