Student Journalist Calls Out CBS At News EmmysSantiago Campos, a student journalist and recipient of a scholarship named in honor of former “60 Minutes” correspondent Mike Wallace, called out CBS in a powerful speech at the annual News and Documentary Emmys on Wednesday. "While I want to thank CBS News for funding this generous gift towards my education, I want to also acknowledge how the recent direction of the outlet stains the legacy of Mike Wallace, the namesake of this scholarship," Campos said to cheers and applause. "As corporate elites take hold over the very pipes through which our information flows, journalism that serves people becomes increasingly harder to come by, yet ever more crucial," he added. Campos made his comments just hours after news broke that CBS had declined to renew the contract of "60 Minutes" correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi. Late last year, Alfonsi criticized CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss after the latter initially pulled a segment focused on CECOT, the Salvadoran mega-prison where the Trump administration sent dozens of immigrants. CBS eventually aired that episode weeks later. Watch Campos' remarks here:Latest Live UpdatesPentagon Has Built Up Military Assets Near Cuba: PoliticoThere’s been a buildup of U.S. military assets near Cuba, according to a Politico report, which detailed the presence of drones, surveillance aircraft and naval vessels in the region. In recent weeks, President Donald Trump and his officials have increased the pressure on Cuba, and the buildup could be another attempt to dial up the intimidation, an expert told the publication. Previously, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the White House preferred a “negotiated diplomatic settlement” with Cuba, and noted that the president has the right to address national security threats to the U.S. A Defense Department spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Read more from Politico: U.S. Sanctions New Iranian Agency That Claims Authority Over Strait Of HormuzThe Trump administration on Wednesday placed additional sanctions on Iran as part of a sprawling economic pressure campaign during the war, this time targeting the country’s newly created agency that is trying to control shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.The sanctions were announced late Wednesday after U.S. forces carried out strikes on an Iran military facility after downing Iranian attack drones, according to U.S. officials who were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.Read more from The Associated Press:New Complaint Against Pam Bondi Claims She 'Repeatedly Ignored Her Ethical Obligations'Multiple legal organizations and over 100 scholars and retired judges have filed an ethics complaint against former Attorney General Pam Bondi, accusing her of ethical violations and political weaponization. They are calling for an investigation and asking for the Florida Bar to take action.“Bondi repeatedly ignored her ethical obligations,” Virginia Canter, chief counsel and director of anti-corruption and ethics at Democracy Defenders Fund, said in a press release. “She was responsible for releasing sensitive information about Epstein victims, shielding documents in the Epstein files from the American public, violating court orders and charging citizens for crimes without probable cause. This warrants an investigation and action – lawyers have been disbarred for less.”Bondi, who was fired by President Donald Trump last month, is set to testify later this week in the House Oversight Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein probe. Bondi also just confirmed to CNN that she has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, according to a report earlier on Wednesday. U.S. Strike On Boat In The Pacific Leaves 2 Survivors At SeaOn Tuesday, a U.S. strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific killed one person aboard the boat and left two survivors at sea, Southern Command shared in a social media post. The U.S. military claimed that the vessel “was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes,” making it one of more than 50 alleged drug boats it has attacked during President Donald Trump’s second term. Such an outcome is uncommon, according to The New York Times. “There have rarely been survivors in the 58 attacks against boats the United States has claimed were engaged in drug trafficking in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific,” The Times reported. “And in all but two cases, survivors were lost at sea.”Late last year, lawmakers sounded the alarm after U.S. military leaders ordered a second strike on a vessel even after they saw that the initial strike had left survivors. The actions, Democrats warned, could amount to a potential war crime. Read more from The New York Times: Ken Paxton's Divorce Trial Is Set To Begin Ahead Of General Election: ReportThe divorce trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who earned the state's Republican nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, is reportedly set to begin at the end of June. Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton announced last summer that she had filed for divorce from the attorney general "on biblical grounds." In the divorce filing, she listed adultery as the reason for the divorce, The Texas Tribune reported.The couple had been married for 38 years. "I believe marriage is a sacred covenant and I have earnestly pursued reconciliation," she wrote on X. "But in light of recent discoveries, I do not believe that it honors God or is loving to myself, my children, or Ken to remain in the marriage."The trial is reportedly set for June 24-26 in Collin County, roughly 40 miles north of Dallas. Paxton will face Texas state Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate, in the November election. Democrats In California, New York Float 100% Tax On Cash Collected From Trump's Slush FundDemocratic leaders in both California and New York on Wednesday proposed making residents pay a 100% tax on any funds they receive from the Trump administration's $1.7 billion "anti-weaponization" fund."That's an action California can take," Gov. Gavin Newsom said of a 100% tax Wednesday. "It's an action we look forward to taking." New York lawmakers have proposed a similar policy. State Assemblyman Alex Bores, who is running for Congress in New York's 12th District, has proposed the Anti-Insurrectionist Act that, if passed, would force residents to pay a 100% state income tax on any money they receive from the fund. “It’s simple. If you’re a New Yorker and you take from this illegal slush fund, New York state will tax 100% of it,” he said in a video posted to X. "If you storm the Capitol and take from the slush fund -- too bad, we're taking it."House Democrats Are Introducing A Bill Aimed At Blocking Construction Of Trump’s Prized ArchHouse Democrats are proposing legislation that seeks to bar construction of a 250-foot arch President Donald Trump wants to build in Washington, D.C., The Washington Post reports. The bill, which will be formally introduced on Friday, aims to block the arch from being constructed on parkland the administration has identified for the project. It’s likely to face pushback in a Republican-led House and Senate, though it signals lawmakers' staunch opposition to the effort. The Trump administration previously said that it will circumvent Congress in order to complete the arch by utilizing authorization for a different structure that was approved more than 100 years ago. Read more from The Washington Post:Trump's DOJ Is Criminally Investigating E. Jean Carroll: ReportThe Justice Department is leading a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll -- the writer who won civil lawsuits accusing President Donald Trump of sexually abusing her and defamation -- people familiar with the matter told CNN on Wednesday.This would be the latest instance of Trump using the DOJ to target his political and personal enemies, something acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said he supports.The reported investigation concerns whether Carroll committed perjury during her testimony in her lawsuits. The sources said prosecutors are probing a 2022 deposition in which Carroll stated she had not received any outside funding for her lawsuit.Read more from CNN: Trump Funding D.C. Projects With National Park Entrance Fees: NYT AnalysisVisitors paying to enter national parks across the U.S. are funding President Donald Trump's various "beautification projects" around Washington, D.C., a New York Times analysis found. The National Park Service has used $67 million in park entrance fees to bankroll the projects, including investing $60 million in repairs to nine of the capital’s ornamental fountains and $7 million to renovate the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool (which is costing $13.1 million in total, the Times reported.)Meanwhile, officials at Zion National Park in Utah told the Times they've been working to secure funding to replace a sewer system that failed in the early 2020s, leading two of the park's public bathrooms to be replaced by port-a-potties. Read more from the Times: Angie Craig Drops Bid To Win Party’s Senate Endorsement, Says She Didn’t Want It AnywayRep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) is withdrawing from the Minnesota Democratic Party's endorsement process, days before she was expected to lose badly to Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan at the party convention where delegates will vote on who to support for U.S. Senate.Instead of trying to win over her state's Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) delegates, Craig said she’ll focus on winning the Democratic primary in August."I’m a proud DFLer," she said in prepared remarks at a press conference. "But the DFL endorsement process just doesn’t reflect the full scope of the party that we are. And the purple state that we have become."In reality, Craig is just trying to save some face. Flanagan’s campaign has been asserting that they're on track to win the state party’s endorsement with 75% support from delegates. Both candidates have worked to win this endorsement for months, with Craig recently boasting of her team’s presence at 113 of 117 local unit conventions, where delegates are selected."No matter what she says about the process, Congresswoman Craig spent months aggressively competing for this endorsement because she understood how significant it is,” Flanagan campaign spokesperson Lexi Byler said in a statement.Whoever wins the primary will almost certainly go on to become Minnesota’s next U.S. senator, as the state hasn’t elected a Republican senator since 2002. Flanagan has been consistently leading in the polls, but Craig has a lot more money. Both are competing for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.).See All Updates