Category: 60 Minutes
Artist Amy Sherald: The 60 Minutes Interview
Amy Sherald spent years painting in obscurity, and almost died from a rare heart condition. Now 52, the artist behind Michelle Obama’s official portrait is [more…]
Fired Justice Department lawyer blows the whistle on what he describes as abuses of power at the DOJ
Former Justice Department lawyer Erez Reuveni speaks out about the disregard of due process and for the rule of law that he says he witnessed [more…]
60 Minutes to profile mentalist Oz Pearlman
Coming up on 60 Minutes, Cecilia Vega reports on Oz Pearlman, a master at making people think he can read their minds. The mentalist can [more…]
Witkoff, Kushner on Israel-Hamas deal
As the fragile Gaza truce is tested, ceasefire negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff explain what went into the Israel-Hamas peace deal, and what’s needed [more…]
The Dealmakers; Erez Reuveni; Amy Sherald | 60 Minutes Full Episodes
First, hear from Witkoff, Kushner on the Israel-Hamas deal. Then, from dedicated DOJ lawyer to whistleblower. And, Amy Sherald: The 60 Minutes Interview. “60 Minutes” [more…]
International diamond and art thieves: “The Pink Panthers” | 60 Minutes Archive
In 2014, Bob Simon reported on a successful gang of diamond and art thieves nicknamed “The Pink Panthers.” At that time, they had pulled off [more…]
Ballet Icon Misty Copeland | 60 Minutes Archive
Ballet lifted Misty Copeland from poverty, over assumptions about race and through injury. In 2015, Bill Whitaker profiled Copeland, just weeks before she made history, [more…]
The response to the DOJ whistleblower #shorts
In a statement to 60 Minutes, Judge Emil Bove wrote, “…Mr. Reuveni’s claims are a mix of falsehoods and wild distortions of reality…” #doj #justicedepartment [more…]
Why Sherald uses tones of gray to paint portraits of Black Americans #shorts
Amy Sherald doesn’t paint skin brown or black. Instead, she renders her subjects’ skin in shades of gray. #news #art #portraitpainting Source
Some courts are losing trust in Trump Justice Department, according to a study
A project to analyze lawsuits filed against the Trump administration is tracking judicial mentions of non-compliance, false information, and arbitrary and capricious conduct by the [more…]