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3+ hour, 31+ min ago (442+ words) A progressive group pushed through a measure to bar Whitmire from receiving the party's endorsement. It came nearly eight months after he attended a fundraiser for a Republican congressman." Houston Mayor John Whitmire's political party of more than five decades admonished him on Sunday " barring the lifelong Democrat from receiving its endorsement in the future, according to multiple local precinct chairs who attended the meeting where a vote was held. A progressive group within the Harris County Democratic Party pushed through the measure nearly eight months after Whitmire attended a fundraiser for U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a Houston Republican. The move was largely symbolic. The party did not make an endorsement in the 2023 mayoral race because there were multiple Democratic candidates running for the nonpartisan position. If the same pattern holds true in 2027, which is expected, the party would not make…...

4+ hour, 26+ min ago (397+ words) December 14, 2025 / 5:37 PM EST / CBS News Two suspected gunmen accused of killing 15 people and injuring dozens during a Hanukkah celebration in Australia have been identified as a father and a son, authorities said Sunday. The 50-year-old father was shot and killed by police, and the 24-year-old son is hospitalized, New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said at a news conference. At an earlier press conference, Australian police said they were looking for a potential third suspect, but Lanyon later confirmed that was no longer the case. "I can say that we are not looking for a further offender," he said. The 24-year-old alleged assailant was identified as Naveed Akram, a Pakistani national, according to U.S. intelligence officials briefed on the investigation. CBS News has also reviewed Akram's New South Wales driver's license." The name of the father has not been released,…...

6+ hour, 47+ min ago (49+ words) President Trump delivered remarks at a White House holiday reception on Sunday, where he also paid his respects to victims of the Brown University shooting and Bondi Beach attack targeting a Jewish gathering. Trump delivers remarks at White House holiday celebration Trump delivers remarks at White House holiday celebration...

8+ hour, 29+ min ago (1761+ words) December 14, 2025 / 1:34 PM EST / CBS News On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan:" MARGARET BRENNAN: I'm Margaret Brennan in Washington. And this week on Face the Nation: breaking overnight, mass shootings at Brown University and now at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia. Plus, our exclusive interview with Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado. MARGARET BRENNAN: Yesterday, the commander in chief paid tribute to our nation's finest in that time-honored American tradition, the Army-Navy football game. DONALD TRUMP (President of the United States): We all set? ANNOUNCER: It is tails. MARGARET BRENNAN: Army won the coin toss, but Navy won the game on what was a sobering Saturday. Earlier, President Trump said the U.S. would respond to an ISIS attack in Syria that killed two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter. QUESTION:…...

8+ hour, 50+ min ago (163+ words) The Bondi massacre was not random violence but fascist barbarism'an act of antisemitic hatred long incubated by denial and cowardice, writes Brendan O'Neill for The Free Press. This piece was originally published in The Spectator. This is not a time to mince words. Moral clarity is our sole duty on this dark day. What happened in Bondi in Sydney was an act of fascist barbarism. It was a pogrom on a beach. It was a massacre of Jews that brought to mind the horrors of the mid-20th century. If this pitiless atrocity doesn't pry open the eyes of the West, nothing will. The details are beyond grim. At least 11 people mercilessly slain in an attack targeted at Sydney's Jewish community. More than a thousand Jews had gathered near a playground at Bondi to mark the first day of Hanukkah. Then two…...

11+ hour, 48+ min ago (599+ words) December 14, 2025 / 10:15 AM EST / CBS News 'Tis the season for holiday gift guides. You know, the ones that suggest 31 fish gifts for your fish-obsessed friends. They're everywhere this time of year, though nowhere quite as surprising as a seemingly run-of-the-mill office in Washington, D.C. Unlike other holiday gift guides, theirs features only products made in America, from cowboy hat racks made in Wyoming, to giant stuffed animals from South Carolina. The list includes more than 150 companies from all 50 states. And it's a very big deal for the companies included. "It can be very uplifting to some of these companies, because some are like, how did you find us?" Paul laughed." As a proud Marylander, Shelby Blondell dreamed of a better way to dig into the state's official unofficial cuisine. The result? The Sheller. Her small business, in a quiet Baltimore suburb, is…...

12+ hour, 2+ min ago (313+ words) December 14, 2025 / 10:01 AM EST / CBS News The holiday travel season is upon us. But before you head to the airport, consider these thoughts from our Faith Salie: Hey, I just have one little thing for you to add to your holiday to-do list: dress up for your next flight. Yep, "dressing with respect" for air travel is on the wish list of Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy. He understands dressing up, because he's worn so many hats: star of the reality show "The Real World," a Congressman, a Fox Business co-host, and a champion lumberjack. Just wearing my pajamas at the airport" #DonaldTrump #Airport #Transportation Americans don't want fashion police; they want flights that take off and land on time, safely. And maybe a free checked bag. Secretary Duffy notes that there's been a 400% increase of in-flight kerfuffles since 2019. I get…...

12+ hour, 5+ min ago (58+ words) In a CBS News town hall, Erika Kirk fielded questions about faith, political violence and the American right, and she reflected on the stunning moment that she forgave her husband's accused killer. She takes more audience questions after the town hall moderated by CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss. Extended cut: A Town Hall with Erika Kirk...

12+ hour, 44+ min ago (633+ words) December 14, 2025 / 9:19 AM EST / AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. envoys arrived in Berlin on Sunday for another round of talks intended to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, as Moscow and Kyiv stuck to their sharply opposite views of a prospective peace deal. Zelenskyy'said that Ukrainian, U.S. and European officials will hold a series of meetings. He said he will meet personally with U.S. President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Mr. Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner in Berlin. Responding to journalists' questions in audio clips on a WhatsApp group chat, Zelenskyy emphasized the need for Ukraine to receive firm guarantees from the United States and European allies that would be similar to those offered to NATO members, after the U.S. and some European countries stonewalled Ukraine's bid to join the military alliance. "These security guarantees are an opportunity to prevent another…...

12+ hour, 46+ min ago (10+ words) "Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date....