Critics decry Trump’s purge of federal watchdogs – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump is purging the government of investigators. Some prosecute criminals while others are watchdogs who make sure our food, veteran hospitals, highways and more are safe. The Trump administration says they can’t be trusted, but critics of the president say he’s
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson released a 20-second video showing the inside of the city's "gift room" in an attempt at transparency. He was accused of improperly accepting gifts.
President John F. Kennedy swept into office in 1961 with an optimistic vision that inspired the nation. His inaugural address invited Americans to join a noble campaign to improve human flourishing. “And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country,” Kennedy said. “My
Boston — A federal judge in Massachusetts allowed the Trump administration’s bid to offer “deferred resignations” to federal workers who voluntarily leave government service to continue and lifted a previous court order pausing the program’s deadline. Judge George O’Toole, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, ruled Wednesday that the plaintiffs in
Trump’s outreach to Putin marks stark shift from Biden administration policy – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump held a lengthy phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday and directed members of his national security team to “immediately” begin negotiations aimed at ending Russia’s war with Ukraine. Trump and Putin also agreed
Elon Musk, a man absent from the proceedings, was a major focus—but possible solutions to waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicare and Medicaid were addressed too. At the first hearing of the House’s Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and its leader Elon Musk drove many of the charged
A top-ranking scientist at the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Lawrence Tabak, was forced to retire this week, multiple people familiar with the move say, marking the highest-profile departure of a health official under the Trump administration so far this year. Tabak’s retirement, which he told colleagues was effective Tuesday, ends a decades-long tenure serving