For every new federal regulation agencies propose, 10 must be cut from the Federal Register, according to the new rules. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Jan. 31 directing agencies to limit the number of regulations they impose and eliminate 10 existing policies for every new rule enacted. “This practice is to ensure that
House Republicans have released a new package of election security bills ahead of the 2026 midterms. Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas), chair of the Republican Study Committee, introduced three bills this week to strengthen election security. “The overwhelming foreign influence that took place in past elections clearly indicates that we must take protecting our elections from
The president’s trade policy includes 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada, another 10 percent on China, and a list of planned actions coming soon. President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Jan. 31 that tariffs will “absolutely” be imposed on the European Union (EU), though no suggestion of the rate or date
Less than 10% of the nation’s airport terminal towers have enough air traffic controllers to meet a set of standards set by a working group that included the Federal Aviation Administration and the controllers’ union, according to a CBS News analysis of FAA data. The issue has received renewed scrutiny following Wednesday night’s midair collision
Marie Owens-Powell, president of the union that represents more than 8,500 employees of the Environmental Protection Agency, did not mince words during a Friday call about morale among its members: “It’s bad. I’ve been with the agency for over 33 years and I’ve never seen anything like this.” Starting Wednesday morning, more than 1,100 employees
The case had been sent back to the Fourth Circuit by the Supreme Court just before the 2024 election. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has dropped a lawsuit which sought to stop the state of Virginia from removing non-citizens from its voter registration rolls. That suit, brought by the DOJ under the Biden administration, stemmed
Justice Department leadership has directed Washington, D.C.’s top prosecutor, Acting U.S. Attorney Edward Martin, to fire prosecutors who were assigned to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, according to a memo dated Jan. 31, reviewed by CBS News and also confirmed by sources familiar with the matter. And in a separate memo, the deputy attorney