Congressional Democrats push for new watchdog to oversee Trump’s White House

Senate Democrats are planning to introduce new legislation to create a new watchdog office to monitor the conduct and actions of President Trump’s White House and future administrations.   The bill, which will be formally announced Wednesday by a group of congressional Democrats, requires an inspector general to oversee the Executive Office of the President.

What to know about Netanyahu’s White House visit and Supreme Court ruling on federal layoffs

What to know about Netanyahu’s White House visit and Supreme Court ruling on federal layoffs – CBS News Watch CBS News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting with President Trump at the White House amid renewed hope for a potential 60-day ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court lifted a

Trump pushes back on Jeffrey Epstein question: “This creep?”

President Trump criticized a reporter for asking about Jeffrey Epstein in a Tuesday Cabinet meeting, calling the questions a “desecration,” one day after the Justice Department found the convicted sex offender died by suicide and did not have a “client list.” The moment came after a reporter asked Attorney General Pam Bondi about the department’s

Waltz confirmation hearing planned for next week, source says

Duckworth on Waltz U.N. ambassador nod Sen. Tammy Duckworth says Mike Waltz will have a “brutal hearing” for U.N. ambassador 08:20 Washington — President Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, is expected to appear before senators next week for his confirmation hearing, a source familiar with the schedule confirmed to

U.S. sanctions North Korean member of Kim Jong Un’s spy agency

The Treasury Department has levied sanctions against a North Korean cyber operative and notorious member of Kim Jong Un’s military intelligence agency, formally known as the “Reconnaissance General Bureau.”  The U.S. has accused Song Kum Hyok of facilitating an IT worker scheme and charges that the member of the “Andariel” hacking group recruited North Korean