Moderate GOP senator says she will vote against confirmation of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary
Moderte Sen. Susan Collins said she will not be backing Pete Hegseth for the role of secretary of defense under the Trump administration.
Schumer supports Democrats delaying all Trump nominees who lack unanimous support
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he supports Democrat efforts to slow down the confirmation of President Trump's Cabinet, including for key national security roles.
Senate Confirms Ratcliffe as New CIA Director
A bipartisan majority in the Senate voted 74–25 on Jan. 23 to confirm the former intelligence director as the next head of the CIA. The Senate has approved John Ratcliffe to serve as the next director of the CIA. A bipartisan majority in the Senate voted 74–25 on Jan. 23 to confirm the former intelligence
Sen. Warren: Big banks hiked interest on borrowers, but not for savers
As interest rates climbed, major banks charged borrowers more for mortgages and auto loans, yet never increased payouts to savers, despite telling lawmakers they would do so, say two U.S. senators in letters to seven CEOs, shared exclusively with CBS News. In March 2022, the Federal Reserve started raising the federal funds rate, with banks
Hegseth clears Senate hurdle and advances to a final confirmation vote
Pete Hegseth cleared a procedural hurdle Thursday for a final Senate vote to advance his confirmation to lead the Department of Defense, setting up a high-stakes showdown.
‘Blatantly unconstitutional’: US judge temporarily blocks Trump’s ban on birthright citizenship
U.S. District Judge John Coughenour, a Ronald Reagan appointee, told the court he could not remember in his more than 40 years on the bench seeing a case so "blatantly unconstitutional."
Trump Says He’ll Ask Saudi Arabia to Increase Investment in US to $1 Trillion
At a virtual appearance at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Trump also called for lower oil prices. President Donald Trump has said he will ask the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to increase their planned investment in the United States to $1 trillion from $600 billion. On Jan. 23, at a virtual appearance