Washington — The U.S. Agency for International Development is on the cusp of being shuttered, according the Trump administration’s billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who’s been wrestling for control of the agency in recent days. Early Monday, Musk held a live session on X Spaces, previously known as Twitter Spaces, and said he’d … Read more
Rep. Brian Mast says he supports potential plan moving USAID into the State Department – CBS News Watch CBS News GOP Rep. Brian Mast of Florida, the new chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, tells “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that he is working with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to “make sure … Read more
Trump administration’s potential FBI firings make “America less safe,” ex-FBI official says – CBS News Watch CBS News As sources say senior FBI officials have been asked to resign or retire from top positions and others who investigated the Jan. 6 riot are undergoing review, former FBI assistant director for counterintelligence Frank Figliuzzi says they … Read more
Trump’s proposed federal worker changes have caused “chaos on steroids,” Sen. Mark Warner says – CBS News Watch CBS News Amid the Trump administration’s move to offer “deferred resignation” to 2 million federal workers, Sen. Mark Warner says the situation has caused “chaos on steroids” for government employees. Be the first to know Get browser … Read more
Secretary of State Marco Rubio makes first official foreign trip to Panama – CBS News Watch CBS News Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Panama as part of his first official foreign trip as President Trump announces massive tariffs on Mexico, China and Canada. Ed O’Keefe reports from Panama. Be the first to know … Read more
Open: This is “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Feb. 2, 2025 – CBS News Watch CBS News This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Democratic Sens. Mark Warner and Bernie Sanders join as President Trump makes good on his campaign promises — despite the confusion that comes with them. Plus. Hanna Siegel, … Read more
Marie Owens-Powell, president of the union that represents more than 8,500 employees of the Environmental Protection Agency, did not mince words during a Friday call about morale among its members: “It’s bad. I’ve been with the agency for over 33 years and I’ve never seen anything like this.” Starting Wednesday morning, more than 1,100 employees … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took offline recommendations on how doctors should treat sexually transmitted infections and vaccinate adults Friday, as part of a sweeping purge of all mentions of “gender” from federal websites ordered by the Trump administration this week. “Doctors in every community in America rely on these treatment guidelines to … Read more
The Pentagon’s intelligence arm has issued a memo pausing any activities related to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Juneteenth, Black History Month, LBGTQ+ Pride Month and Holocaust Remembrance Day, among other “special observances,” according to a defense official who confirmed the authenticity of the memo. The memo listed 11 such observances that employees are no … Read more
New Delhi: Zaya Perysian, a US-based Transgender influencer, has alleged that she has been forced to identify as male under the Donald Trump administration. Zaya claims that the gender on her passport has been changed to male while all her other documents identify her as female. This comes after Trump, during his inaugural address, announced … Read more