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President Trump signed an order Friday reinstating a policy that requires foreign nongovernmental agencies to certify that they don’t provide or promote abortion if they receive U.S. federal funds for family planning assistance. The position, sometimes called the Mexico City Policy and referred to by opponents as the “global gag rule,” was first introduced more … Read more
After nearly two weeks of cross-country jousting, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California waited alone Friday at the bottom of the steps outside Air Force One to greet President Trump as he arrived in Los Angeles to tour wildfire damage. It wasn’t clear how the meeting would go. Mr. Trump often derides the governor as “Newscum.” … Read more
Putin praises Trump, echoes his war in Ukraine statements – CBS News Watch CBS News Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is ready for talks with the U.S. and is repeating some of President Trump’s statements about the war in Ukraine. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd has the details. Be the first to … Read more
When two men bearing federal badges showed up at the entrance of a Chicago public school on Friday morning, school employees did what they had been trained to do. Believing that the men were U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the employees refused to allow them into the school, John H. Hamline Elementary, which enrolls … Read more
Israel told the United Nations on Friday that its relief agency known as UNRWA, a critical lifeline to two million Palestinians during the 15 months of war in Gaza, had six days to stop all operations in East Jerusalem. Israel’s ambassador to the U.N., Danny Danon, said in a letter addressed to the U.N. secretary … Read more
Female Israeli hostages’ names released before planned exchange – CBS News Watch CBS News Hamas has released the names of four or more Israeli hostages, which will be a relief to their families in Israel after 15 months of captivity. They are all female soldiers aged either 19 or 20. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy … Read more
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has sent an order to all U.S. diplomatic and consular posts instructing a pause on “all new obligations of funding, pending a review, for foreign assistance programs funded by or through the Department and USAID.” The message was in line with the executive order President Trump signed on Monday to reevaluate … Read more
Anthony Scaramucci discusses Trump’s cryptocurrency push – CBS News Watch CBS News Anthony Scaramucci’s time as White House communications director for the first Trump administration was short yet memorable, becoming a vocal critic of the president in the years since. Scaramucci joins “America Decides” to discuss cryptocurrency, Elon Musk and all things Trump. Be the … Read more
President Trump on Friday reinstated a longstanding Republican anti-abortion policy known as the “Mexico City Rule,” which bars federal funding from going to any overseas nongovernmental organization that performs or promotes abortions. The move came after he addressed thousands of abortion opponents in Washington on Friday to mark the 52nd anniversary of the Supreme Court’s … Read more
Inside the National Zoo’s giant pandas debut – CBS News Watch CBS News After a long wait, two new giant pandas made their public debut Friday at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns braved the cold and got a first look. Be the first to know Get browser notifications … Read more