60 Minutes 04/26/2026: Shots Fired, Ben Sasse, The Pigeon Mafia
Apr 27, 2026
Ben Sasse, former Nebraska senator and university president facing metastatic pancreatic cancer, shares personal reflections on community, faith, and politics. President Donald J. Trump, 45th President, recounts the White House Correspondents' Dinner security scare and its implications for national safety. The show also explores the rise of elite racing pigeons and a criminal network targeting prize birds.
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Sasse Worked Ordinary Jobs To Stay Grounded With Voters
- Sasse shares he worked garbage and vendor jobs during Senate recesses to stay connected with Nebraskans.
- Those grassroots ties helped make him one of Nebraska's most popular politicians.
Personality Cults And Conspiracies Undermine Conservatism
- Sasse holds that personality cults, conspiracy theories, and treating politics like religion are anti-conservative.
- He framed his January 6 conviction vote as necessary to preserve conservative principles over tribalism.
Clinical Trial Gave Sasse Extended Time And Tumor Shrinkage
- Sasse describes entering a clinical trial for daraxonracid after a three-to-four-month prognosis.
- He reports far less pain and a major tumor reduction, and drugmaker data showing extended median survival for responders.