Operation underway to send hundreds of troops to U.S. southern border – CBS News Watch CBS News An operation to deploy 1,000 Army personnel and 500 Marines to the U.S.-Mexico border is underway, according to senior military officials. The troops will assist with immigration enforcement in El Paso, Texas, and San Diego, California. U.S. border
Howard Lutnick, the billionaire financial executive named by President Trump to head the Commerce Department, has agreed to divest his holdings in a range of business interests, including stepping down from his longstanding position as head of the brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald. Lutnick also agreed to step down from his position with the
Columbia University is posting security guards outside of Jewish studies courses a day after pro-Hamas students stormed an Israeli history class and targeted Jewish students with anti-Semitic flyers. “We have mobilized the Public Safety team to prevent future incidents, including identifying and directing additional resources to classes at increased risk for disruption,” Columbia announced Wednesday.
The hearing will likely target Kennedy’s views on abortion, obesity, and vaccines. The nomination hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), will take place on Jan. 29, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) announced on Jan. 22. The committee has jurisdiction over
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention appears to be operating without an acting director, multiple health officials confirm to CBS News, leaving the agency responsible for defending the U.S. against emerging pandemics and responding to health emergencies without a clear chain of command. A leadership vacuum atop the CDC is unprecedented. Under previous administrations,
We're approaching the first weekend of President Donald Trump's second term – and the Senate is already running behind in confirming his Cabinet nominees.
The White House published an executive order signed by Trump on Wednesday, in which he re-designated the Houthis as a terrorist group.