Washington — As the highly anticipated meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping was set to take place in South Korea Thursday, the U.S. military’s Indo-Pacific Command quietly issued an order this week to stage a “show of force” against recent Chinese aggression in the South China Sea, CBS News has learned. It’s
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York criticizes Republicans’ health care policies at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 29, 2025. J. Scott Applewhite / AP A group of Senate Democrats held a news conference at the Capitol alongside influencers and doctors Wednesday to highlight health care issues, which
A former high-ranking homeland security official in the first Trump administration is launching a new online hub Wednesday to facilitate protests and other resistance efforts against President Trump and his policies. Miles Taylor, a former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security, is leading a group of dozens of former national security officials,
Hospitals nationwide are urging the Trump administration to reconsider a steep new fee for hiring highly skilled workers from other countries. Many turn to medical professionals from abroad to fill the gaps, but the new $100,000 price tag for the popular H-1B visa is making that nearly impossible, particularly for midsize hospitals or smaller. “We
Washington — President Trump told reporters Wednesday that he has the authority to send U.S. military forces beyond the National Guard into U.S. cities, claiming not even the courts could stop him, but said that hasn’t been necessary so far. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One during his trip to Asia, the president said
The government shutdown has dragged on for more than four weeks, and there are no signs that Congress will resolve the impasse soon, as members of both parties continue to blame each other and push their opponents to fold. Senate Democrats want to extend a slate of expiring health insurance subsidies in exchange for their
House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana speaks alongside members of House Republican leadership at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 29, 2025. JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images House Speaker Mike Johnson was asked at his daily press conference at the Capitol about the possibility of needing to pass a new continuing resolution, given