Just over a month ago, retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster received an unexpected call on his personal cell, four sources told CBS News. It was from the White House and he was instructed by the voice on the other end to stand by for the president. McMaster, who had served as national security adviser during
The former Facebook executive accused the company of working to help China ‘out-compete’ U.S. companies. A former Facebook executive told Congress on April 9 that she watched her former coworkers “repeatedly undermine U.S. national security and betray American values” in their dealings with China. “They did these things in secret to win favor with Beijing
‘Space is the ultimate high ground,’ Jared Isaacman said. ‘We cannot afford to cede that ground.’ Jared Isaacman appeared before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 9, promising a revival of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to a mission-first agency that will see the United States not only beat
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent denied that the president's move to implement a blanket pause on his tariffs was the result of declines in the financial markets, arguing the action was part of Trump's strategy all along.
Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson delayed a vote on a Republican budget plan, lacking enough GOP support to get it over the finish line on Wednesday. Several House Republicans have resisted increasing pressure from President Trump to swallow a blueprint that’s key to extending his tax cuts, which are set to expire this year.
House GOP leaders have been pressing holdouts hard ahead of a key vote on Trump's agenda.
Some House Republicans still have objections to a revised budget blueprint to unlock Trump’s agenda over fiscal concerns. WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) pulled a vote late on April 9 on the Senate’s compromise budget resolution that would have allowed Congress to move forward with President Donald Trump’s agenda. The decision to pull the vote—after