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In an explosive revelation shaking the media world, 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi has accused CBS News executive Bari Weiss of pulling her fully vetted CECOT prison investigation for what she calls “political reasons.” The story fact-checked, cleared by CBS Legal, and ready for airtime reportedly vanished from the broadcast without a review call, discussion, or editorial justification. According to Alfonsi, the decision was tied to the lack of an on-camera response from the Trump administration. But she argues this is a dangerous new precedent: government silence shouldn’t become a “veto button” that kills investigative journalism. WATCH 

Updated 17 days ago

President Donald Trump has once again set his sights on the media, targeting a female CNN reporter during a White House exchange and branding the network as “Democrat-operated poison”. In this latest confrontation, Trump sharply criticized CNN’s management as “dishonest” and even called for a potential sale of the network, escalating tensions between the president and major news outlets. WATCH 

Updated 28 days ago

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