A government watchdog found major problems with the Trump administration’s efforts to hold immigrant detainees inside the Fort Bliss Army base in Texas, including millions of dollars in waste, unsanitary conditions and inadequate tuberculosis control measures, as well as a lost firearm. From August 2025 to March 2026, the facility, known as Camp East Montana, … Read more
Washington — The Justice Department on Tuesday accused the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of violating federal civil rights laws by issuing guidelines that effectively pressured employers to make race-based considerations in hiring and promotions. A new legal opinion by the Office of Legal Counsel claimed that “disparate impact” — a legal theory of discrimination that … Read more
Some doctors and nurses are promoting and prescribing the weight-loss drug retatrutide, which has not yet been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a CBS News investigation found. Adam Yamaguchi has more. Source link
The U.S. economy may be holding up better than expected, but Americans are growing more pessimistic about their personal finances. Roughly 48% of Americans said their financial situation was worse in May than a year ago, the highest share since January 2023, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Survey of Consumer Expectations. … Read more
The weight loss drug retatrutide has been touted as “Ozempic on steroids.” It’s still in clinical trials and not approved by the FDA, but a CBS News investigation found that hasn’t stopped doctors from offering it, and it could come with serious side effects. Adam Yamaguchi reports. Source link
As the legal battle over President Trump’s ballroom plays out, a new report from the watchdog group Public Citizen found that ballroom donors won new $50 billion in new government contracts. In response, the White House called the contracts “fake conflicts of interest.” Robert Weissman, the co-president of Public Citizen, joins “The Takeout” to discuss. … Read more
A Department of Homeland Security watchdog report revealed that staff at an ICE detention center in Louisiana used a prohibited chokehold to “gain control” of one person being held there and stabbed another in the hand with a pen when an officer could not close the door to a housing unit. Subscribe to read this … Read more
A new study suggests a link between ultra-processed foods and an increased risk of dementia in older adults. Researchers found that a group of people who reported eating diets high in ultraprocessed foods had a 58% higher risk of developing dementia later in life and a 46% increased risk of developing cognitive impairment. CBS News … Read more
The millions of Americans who rely on Social Security could see their monthly benefit checks slashed by an average of about $500 if the program’s retirement trust fund becomes insolvent, a scenario currently projected for the end of 2032. The reduction would amount to a 24% cut in the typical benefit payment, according to a … Read more
COLUMBIA, S.C — A South Carolina jury on Monday found a store owner not guilty of murder in the 2023 shooting of a Black 14-year-old. The jury returned the verdict for Chikei Rick Chow. Chow, 61, who is Asian, shot Cyrus Carmack-Belton in the back after chasing him from his convenience store in Columbia. He … Read more