Trump administration plans to cut about 10,000 jobs from federal health agencies

The Trump administration plans to cut about 10,000 full-time employees from the Department of Health and Human Services, the department announced Thursday, cutting around a tenth of the staff at the nation’s federal health agencies. “When combined with HHS’ other efforts, including early retirement and Fork in the Road, the restructuring results in a total

Kristi Noem visits El Salvador prison holding deported Venezuelans

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday visited the high-security El Salvador prison where Venezuelans who the Trump administration alleges are gang members have been held since their removal from the United States. The tour included two crowded cell blocks, the armory and an isolation unit. Noem’s trip to the prison — where inmates

Proposed foreign aid cuts could lead to millions of HIV deaths, study says

Proposed cuts to global foreign aid, including slashing programs in the United States, could lead to millions of HIV deaths and soaring rates of infections around the world in the coming years, according to a new study.  Published Wednesday in The Lancet HIV journal, the modeling study estimates that by 2030, there could be between 4.4

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