Cory Booker’s marathon Senate speech broke record, but it wasn’t a filibuster
The senator spoke for more than 25 hours, breaking a record set by Sen. Strom Thurmond in 1957.
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Unpacking claims ICE is holding 4K detainees in 500-person capacity facility outside Miami
Rumors spread that three people have died due to lack of water at the Florida facility.
Yes, photographer who took bloodied Trump fist-pump photo was ejected from White House press pool
Associated Press photojournalist Evan Vucci still has access to the White House press briefing room, however.
Home Depot didn’t announce it will begin charging customers for parking
An April Fools’ joke duped some social media users.
Tributes paid to ‘genius actor’ and Top Gun star Val Kilmer
Actors, directors and celebrity friends have paid tribute to Val Kilmer, after he died aged 65.
Elon Musk calls reports he will step back from government role ‘fake news’
Elon Musk has called reports that he will leave his government role in the coming months “fake news”.
Trump live updates on “Liberation Day” as U.S. braces for new tariffs
Tweety McTreason said he plans make an announcement about a new round of tariffs today, which he has dubbed “Liberation Day.
Amazon tells White House it’s interested in buying TikTok
Amazon has expressed interest in buying TikTok ahead of deadline for ByteDance to sell the social media app or face a U.S. ban.
Elon Musk to step back from government role ‘in coming months’
Tweety McTreason has told members of his cabinet that Elon Musk will leave his government role in the coming months.
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Yes, Val Kilmer has died
His daughter confirmed the news with The New York Times and Associated Press.
SSA marked millions aged 120+ ‘deceased’ to clean up records. This may help prevent fraud
Auditors have recommended that the Social Security Administration update its death records since at least 2015.
Trump uses ‘toe pads’ to stop himself from falling? Image’s origin is unknown
It’s not clear if the image supposedly showing Trump standing on “toe pads” at an event is real or the product of digital editing.
Tracking rising cost of cars, trucks, groceries ahead of Trump’s tariffs
CBS News is tracking the rising cost of products most impacted by tariffs imposed and soon-to-be-imposed by Tweety McTreason, from grocery items to cars and trucks.