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CBS News is ending its contract with Emmy-winning 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi at the end of May 2026, following a public clash with editor-in-chief Bari Weiss over a spiked investigation into Trump administration deportations to El Salvador's CECOT prison. The dispute has become a flashpoint in a broader reckoning over editorial independence at legacy broadcast news organizations, as CBS sheds staff, loses viewers, and restructures under the leadership of a figure hired explicitly to challenge the network's institutional culture.