The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) was a little-noticed federal agency until it suddenly became the object of a fierce political battle over the limits of presidential power and the accountability of government bureaucracies. When the Trump administration closed the agency’s offices on Feb. 3 and later placed most employees on administrative leave, USAID
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced she will direct the DOJ to pursue the death penalty at the state level against the death row inmates whose sentences Biden commuted.
Raw transcript released as part of FCC investigation into ‘news distortion’ The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) on Wednesday released the unedited transcript of the now-infamous 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris, which aired on CBS in October 2024. The network provided the transcript as part of the FCC’s investigation into whether CBS violated its “news distortion”
The Senate will begin preparations for a two-bill reconciliation process, which is at odds with the House’s plan of one bill. WASHINGTON—The Senate and House of Representatives’s Republican Conferences are moving in opposite directions on legislation to turn President Donald Trump’s policy initiatives into law. For weeks, Republicans in Congress have been discussing the “budget
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has come out in support of a Senate GOP effort to move out in front of their House colleagues on the crucial budget reconciliation process.
Trump’s comments on Gaza draw backlash as Palestinians return home after ceasefire – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump drew backlash when he suggested the United States should take control of the Gaza Strip and move Palestinians out during a news conference with the Israeli prime minister at the White House. Chris Livesay reports
Trump’s aid freeze will worsen Sudan famine and cost lives, workers say – CBS News Watch CBS News Some of the humanitarian aid USAID provided went to the African nation of Sudan. For two years now, its people have been caught in the middle of a civil war between two warlords. Debora Patta got a