President Trump said Thursday he will not let Israel annex the occupied West Bank, an idea that has circulated among members of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. “I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank,” the president told reporters during an Oval Office event. “There’s been enough. It’s time to stop now.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed numerous generals and admirals, as well as some of their staff, from around the world to come to Quantico, Virginia, next week, U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News on Thursday. “The Secretary of War will be addressing his senior military leaders early next week,” said chief Pentagon spokesman Sean
The shooter who attacked the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas was targeting ICE agents, federal officials said at a news conference Thursday. Nancy Larson, the acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, said a collection of notes found at Joshua Jahn’s residence showed an animus toward ICE agents and that he
Washington — Democratic leaders in Congress on Thursday dismissed the White House’s recent threat that a government shutdown could spur large-scale layoffs of the federal workforce as “intimidation,” standing firm in their position ahead of the Oct. 1 funding deadline. The White House’s Office of Management and Budget sent a memo to federal agencies on
Washington — A branch of the National Archives released a mostly unredacted version of Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s military records to Nicholas De Gregorio, an ally of Jack Ciattarelli, her GOP opponent in the New Jersey governor’s race. The disclosure potentially violates the Privacy Act of 1974 and exemptions established under the Freedom of Information
Trump’s White House ballroom and Van Buren Reporter’s Notebook: Trump’s White House ballroom and Martin Van Buren 01:50 Washington — New architectural renderings obtained by CBS News reveal in more detail the White House ballroom that is currently under construction. The Trump administration announced in July that a 90,000-square-foot ballroom with a seated capacity for
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) sent a memo to federal agencies Wednesday night telling them to prepare layoff plans if there is a government shutdown, increasing the stakes ahead of Congress’ Tuesday deadline to pass a government funding bill. The news was first reported by Politico. The memo, obtained by CBS