President Trump said Friday that he is nominating the government economist Brett Matsumoto to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after previously accusing the federal agency of releasing low monthly jobs numbers in order to make him look bad. There is no evidence that the Bureau of Labor Statistics sought to undermine Mr. Trump with
28m ago Schumer vows Democrats will stand united against long-term DHS funding without ICE reforms Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said there will have to be “strong, common-sense legislation that reins in ICE” in order for Democrats to support long-term funding for DHS. “If our colleagues are not willing to enact real change, they
9m ago Senate now voting on final passage The Senate is now voting on final passage of the funding package. As part of the funding deal, senators agreed to substitute the DHS funding bill in the package for a two-week extension of funding for the department at current levels. The move comes as part
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado told CBS News she will one day be president as she pressed for a transition to electoral democracy after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s ouster. “I will be president when the time comes,” she told “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan. “But it doesn’t matter. That should be decided in
1m ago Senate blocks Lee amendment, takes up proposal to end earmark on immigration training Senators blocked an amendment from GOP Sen. Mike Lee of Utah to remove earmarks from the funding package, in a 67 to 33 vote. The upper chamber is moving on to a second amendment from Lee, which would strike
1m ago Senate blocks Lee amendment, takes up proposal to end earmark on immigration training Senators blocked an amendment from GOP Sen. Mike Lee of Utah to remove earmarks from the funding package, in a 67 to 33 vote. The upper chamber is moving on to a second amendment from Lee, which would strike
An influential Latino political group is arguing that Nevada should be the first state to vote in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary, directly challenging New Hampshire’s traditional claim on the first-in-the-nation primary. CBS News has learned that Latino Victory is endorsing Nevada’s push as national Democrats consider which states should have the earliest — and