Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) said he does not fault Republican candidates who are skipping the party’s midterm convention in Dallas to campaign back home, as some GOP candidates in competitive races steer clear of the two-day gathering. “They’ve got to go get their votes,” Scott told CBS News’ @Ed O’Keefe. “If you’re running, you’ve got to go win your election in your state.” #florida #news #gop #republican #texas

United Nations approves new world map showing larger African continent #shorts

Vice President JD Vance says 870,000 borrowers have been flagged as having a high likelihood of committing fraud and are barred from applying for future federal loans. He tells CBS News’ @NicoleSganga that borrowers can challenge the designation if they believe they were wrongly flagged. “We're sending out letters in order to notify people that they're suspected of fraud. We encourage people to respond to those letters because obviously we don't want to make mistakes,” Vance said. “We don't want

The Lindsay Clancy case was declared a mistrial by the judge on Friday. It is now up to the district attorney to determine whether to retry the case, or come up with some kind of plea deal. CBS News legal analyst Caroline Polisi says it’s possible that defense attorney Kevin Reddington will make some motions to potentially bar a retrial. #news #lindsayclancy

Trump administration considers revoking visas of up to 200,000 people seeking asylum #shorts