Washington — President Trump announced Thursday that he’s nominating Dr. Erica Schwartz to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Schwartz served as Mr. Trump’s deputy Surgeon General during his first term and as a Coast Guard rear admiral. She received her medical degree from Brown University and also holds a law degree
Washington — The House delivered rare pushback on President Trump’s immigration policies in a vote Thursday on a bill to stop the administration from ending temporary deportation protections for Haitian nationals living in the U.S. Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts spearheaded the effort to force a vote through a procedural tool known as a
A Trump-appointed commission tasked with reviewing public buildings in Washington, D.C., raised questions about but ultimately gave preliminary design approval to one of President Trump’s architectural priorities: a 250-foot stone arch that would tower above the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery. The commissioners questioned project architect Nicolas Charbonneau about the arch’s structural footings, pedestrian
A federal judge on Thursday said above-ground work on the White House East Wing must stop, but underground construction on a presidential bunker can continue. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, who in March temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s construction of a 90,000-square-foot ballroom to replace the White House’s East Wing, clarified his order Thursday after a federal appeals
Washington — The latest vote in the House to block President Trump from taking further military action against Iran narrowly failed Thursday as the war approaches its third month and the off-ramp remains uncertain. The war powers resolution, introduced by Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York, failed in a 213 to 214 vote, with
A psychedelic used in some countries to treat post-traumatic stress disorder is expected to get a closer examination from the federal government on its safety and effectiveness, sources told CBS News. The White House is drafting an executive order that would signal the Trump administration’s willingness to further U.S. research into a drug called ibogaine.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Thursday that he and President Trump “are in touch” and are “honest, direct about the fact that we have many disagreements.” “There is one place of agreement that we have, which is that we both love New York City,” Mamdani said in an interview on “CBS Mornings.” Mr.