The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier and its escort ships are expected to head from the Caribbean to the Middle East, three U.S. officials told CBS News, adding a second aircraft carrier to the region as tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to simmer. The Ford — which is the Navy’s most advanced
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building in Washington on March 27, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting more than $600 million in public health grants to four Democratic-led states, siding with the states’ argument that the cuts appeared politically motivated. U.S. District
Republican Arizona Gubernatorial candidate Karrin Taylor Robson speaks to supporters at a campaign party in Phoenix on Aug. 2, 2022. Matt York/AP Photo PHOENIX—Housing developer Karrin Taylor Robson has suspended her campaign for Arizona governor, saying Thursday she doesn’t want a divisive GOP primary that weakens conservative causes. The exit of the President Donald Trump-endorsed
President Trump is joined by Environmental Protection Agency chief Lee Zeldin in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Feb. 12, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ended a greenhouse gas credit program that incentivized auto manufacturers to include automatic start-stop systems in vehicles, the agency said in a
Kathryn Ruemmler, who served as White House counsel under former President Barack Obama, is stepping down from her role as general counsel of financial giant Goldman Sachs after the Justice Department’s newly released files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein offered additional details on her relationship with Epstein. Ruemmler told CBS News that she is
Negotiations will keep going but Democrats and the White House are far apart.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a press conference in Arlington, Va., on Dec. 8, 2025. Heather Diehl/Getty Images Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Feb. 12 that nearly a handful of members on his management team have received expanded responsibilities and titles. Four officials will receive new titles