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A for-profit college chain mired in financial troubles announced on Wednesday it is shutting down dozens of campuses across the country by the end of the month. The abrupt decision comes a day after the company lost its accreditation and funding, leaving frantic students scrambling in the final days of the year to enroll in new schools. The Education Corporation of America, based in Birmingham, Ala., operates 75 campuses —…

In the state Assembly, the measure passed on a party-line vote, 56-27. In the Senate, it passed 17-16, with every Democrat opposed. One Republican notably broke ranks and also voted against it. 

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Grace Segers Grace Segers is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital.

Grace Segers Grace Segers is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital.

Grace Segers Grace Segers is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital.

In Wisconsin, only those adults with incomes at or below poverty, which is $12,140 for a single person and $25,100 for a family of four, qualify for Medicaid, although pregnant women with higher incomes are eligible. Under Walker, the state did not participate in the Affordable Care Act’s expansion of Medicaid to people who earn up to 133 percent of the poverty level. Evers supports the expansion and plans to…

Two US Marine jets have collided off the coast of Japan during refuelling, and search and rescue efforts are underway. The crash was announced by the United States Marine Corps, which indicated that Japanese search and rescue jets responded immediately to the incident. The incident involved an F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet made by McDonnell Douglass, and a KC-130, a refuelling plane with propellers made by Lockheed Martin. “Search and rescue operations continue for…

Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and current lawyer to President Donald Trump, seems to have been bamboozled by a prank website set up after he made a typo in a tweet about the G20 summit. Reminder: In 2017, Trump appointed Giuliani as a cybersecurity adviser. Giuliani confounded many online on Tuesday evening when he accused Twitter of allowing someone to “invade my text with a disgusting anti-President…

WASHINGTON — It wasn’t until the very end of the eulogy for his father, George H.W. Bush, that former President George W. Bush broke down, as he said that the elder Bush was “the best father a son or daughter could have.” Mr. Bush also told mourners at the National Cathedral Wednesday of the last conversation he had with his father, when he was told last week that the elder…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature passed a sweeping measure Wednesday that shifts power to the Republican-controlled body and weakens the Democrat replacing Republican Gov. Scott Walker. Republicans pushed on through protests, internal disagreement and Democratic opposition during a lame-duck legislative session to reduce the powers of Gov.-elect Tony Evers and Attorney General-elect Josh Kaul, also a Democrat. Both Evers and Kaul warned that resulting lawsuits would bring more…

See his full comments, as well as a panel discussion with Cooper, in the clip above. 

CLOSE Former President George W. Bush held back tears during his emotional eulogy for his father, former President George H.W. Bush. USA TODAY President George W. Bush, left, and his wife Laura Bush look on as President George H.W. Bush lies in state at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.(Photo: Jack Gruber, USAT) WASHINGTON – From a son to a dad, from one president to another, George W. Bush choked back tears Wednesday…

Experts and commentators are reacting in pretty much the same way to special counsel Robert Mueller’s recommendation that former national security adviser Michael Flynn receive no jail time due to his cooperation — it means that Flynn was very helpful in helping Mueller advance his case. “As a former prosecutor, here is my view of the Flynn memo,” tweeted Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif. His three bullet points included that “Mueller…

Wisconsin’s Republican-led legislature on Wednesday passed bills that would strip some powers of the incoming Democratic governor and curb early voting. Tony Evers, the state schools superintendent who narrowly defeated Republican Gov. Scott Walker as he pursued a third term, promised to fight back, possibly with lawsuits. The bills now await Mr. Walker’s signature, who has expressed support. The…

See his full comments, as well as a panel discussion with Cooper, in the clip above. 

Video Trumps greet Obamas at President George H.W. Bush’s funeral President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump take their seats next to former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama at Washington National Cathedral. President Trump exchanged greetings with his predecessor Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama after arriving at  George H.W. Bush ’s funeral Wednesday, but there was a noticeable lack of warmth between the commander-in-chief and…

GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin voted Wednesday to restrict the authority of incoming Democratic Gov.-elect Tony Evers. Morry Gash/AP hide caption toggle caption Morry Gash/AP GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin voted Wednesday to restrict the authority of incoming Democratic Gov.-elect Tony Evers. Morry Gash/AP Updated at 1:24 p.m. EST The Republican-controlled state Legislature in Wisconsin has approved new limits on the power of Democratic Gov.-elect Tony Evers in a lame-duck session. Following…

Former president George H.W. Bush with Patrick, the child of a Secret Service agent, in Kennebunkport, Maine, on July 24, 2013. (Barbara Bush/Office of George Bush/AP) Lindsey Bever December 5 at 9:35 AM George H.W. Bush sat near a flower garden in Kennebunkport, Maine, in 2013, holding a 2-year-old child. The pair wore matching blue polo shirts and khaki pants — and sported the same hairstyle. Bush had learned that…