Memo-gate fallout
The week's news at a glance.
New York
Three CBS News employees have refused to resign over a botched 60 Minutes exposé on President Bush. The pre-election broadcast last year questioned whether Bush had fulfilled his duties as a National Guard pilot in the 1970s, citing documents that were promptly branded as fakes. The episode is believed to have hastened anchor Dan Rather’s decision to step down. CBS president Leslie Moonves, in January, blamed 60 Minutes Wednesday executive producer Josh Howard and two other supervisors for the debacle, and demanded their resignations. But they insist that they were unfairly singled out, The New York Observer reported, and have threatened to sue unless CBS clears their names.
Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
-
How the woke right gained power in the US
Under the radar The term has grown in prominence since Donald Trump returned to the White House
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK
-
Codeword: April 24, 2025
The Week's daily codeword puzzle
By The Week Staff
-
Crossword: April 24, 2025
The Week's daily crossword
By The Week Staff