A group of 20 states sued the Trump administration on Wednesday seeking to block what they say was an illegal termination of a program that provided federal funding for natural disaster mitigation projects. “By unilaterally shutting down FEMA’s flagship pre-disaster mitigation program, Defendants have acted unlawfully and violated core separation of power principles,” the lawsuit … Read more
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said Tuesday that he had “asked Israel to aggressively investigate the murder of Saif Mussallet,” a Palestinian American national who was visiting family in the Israeli-occupied West Bank when “he was beaten to death.” “There must be accountability for this criminal and terrorist act,” Huckabee said in a social media … Read more
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired two loyalists of President Trump who were serving in top-ranking posts at his department, multiple people familiar with the situation tell CBS News. Multiple federal health officials expressed surprise at news of the firings, which ousted chief of staff Heather Flick Melanson and top … Read more
Washington — President Trump on Tuesday asked a group of House Republicans if he should fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell — and people in the room voiced approval, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge. Several said Mr. Trump indicated he will do it. Mr. Trump made the comments to the Republican House members … Read more
Son of man who was violently detained by ICE reacts after release – CBS News Watch CBS News Narcisco Barranco, the father of three U.S. Marines who could be seen being violently detained by immigration agents in a viral video, was released from an ICE facility in Southern California on Tuesday. One of his sons … Read more
President Trump’s efforts to direct millions of dollars to his future presidential library has drawn fresh attention to a lack of visibility into the identities or potential interests of the donors who are funding it, a longstanding Washington concern facing past presidents from both parties. Two prominent Senate Democrats say they are preparing to introduce … Read more
Mike Johnson breaks from Trump, calls on DOJ to release Epstein files – CBS News Watch CBS News In a notable break from President Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson is calling for the Department of Justice to release all of its information on Jeffrey Epstein. CBS News chief Washington analyst Robert Costa has more. Be … Read more
Trump administration’s efforts to move on from Jeffrey Epstein files not working – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump praised Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday for her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. CBS News justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane was at that news conference and has more. Be the first to know Get … Read more
President Trump threatens tariffs targeting Russia if there’s no Ukraine peace deal in 50 days – CBS News Watch CBS News On Monday, President Trump said Russia must make a peace deal with Ukraine within 50 days or he’ll impose 100% tariffs on countries that buy oil and gas from them. CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe … Read more
Washington — President Trump’s pick to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, is set to testify Tuesday at his Senate confirmation hearing, the first time he’ll publicly face questions from lawmakers about his role in a Signal chat in which top administration officials inadvertently disclosed sensitive details about a military strike in Yemen. … Read more