MAGA-Curious CBS Boss’ Secret Battle With ‘60 Minutes’ Veteran Revealed

Key Points:

• Bari Weiss, editor-in-chief at CBS News, has sparked tensions within the network's flagship program 60 Minutes by booking high-profile interviews and assigning them to CBS News correspondents rather than the show's own staff.
• Veteran correspondent Lesley Stahl is reportedly upset after Weiss booked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for an interview and handed it to Washington correspondent Major Garrett, bypassing 60 Minutes personnel, which has led Stahl to consider leaving the show.
• Weiss's previous similar actions include booking Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and assigning Garrett to conduct the interview instead of 60 Minutes correspondents, fueling further internal discord.
• CBS maintains that Weiss is fulfilling her role in managing bookings and praises Garrett's journalism, while 60 Minutes faces potential further talent losses amid Weiss's plans to reshape the show to align more with broader CBS News coverage.
• There are ongoing contract uncertainties with other 60 Minutes stars like Sharyn Alfonsi, and critics warn Weiss to carefully consider the factors that have sustained the show's longstanding success and ratings dominance.