Taipei — The head of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee said Friday he was determined the United States and Taiwan remain “the best of friends,” calling the democratic island claimed by China a “free country,” as he visited with another American lawmaker. Republican Senators Roger Wicker and Deb Fischer arrived in Taipei on Friday
Washington — The Trump administration’s 10% stake in Intel, announced not long after President Trump had called on the chip maker’s CEO to resign, is being criticized by conservatives and some economic policy experts alike, who worry such extensive government intervention undermines free enterprise. Kevin Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council, may
An exemption that allowed low-value parcels shipped to the United States to avoid tariffs ended at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Trump administration officials said. President Trump signed an executive order suspending what’s known as the de minimis exemption late last month. At the time, the White House said that would close what it called a “catastrophic loophole” that shippers use
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a judge on Thursday to bar top Trump administration officials — including Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi — from making “baseless public attacks” against their client, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador earlier this year. The motion was filed in Nashville federal
There is fallout at the CDC after the firing of Director Susan Monarez over what her lawyers describe as her refusal to “rubber stamp unscientific, reckless directives.” Four other top officials have resigned in the wake of her forced departure. Dr. Celine Gounder has the latest. Original CBS News Link</a
Turmoil at CDC after top officials are fired or resign – CBS News Watch CBS News Hundreds of current and former CDC employees gathered outside the agency’s Atlanta headquarters in a show of support for top officials who have either quit or been fired. Skyler Henry reports. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width:
Jim O’Neill has been chosen to serve as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a source familiar with the matter confirmed Thursday — one day after the CDC’s Senate-confirmed leader was ousted. A former tech investor, O’Neill currently serves as deputy secretary of Health and Human Services, working under HHS Secretary