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Amtrak Tries to Take Union Station

Amtrak is a rolling master class on government in action, and the latest example is its effort to seize control of Union Station in Washington via the power of eminent domain. In a case being heard in federal district court, the railroad is trying to get the station’s “leasing rights” for $250 million, which the private leaseholder says is about a third of the fair market value.The railway wants to do a concourse modernization project to add more seating, increase signage in the terminal, and improve infrastructure. In a September hearing before Washington, D.C., federal district Judge Amit Mehta, Amtrak CEO Steven Gardner said that the current leaseholder, a company called USI, isn’t helping the railway accomplish its plans. He complained that there’s “a mismatch” between Amtrak and “a p...

Reopening: The National Museum of Women in the Arts

Reopening: The National Museum of Women in the Arts - CBS News Watch CBS News After a two-year, nearly $70 million renovation, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, in Washington, D.C., has reopened. The world's first museum devoted exclusively to art made by women, it houses about 6,000 works. Correspondent Rita Braver reports on its surprising history, and takes a tour of its newly-expanded galleries. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On ...

Stigma kept people with substance use disorders “in the shadows.” Now, they’re fighting to “recover out loud.”

Nearly three-quarters of the over 29 million adult Americans who identify as having substance use disorder are in recovery, new federal data shows. This weekend, hundreds of advocates in the field gathered in Washington, D.C. to call for political action and support for people in recovery, who make up a significant percentage of the population of U.S. adults.The parties gathered at Mobilize Recovery, a conference now in its fifth year, hosted by a federal nonprofit organization of the same name. In addition to connecting people in the recovery field to each other, the conference aims to make people in recovery a visible, viable political group that can push for political and social change. "Stigma has kept us silent and in the shadows, and as a result, people with our illnesses are in the...