Fired climate scientist says DOGE “a stain” as Elon Musk exits government – CBS News Watch CBS News Elon Musk’s 130-day run as top budget and job-cutting adviser to the president is coming to an end, according to the White House. That work included targeting the jobs of more than 100,000 federal workers — and
Washington — President Trump this week has issued pardons and commutations for several convicted fraudsters, the latest in a series of pardons for white-collar criminals in his second term, claiming in many cases that they were unfairly targeted for being his supporters. Here are some of the people Mr. Trump has used his clemency power
Summer begins with Americans’ economy ratings continuing to get a bit brighter than they were this winter — though still not good — with their outlook more mixed. But feelings of financial concern and stress are more prevalent than feelings of being secure. With a big majority still saying their incomes don’t keep pace with
The State Department is planning a sweeping reorganization of its bureaus and U.S. staff, with around 3,400 jobs eliminated and almost half of its domestic offices closed or consolidated in the coming months, the department told lawmakers Thursday, according to documents obtained by CBS News. The plans were previewed by senior State Department officials last
Elon Musk told “CBS Sunday Morning” that he has some “differences of opinion” with the Trump administration but feels “a little stuck in a bind” when he disagrees, not wanting to publicly speak out against them. Musk, who sat down for an interview with “CBS Sunday Morning” a day before announcing his departure from DOGE,
Washington — A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday temporarily halted a federal trade court’s decision blocking most of President Trump’s sweeping tariffs, for now reinstating the levies imposed by the president under an emergency powers law. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said in a brief order that it
The U.S. and Israel are waiting for Hamas to respond to a 60-day Gaza ceasefire proposal, the White House said Thursday. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Israel signed off on a proposal that special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump submitted, and it’s been sent to Hamas. An Israeli official and a U.S.