Voice of America’s full-time staff, contractors placed on leave following Trump order

All full-time employees and contractors with the government-funded Voice of America, the nation’s largest international broadcaster, were informed over the weekend that they have been placed on administrative leave, multiple sources confirmed to CBS News. The employees were notified in an email sent out by Crystal G. Thomas, director of human resources for the U.S.

Trump claims Biden’s pardons of Jan. 6 committee members are “void”

Washington — President Trump claimed late Sunday that preemptive pardons former President Joe Biden granted to members of the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol are “void” and “vacant” because they were allegedly signed with an autopen.  However, the Justice Department two decades ago said the president

Trump Says Biden’s Pardons Are Void Because They Were Done With Autopen

The president indicated he expects the stance to be challenged in court. President Donald Trump said on March 17 that pardons issued by his predecessor are no longer in effect due to evidence suggesting they were signed with an autopen. The pardons “are hereby declared VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT, because

In Phone Call, Trump and Turkey’s Erdogan Talk Russia–Ukraine War, Syria

The Turkish leader hailed the U.S. government’s efforts to end the three-year conflict between Russia and Ukraine. U.S. President Donald Trump has spoken by phone with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to discuss the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and recent developments in Syria, according to the Turkish president’s office. The March 16 telephone call