For more than 100 years, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner has celebrated the First Amendment and freedom of the press. The annual event is also a fundraiser for journalism scholarships. This year, the White House Correspondents’ Association awarded $156,000 in grants to 30 college students. Two recipients, Kaitlin Bender-Thomas and Madison Maynard, join “The Daily Report” to discuss the shooting.
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Thousands took to the streets in Los Angeles on Friday to participate in May Day rallies for workers’ rights. CBS News Los Angeles reporter Luzdelia Caballero has more.
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Saturday marks the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. 20 horses are set to run for the roses in the first leg of the triple crown. Hannah Vanbiber, a senior editor at The Athletic, joins “The Daily Report” to preview what’s dubbed the most exciting two minutes in sports.
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President Trump said earlier this week he was reviewing the possible reduction of troops in Germany, which hosts more than 35,000 U.S. service members.
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Mike and Kayla Wintz lost their entire 11,000-acre ranch to a wildfire in the span of about two hours. They have since been gifted about $80,000 worth of hay, mostly from anonymous donors.
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The largest wildfire in Nebraska history burned about a thousand square miles of ranchland, including the Wintz’s entire 11,000-acre ranch. When they and others faced the threat of losing their livelihoods, thousands of anonymous donors stepped up from across the U.S.
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The deal merged Major League Pickleball and the Carvana PPA Tour, two of the nascent sport’s most active entities, under one company, Pickleball Inc.
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The War Powers Resolution sets deadlines for the president to end hostilities without congressional approval.
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Cole Allen, 31, is facing three charges related to the attack outside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, including attempting to assassinate President Trump.
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The House on Thursday passed a bill to restore funding to most agencies within DHS, ending a record partial government shutdown. The compromised measure, which unanimously passed the Senate more than a month ago, does not accomplish what either party was holding out for. Nikole Killion reports.
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