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Fox News
06-08-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Tim Scott pressed on CBS about how he can 'reconcile' his Christian faith with supporting Trump
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) was asked how he could support President Donald Trump as a devout Christian during an interview Tuesday on "CBS Mornings Plus." The Republican senator joined the morning show to promote his new book, "One Nation Always Under God: Profiles in Christian Courage," which features inspiring stories about influential American men and women whose faith shaped the nation. The book was released on Tuesday. During the segment, Scott was asked about his belief that America's Judeo-Christian values are under threat and how a society can define one fundamental "truth" when people hold differing moral views on issues like illegal immigration. He was also asked how he can reconcile his Christian beliefs with his support for Trump. "As a practicing Christian, how do you reconcile your support for President Trump when many people see his actions as lacking Christian values?" CBS anchor Adriana Diaz asked. Diaz listed Trump's cuts to funding foreign aid, his "rhetoric toward migrants," and his Truth Social post this week telling Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to "go to Hell" as examples where his critics would argue his actions weren't aligned with Christian values. Scott dismissed the comment directed at Schumer as routine political rhetoric. "I've heard a lot of politicians say a lot of things about other politicians," he said. He defended Trump's policy record, particularly on tax cuts, as actions that reflect the values of opportunity and individual responsibility that America was built on. "Being able to put ourselves back on solid ground is really important," he said. "But specifically, if you think about what President Trump has done, frankly, on reinforcing the PEPFAR (President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) funding that provides billions of dollars to Africa for AIDS, if you think about President Trump's approach on taxes, when we passed the Trump tax cuts in 2017, we lowered the taxes for a single mother by 70%. If you look at the expansion of the child tax credit, $2,200 today, it was $2,000 when we first passed it, it was only $1,000 before we passed it." He continued, "If you look at the impact of providing the average American family with $6,000 as a result of those tax cuts and if you reverse that and look at the Biden administration years, we saw a loss of $1,075 per month in spending power. When inflation goes to 9%, interest rates follow, making everything more expensive. If you look at where we are today, 2.7% is where inflation is. I would say, without any question, the most compassionate approach to providing the best future for the American people is by giving them as many of their resources to make their own decisions," he argued. Scott added that returning to America's guiding principles of optimism and individual responsibility is its best hope for the future. The senator also joined "Fox & Friends" on Tuesday morning to discuss the new book and why he believes Zohran Mamdani, a socialist and a Democratic nominee for the New York City mayoral race, is the "worst" option for New Yorkers.
Express Tribune
05-08-2025
- Business
- Express Tribune
Gayle King's future at CBS Mornings uncertain
CBS staffers are reportedly speculating about Gayle King's long-term future at the network amid internal editorial changes aimed at revitalizing the struggling morning show. According to Fox News Digital, sources within the network say leadership is making strategic moves behind the scenes, prompting conversations about whether the 70-year-old anchor will remain the face of CBS Mornings. Despite her celebrity connections — including close ties to Oprah Winfrey — and a reported salary between $10 million and $15 million annually, King's show continues to lag in ratings. In July, CBS Mornings averaged 1.8 million viewers, significantly behind ABC's Good Morning America (2.6 million) and NBC's Today (2.4 million). While King remains "generally liked" and retains significant influence over the program, one CBS insider noted that she is insulated by her team and executive producer Shawna Thomas. Her co-hosts Nate Burleson and Tony Dokoupil are said to enjoy similar protection, but changes may still be coming. CBS News President and Executive Editor Tom Cibrowski, who joined the network in March after a long tenure at ABC News, is reportedly spearheading an 'editorial shift' in the morning lineup. Alongside Wendy Fisher, the network's Senior Vice President of Editorial, Cibrowski is focused on retooling story selection to highlight economic issues and topics that resonate with viewers outside major metropolitan areas. 'You can see Tom's work in the show,' the staffer said, pointing to recent changes like the hiring of former GMA meteorologist Rob Marciano, updated visual elements, and more dynamic on-air presentation. These changes, the insider believes, are part of Cibrowski's broader vision and not tied to external pressure or the Paramount-Skydance merger. The show's upcoming move from its Times Square studio back to the CBS Broadcast Center this September is also part of the network's realignment. As the shakeup continues, one name being floated as a potential successor to King is Adrianna Diaz, who has already been elevated as co-host of CBS Mornings Plus. 'Gayle is our biggest star, but people mostly just want stability,' the staffer added. 'From that standpoint, people want her to stay.'
CBS News
13-05-2025
- Health
- CBS News
Weight loss drugs have "no end game" amid lack of data on long-term use, former FDA commissioner warns
Weight loss drugs have transformed how Americans lose weight, including former commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Dr. David Kessler. But, Kessler warns there are unknowns about long-term use of the drugs and how to get people off them. "There is no end game," he said on "CBS Mornings Plus" Tuesday. "FDA allowed these medicines out without a long-term strategy." Kessler faced unexpected weight gain while serving in his role co-leading Operation Warp Speed, the coronavirus vaccination program at the height of the pandemic, which had him working extensive hours a day at his computer. "I turned around and found that I was 40, 50 pounds heavier," he said. He started losing weight "the traditional way with diet," but admitted it was slow. "I actually ended up having a kidney stone, ended up in an endocrinologist office, and he said, 'Do you want to try the new GLP-1 drugs?'" he recounted. Kessler, who was studying them at the time, agreed to try them himself. "It's a real journey," he said. "You can reclaim your health, but there are no such things as miracle pills." Kessler explores the weigh loss drug craze in his new book, "Diet, Drugs and Dopamine: The New Science of Achieving a Healthy Weight." The drugs have provided an opportunity to "transform our health," Kessler said, explaining that belly fat has a causal effect on health issues like cardiac disease and kidney disease. But, it's just one tool in a larger journey, he said. GLP-1 drugs condition your brain to want less food. "They take you to the edge of nausea. Food just stays in your stomach longer ... and when food stays in your stomach longer, you're not going to want to put more food in your stomach," Kessler said. If you stop taking the drugs, however, "that's going to fade," and you'll likely gain back the lost weight, he said. "The premise of the drug companies, you can imagine what they want — they want you to be on this for life," Kessler said. Currently, there isn't data on how to get off the drugs safely or how to go back on safely. "FDA's going to have to require that data," Kessler said. "We're just running a national experiment because we don't have the data." Some other tools needed for long-term weight loss are learning to eat better and physical activity. Kessler said the most important thing is being under good care. "You have to have a doc, you have to have a nutritionist, a dietitian," he said. "Not everyone ... can afford that. That really concerns me."
CBS News
21-04-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Rep. Robert Garcia in El Salvador to demand Abrego Garcia's return, warns of "major constitutional crisis"
Washington — Rep. Robert Garcia, who traveled with lawmakers to El Salvador Monday to demand the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia , warned the case is "on its way to a major constitutional crisis" as the White House says it doesn't intend to bring back the mistakenly deported Maryland man. Garcia, a California Democrat, said on "CBS Mornings Plus" that it's "really important" that people understand the situation, after the administration admitted in court that Abrego Garcia was mistakenly sent to a prison in El Salvador with a group of more than 230 men accused of being gang members. The Supreme Court ruled that a judge's decision properly required the government to "facilitate " Abergo Garcia's return. But the White House, along with El Salvador's president , has given no indication that they plan to return him. Garcia said the situation is "incredibly serious," citing a lack of due process and the denying of a judge's order. "The courts have to be a check on the presidency and on the Congress," Garcia said. "We all know those basic separation of powers." Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national, came to the U.S. unlawfully in 2011 and was arrested in 2019. When he was released from immigration custody, an immigration judge granted him withholding of removal — a legal status that forbids the government from deporting him back to his home country of El Salvador. Then in March, he was arrested by immigration authorities and sent to El Salvador, sparking a fierce legal battle around the move and efforts to facilitate his return. Garcia is joined on the trip to El Salvador by Democratic Reps. Maxwell Frost of Florida, Yassamin Ansari of Arizona and Maxine Dexter of Oregon. Their trip comes days after Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, visited El Salvador last week, where he met with Abrego Garcia after being denied on multiple occasions . The members and other Democrats tried to get a delegation for an official visit to El Salvador, but the requests were denied by the Oversight Committee chairman, Reps James Comer, a Kentucky Republican, and Homeland Security chairman Mark Green, a Tennessee Republican, who said "they can use their own personal credit cards — not taxpayers' money — to virtue-signal to their radical base." Speaking from El Salvador, Garcia told "CBS Mornings Plus" that the lawmakers determined after the refusals that they were "going to come anyways." "We're not going to be stopped from doing the right thing in standing up for due process and the Constitution," he said. Garcia outlined that the lawmakers were meeting Monday with the U.S. embassy in El Salvador and would receive classified briefings, along with meeting with organizers on the ground. He said the lawmakers would "demand due process" for the hundreds of people who were deported to El Salvador last month, and in particular Abrego Garcia. "Democrats have to continue to show up and bring attention to this issue, as Sen. Van Hollen has done," Garcia said. Van Hollen said Sunday on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that he traveled to El Salvador to make sure that Abrego Garcia "was still alive and check on his health. But he argued that the case is also much bigger than one man. "This is not a case about just one man whose constitutional rights are being ignored and disrespected, because when you trample on the constitutional rights of one man — as the courts have all said is happening in this case — you threaten the constitutional rights of every American," Van Hollen said.
CBS News
10-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Yvonne Strahovski teases what's coming next in final season of "The Handmaid's Tale": "It's going to be shocking"
Will the Serena Joy Waterford finally find redemption? Actor Yvonne Strahovski carefully dangled that possibility while discussing the sixth and final season of the Emmy-winning series "The Handmaid's Tale" during an appearance Tuesday on "CBS Mornings Plus." Strahovski, who portrays the calculating and cruel Serena, addressed widespread fan speculation about her character's potential shift to "the good side" in the final episodes. "That's the million-dollar question in Season 4 for Serena, is about how far will she go," Strahovski said. "This season is probably the biggest shot that she has at actually understanding the consequences of her terrible actions." The actress revealed that fans who recognize her from the show often seem intimidated. "I feel like they're a bit afraid of me, to be honest. She's so brutal and cruel that I think most people who recognize me just kind of tiptoe around," she said. According to Strahovski, her co-star Elizabeth Moss indicated that the final season was created with fans in mind. "We needed to give people the sort of rebellion and resistance that we've been working towards for the last few seasons. And this is the season," she explained. "Everyone sort of bands together and contributes to the resistance. It's going to be shocking, and there are very big surprises, but it's also an incredibly moving ending," Strahovski added. Reflecting on her character's evolution over the show's eight-year run, Strahovski described Serena's journey as "beautiful" and "complex." "We started off with this incredibly brutal and cruel woman. It was often hard for me to wrap my head around those scenes, and being in this woman's shoes," she said. "Over the course of the series, she's become a mother, and that was the one thing that she wanted. I think that's changed her in ways, and she has allowed herself to expand her narrow-minded view and have empathy and compassion." The new episodes of the sixth and final season of "The Handmaid's Tale" stream Tuesdays on Hulu.
