Susan Monarez, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is being ousted from her role less than a month after the Senate confirmed her to lead the public health agency, the White House confirmed to CBS News. The Department of Health and Human Services announced in an X post Wednesday that Monarez no
The Department of Homeland Security has begun moving detainees out of a controversial, state-run immigration detention center in the middle of the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” days after a federal judge ruled that parts of the facility must be dismantled. The detainees are being transferred to other immigration detention centers, DHS said in a
Washington — Whether in Washington, D.C., or back in their home states, Democratic Rep. Hillary Scholten of Michigan and Republican Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee are constantly on guard. “Mr. Burchett and I are both people of strong faith, so I can say I put faith over fear every single day, and I continue to
FEMA staffers placed on leave after criticizing Trump cuts in letter – CBS News Watch CBS News Roughly 20 employees with the Federal Emergency Management Agency have been placed on leave after attaching their names to a letter accusing the Trump administration of gutting the agency’s workforce. Nicole Sganga has more. link.lazyload { position: absolute;
Susan Monarez, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is being ousted from her role less than a month after the Senate confirmed her to lead the public health agency, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to CBS News. It’s not clear why Monarez was removed from the job. She
A woman who was arrested for spitting at a police officer at the National Zoo earlier this month was mistakenly held in jail for a week, even though the Justice Department had decided not to seek pretrial detention, according to court documents and sources who spoke with CBS News. Kristal Rios Esquivel was arrested Aug.
Federal prosecutors failed to secure a felony indictment from a grand jury this week against an ex-Justice Department employee who admitted throwing a sandwich at a federal law enforcement officer in Washington, a source familiar with the case told CBS News. According to charging documents, Sean Dunn, 37, allegedly threw a “submarine-style sandwich” at a