Ed O'Keefe

New York, Washington, D.C.

Senior White House and Political Correspondent at CBS News

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Biden diagnosed with

2 weeks ago | lucianne.com | Ed O'Keefe

Original ArticlePosted By: NorthernDog, 5/18/2025 4:51:35 PMFormer President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office said in a statement on Sunday. "Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms," his office said in a statement.
Biden diagnosed with "aggressive form" of prostate cancer, his office says

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Ed O'Keefe

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office said in a statement on Sunday. "Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms," his office said in a statement. "On Friday he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone.
As Congress weighs retiring the penny, collectors fight to keep it alive

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Ed O'Keefe |Analisa Novak

The humble penny, once a pocket staple, has long since lost its shine in American commerce, but it retains devoted fans who see value beyond its monetary worth. In North Carolina's Copper Penny Grille, owner Shelly Gref has transformed thousands of pennies into bar tops and artwork, giving Lincoln's likeness new purpose. "It grew into a little bit of an obsession with me. And then everybody just started donating pennies," Gref said.
The penny may not survive long - but collectors fight to keep it alive

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Ed O'Keefe |Analisa Novak

Congress considers getting rid of the penny The humble penny, once a pocket staple, has long since lost its shine in American commerce, but it retains devoted fans who see value beyond its monetary worth. In North Carolina's Copper Penny Grille, owner Shelly Gref has transformed thousands of pennies into bar tops and artwork, giving Lincoln's likeness new purpose. "It grew into a little bit of an obsession with me. And then everybody just started donating pennies," Gref said.
Trump ousts Biden-appointed Holocaust Museum board members, including Doug Emhoff

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Ed O'Keefe |Kathryn Watson

President Trump has fired members of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's board who were appointed by former President Joe Biden, including former second gentleman Doug Emhoff, according to former board members. Ron Klain, once Biden's chief of staff, told CBS News he and all others appointed to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council in early 2025 by Biden have been fired. Biden appointed 12 people to the 68-member board in January before leaving office. The New York Times first reported the firings.
Biden to attend Pope Francis' funeral - CBS News

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Ed O'Keefe |Fin Gomez

Pope Francis began his papacy in 2013 during the Obama administration, but former President Barack Obama is not planning to attend, according to a spokesman.
Takeaways from the Wisconsin and Florida elections

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Fin Gomez |Ed O'Keefe |Hunter Woodall

Is Crawford's win a rebuke of Musk? A closely watched election for a state supreme court judgeship in Wisconsin gave Democrats a boost Tuesday night, while two special elections in Florida delivered two seats to House Speaker Mike Johnson's perilously thin GOP majority. Though off-year and special elections attract a much smaller share of voters than presidential elections, the outcomes in both states held insights for Democrats and Republicans for the months ahead.
Jeffrey Goldberg not commenting on his relationship with Mike Waltz after Signal chat leak

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Ed O'Keefe |Caitlin Yilek

The editor of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, has nothing to say about his relationship with national security adviser Mike Waltz, who inadvertently added him to a group chat about the United States' highly sensitive plans to bomb Yemen days ago. "I'm just not going to comment on my relationship with Mike Waltz," Goldberg told CBS News in an interview Wednesday.
Trump administration expected to cut 40% of Small Business Administration staff

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Ed O'Keefe |Jennifer Jacobs

Gov't expert on Musk, DOGE's "slash-and-burn exercise" Washington — The Trump administration on Friday is expected to cut 40% of the Small Business Administration staff as part of its wider effort to shrink the federal bureaucracy, three sources familiar with the plans told CBS News. Around 8,000 people, or less than half-a-percent of the entire federal workforce, are employed at the SBA, according to the most recent data available.
Trump expected to attend Kennedy Center board meeting Monday

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Ed O'Keefe

President Donald Trump is expected to visit the Kennedy Center for a board meeting on Monday, two sources familiar with the planning tell CBS News Organizers have arranged for the meeting to be held onstage at the venue's opera house. "'Riverdance' loaded out tonight, so they're onstage tomorrow," one source told CBS News. There are costs associated with staging the meeting in the opera house at one of the nation's premier cultural institutions, like stage crew overtime, the sources said.