The Agriculture Department has terminated nearly 80 contracts after a review by Elon Musk's DOGE, including for a Brazilian forest and gender consultant.
One week after President Trump fired the head of the National Archives and Records Administration, the second-in-command, the deputy archivist, has informed colleagues of his intent to retire, a source familiar with the situation confirmed to CBS News Friday. William “Jay” Bosanko served as chief operating officer for the National Archives when the FBI served a search
The NYC mayor’s statement was in response to a claim in the resignation letter of Danielle Sassoon, the former acting Manhattan U.S. attorney. New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Feb. 14 rejected allegations of a quid pro quo deal with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to have his criminal corruption case dismissed in exchange
Reporter’s Notebook: John Dickerson on Danielle Sassoon’s resignation – CBS News Watch CBS News Danielle Sassoon resigned Thursday as acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York when she was asked to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and she refused. John Dickerson gives his perspective on the significance
The headlines from Trump’s first weeks in office – CBS News Watch CBS News It has been 25 days since President Trump returned to the Oval Office, and he has kept his campaign promises, which have included mass firings, sweeping layoffs, and the upending of international policy, and all of that in just the last
A federal judge in New York on Friday extended a temporary order blocking the Elon Musk-run Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department payment systems.
Behind the scenes battle unfolds in Justice Department over Eric Adams case – CBS News Watch CBS News The aftershocks of the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams might be more powerful than the initial earthquake itself. Acting Deputy Attorney General Emile Bove instructed federal prosecutors to dismiss the case against Adams,