The sweeping layoffs that hit the State Department last week have triggered confusion and disruption at the agency, gutting some offices unexpectedly and forcing staff to scramble, multiple sources told CBS News. The significant reductions and wholesale elimination of several key offices have heightened meaningful risks to U.S. national security, current and former officials said.
A full-scale mock-up of a high-speed train is displayed at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Feb. 26, 2015. Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo U.S. President Donald Trump announced the cancellation of funding for California’s High-Speed Rail project, citing delays and affordability issues, according to a late July 16 Truth Social post. “To the Law abiding, Tax
President Donald Trump, sitting next to Gov. Greg Abbott (R), visits Texas on July 11, 2025, after a flash flooding tragedy a week earlier. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Texas Republicans could pick up five seats in the U.S. House of Representatives by adjusting Congressional Districts in the state. Redistricting is a top priority for state Republicans
President Donald Trump looks on as his nominee for the chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell takes to the podium during a press event in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on Nov. 2, 2017. Drew Angerer/Getty Images President Donald Trump said on July 16 that he was not planning on
LAPD officers confront immigration-enforcement protesters in Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The Trump administration asked an appeals court on July 14 to allow immigration operations to resume without restrictions in Southern California after a federal judge ordered a stop to the government’s activities. U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong issued
Washington — Internal friction with the Justice Department team that fights monopolies has led to private conversations in the Trump administration about whether to push out some staff in the antitrust division or to work to smooth out the issues, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation. Gail Slater, who in March took charge
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam posted a TikTok dancing in the House subway, but the clip drew backlash as critics called it “cringe" and cited his vote against Trump’s impeachment.