DOGE removes details on canceled USAID contracts from “wall of receipts”

The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency is no longer publishing details of canceled U.S. Agency for International Development contracts due to what’s described as “legal reason[s]” on its website.  The change is “related to ongoing litigation,” a White House administration official told CBS News. It is not clear which litigation challenging the dismantling of

Goldberg not commenting on relationship with Mike Waltz after Signal chat leak

The editor of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, has nothing to say about his relationship with national security adviser Mike Waltz, who inadvertently added him to a group chat about the United States’ highly sensitive plans to bomb Yemen days ago.  “I’m just not going to comment on my relationship with Mike Waltz,” Goldberg told CBS

Trump announces 25% tariffs on foreign-made cars

Auto dealers face uncertainty as tariff hikes loom Auto dealers face uncertainty as tariff hikes loom 01:59 President Trump on Wednesday said he will put a 25% tariff on automobiles imported into the U.S., escalating his administration’s use of aggressive trade measures in an effort to boost domestic manufacturers.   After White House press secretary Karoline

Trump admin. to cut billions in COVID funding from local health agencies

Federal health officials said they are cutting $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for state and local public health departments — money that was was largely used for COVID-19 testing, virus research and community health jobs. “The COVID-19 pandemic is over, and HHS will no longer waste billions of taxpayer dollars responding to a non-existent pandemic

Top GOP senator seeks watchdog probe into Signal chat leak

Washington — Sen. Roger Wicker, a Mississippi Republican and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Wednesday that the panel is seeking an expedited inspector general investigation into the leak of a sensitive Signal group chat about strikes in Yemen that has stunned Washington in recent days.  Earlier this week, Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor

Federal probe launched over trans student who won races in Portland track meet

Public school administrators in Portland, Oregon, are facing a federal civil rights probe over a transgender student-athlete’s alleged participation in a girls’ track and field meet last week, the U.S. Department of Education said Tuesday. The department’s Office of Civil Rights has opened an investigation into Portland’s school district and the Oregon School Activities Association,

Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in case over canceled DEI grants

Washington — The Trump administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to intervene in an ongoing dispute over Department of Education grants that were canceled because they funded programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. In a filing with the high court, the Justice Department requested the justices put on hold a temporary order