Washington: President Donald Trump’s tariffs will have a major ripple effect on American households, and drastically lower the purchasing power of poor households, as noted by the Congressional Budget Office. Trump’s tariffs could add an extra $830 tax this year on the average US household as analysed by the nonpartisan nonprofit Tax Foundation. The president … Read more
New Delhi: A group of Elon Musk’s close associates, including former interns and trusted sidekicks, has taken control of the General Services Administration (GSA), the federal agency which manages government offices and technology. The team is attempting to use White House security credentials for unusual access to GSA tech, deploying AI software, and restructuring the … Read more
FBI agents who participated in the investigations that led to now-abandoned criminal charges against President Donald Trump are expected to be fired in a sweeping purge of the top US law enforcement organization, US media reported Friday. Dozens of FBI agents involved in the probe of Trump supporters who stormed the US Capitol on January … Read more
Child patient, two doctors among those onboard plane that crashed in Philadelphia – CBS News Watch CBS News Six people were onboard the medical plane that crashed in Philadelphia, including a child patient, a likely family member, two medical professionals and two pilots. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports. Be the first … Read more
President Donald Trump will implement tariffs Saturday on the three largest US trading partners — Canada, Mexico and China — saying there was nothing they could do to forestall him while vowing further levies on various industries. Trump has reiterated his plans for 25 percent tariffs on imports from neighboring Canada and Mexico, saying they … Read more
Crews awaiting equipment to pull plane fuselage from Potomac River – CBS News Watch CBS News Crews have recovered 41 bodies from the wreckage of the American Airlines regional jet and Army Black Hawk helicopter sitting in the Potomac River. Now, they’re waiting for additional equipment to pull pieces of fuselage from the river in … Read more
What standards do air traffic controllers have to meet? – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump has suggested, without evidence, that diversity, equity and inclusion efforts are to blame for the deadly plane collision outside of Washington, D.C. CBS News Confirmed executive producer Melissa Mahtani breaks down the standards and training air traffic controllers … Read more
How could tariffs impact Americans and the economy? – CBS News Watch CBS News The Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs on the U.S.’s three biggest trading partners, Canada, Mexico and China, are set to go into effect on Saturday. David Wessel, senior fellow for economic studies at the Brookings Institution, joins “America Decides” to break down … Read more
Breaking down Trump’s response to deadly midair crash – CBS News Watch CBS News On a national day of mourning after 9/11, then-President George W. Bush told the nation that the tragedy had brought political parties together in a kinship of grief, with no room for politics. But President Trump took on a different tone … Read more
Sen. Mitch McConnell says he expects to support most of Trump’s second term agenda – CBS News Watch CBS News Leslie Stahl sits down with Sen. Mitch McConnell for an interview airing in full on “60 Minutes” to discuss his support for President Trump’s policies and more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications … Read more