Trump Admin Announces First Offshore Oil Lease Sale in Gulf of America

Oil production has increased to 13.6 million barrels per day under Trump, just shy of an all-time record Two under construction offshore oil platform rigs in Louisiana (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images) The Department of the Interior announced Friday that it will hold an offshore oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of America as part

Bernie Sanders warns the U.S. is now a “pseudo-democracy”

Senator Bernie Sanders, who has been drawing large crowds across the country in recent weeks attacking the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s DOGE efforts, sat down with national correspondent Robert Costa for this Sunday’s “CBS News Sunday Morning.”  In this preview clip, Senator Sanders, a Vermont independent who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in

16 States Sue Trump Administration Over Halted NIH Grant Funding

The lawsuit claims the Trump administration’s actions include canceling required peer review meetings and withholding final decisions on applications. A coalition of 16 states filed a federal lawsuit on April 4 against the Trump administration, accusing it of illegally obstructing and canceling National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant funding critical to public health and medical

Tariffs Could Cause Inflation to Persist, Weigh on US Growth, Says Fed Chair Powell

Trump encouraged Powell to cut interest rates, citing lower inflation levels and solid employment gains. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs could lead to persistent inflation and slower economic growth, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on April 4. The White House recently unveiled its sweeping trade agenda, revealing 10 percent baseline universal tariffs and higher