Josh Sanders

CBS News will lay off about 6% of staffers in a new round of cost cutting under Paramount Skydance. The layoffs come after Bari Weiss, editor in chief of CBS News, articulated a plan to make CBS News more relevant to younger, digitally-savvy generations. Employees were informed of the move Friday in a memo from Weiss and CBS News President Tom Cibrowski: “It’s no secret that the news business is changing radically, and that we need to change along with it.  New audiences are burgeoning in new places, and we are pressing forward with ambitious plans to grow and invest so that we can be there for them.  That means some parts of our newsroom must get smaller to make room for the things we must build to remain competitive. But these are very hard choices and today is a difficult day.” variety.com/2026/tv/news/c…

The documentary "All the Empty Rooms," which memorialized children killed in school shootings through a look at their bedrooms, won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short on Sunday. @AndersonCooper reported on the project in November. cbsn.ws/47M0t1k

This is a powerful interview and conversation between Quiñones and Huerta.

LUKA DONCIC HAS SCORED 100 POINTS IN HIS LAST TWO GAMES 🔥 60 PTS vs. Miami 40 PTS vs. Houston

AT THE PULSE DESK: GAS PRICES CONTINUE TO CLIMB AS IRAN-U.S.-ISRAEL WAR DRIVES OIL HIGHER cbsnews.com/news/gas-price… @CBSPhiladelphia

Progress 💪🏻

BREAKING: Top Trump counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigns over Iran, saying it "posed no imminent threat to our nation" cbsnews.com/news/top-trump…

Hit 75 classes at F45 today! Proud of the progress I’m making 💪🏻

"All the Empty Rooms" has won the #Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film. The documentary follows CBS News’ @SteveHartmanCBS and photographer Lou Bopp as they meet the parents of school shooting victims, who open their doors and share what it’s like to live alongside their children’s bedrooms, left just as they were. Directed by @JSeftel, the short film was originally featured on CBS Sunday Morning in November 2024.

BREAKING: A shooter was killed after opening fire Thursday in a building on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, the university said. Two people were injured in the shooting. This is a developing story. Click here for updates: cbsn.ws/46VcjGa

Wednesday 💪🏻

83 POINTS FOR BAM ADEBAYO. THE SECOND-MOST EVER. Wilt: 100 Bam: 83 Kobe: 81

UPDATE: i just shared this note with my colleagues: "To my incredible colleagues at CBS: I want to personally let you know that my work will soon no longer appear on CBS News. This is my decision, and I appreciate the bosses at CBS for understanding it. I will always value the opportunity I had to work alongside the talented and committed professionals here. I'm proud to have had the words 'CBS correspondent' next to my name - always will be. For the next phase of my career, I look forward to some independence and finding new spaces to share my work in line with my personal goals. I thank you all. The work will not stop, and I'll always be a call away"

The Justice Department released additional Jeffrey Epstein files Thursday that included uncorroborated accusations by a woman against President Trump that the department said had been mistakenly withheld during an earlier review. cbsn.ws/4sx8WOc

BREAKING: Noem is out

JUST IN: Iranian government agency says at least 1,230 people have been killed in the war #IranWar

Trump ran in 2024 pledging to keep the U.S. out of foreign wars and focus on prosperity at home. Since returning to office, he’s ordered strikes in 7 countries: Iran, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, Nigeria and Venezuela plus operations in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.

TGIF 💪🏻

BREAKING: The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that President Trump exceeded his authority when imposing sweeping tariffs using a law reserved for a national emergency. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion and the court agreed 6-3 that the tariffs exceeded the law. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch joined the court’s three liberals in the majority. cbsn.ws/40lfcMI