Washington — Soon after the revelation that the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic had inadvertently been added to a Signal chat with top Trump administration officials about Yemen attack plans, some of those officials began changing or deleting their Venmo accounts. At least one account remained public for a day after the Atlantic report. Venmo, an … Read more
Washington — The Signal group chat that conveyed details of the timing and weapons descriptions of a planned attack against the Houthis in Yemen included the names or initials of 18 Trump officials and, of course, Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg, who published his account of the messages. A spokesperson for the National Security Council has … Read more
Proposed cuts to global foreign aid, including slashing programs in the United States, could lead to millions of HIV deaths and soaring rates of infections around the world in the coming years, according to a new study. Published Wednesday in The Lancet HIV journal, the modeling study estimates that by 2030, there could be between 4.4 … Read more
The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency is no longer publishing details of canceled U.S. Agency for International Development contracts due to what’s described as “legal reason[s]” on its website. The change is “related to ongoing litigation,” a White House administration official told CBS News. It is not clear which litigation challenging the dismantling of … Read more
President Trump on Wednesday said he will put a 25% tariff on automobiles imported into the U.S., escalating his administration’s use of aggressive trade measures in an effort to boost domestic manufacturers. After White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the tariffs would be detailed at a 4 p.m. EST by Mr. Trump, Wall Street … Read more
When videos were released showing more than 200 Venezuelan men who had been deported from the U.S. arriving in El Salvador at one of the world’s most dangerous prisons, a woman named Nays recognized one of the faces. It was her partner, and seeing him in the video filled her with terror, she told CBS … Read more
President Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport Venezuelan migrants suspected of being members of the Tren de Aragua gang quickly kicked off a legal battle. A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order that blocked the use of the 18th-century law. However, on the same day as the March 15 … Read more
San Diego: With Russian troops ravaging their native Kharkiv, Nikita Demydov and his wife Alina were offered a way out when the United States welcomed them and their five-year-old daughter as part of a humanitarian program. But that welcome is now being withdrawn under President Donald Trump, whose administration has suspended “Uniting for Ukraine,” which … Read more
The Trump administration is seeking to arrest and deport a 21-year-old Columbia University student and legal permanent resident who has been involved in pro-Palestinian protests. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have been looking for Yunseo Chung, who came to the U.S. with her family from South Korea at the age of 7, since earlier … Read more
An encrypted messaging app called Signal is drawing attention and questions after top Trump officials — including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance — allegedly used the service to discuss a highly sensitive military operation while inadvertently including The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, in the chat. On Monday, Goldberg published a piece … Read more