Faculty at the University of Southern California voted to censure the university’s president and provost on Wednesday, citing the leadership’s poor handling of pro-Palestine student protests and decision to effectively cancel commencement. The USC Academic Senate voted 21-7, with six abstentions, for censuring President Carol Folt and Provost Andrew Guzman. Faculty were specifically critical of...
A former quality inspector at Boeing’s largest parts supplier said Wednesday that he was pressured to hide defects found in airline parts, adding to scrutiny over the company’s quality control for its 737 aircraft. Santiago Paredes worked for over a decade as an inspector at Spirit Aerosystems, Boeing's largest parts manufacturer. He told CBS News and the BBC that...
The House on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to protect Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from a conservative coup, torpedoing an effort by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to oust the GOP leader from the top job for his willingness to cut deals with Democrats on weighty legislation. The chamber voted 359-43-7 on a motion to table, or dismiss, Greene’s motion-to-vacate resolution, preventing...
MSNBC anchor Ari Melber clashed with independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. in an interview on Wednesday, with the host challenging how the candidate has downplayed the “danger” of former President Trump and Kennedy hitting back that Melber is “perpetuating vitriol. Melber compared Kennedy to the 2000 Green Party candidacy of Ralph Nader, pointing...
The influential conservative group FreedomWorks, which helped launch the tea party movement, is reportedly dissolving. Its president is blaming the rise of Trump's MAGA-style politics.
Under new rules approved by the Portland City Council, homeless people who camp on the state's public property and reject offers of shelter could be sentenced up to 7 days in jail or fined up to $100.
Wisconsin Democrats plan to spend some $7 million on television ads for five state Senate races they believe are pivotal in their bid to seize control of the chamber.