Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a lower court order that blocked sweeping layoffs of federal workers at nearly two dozen agencies while a legal battle over President Trump’s plans to drastically cut the size of the government moves forward. The high court’s order clears the way for the Trump administration to resume
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
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
An “unknown actor” created a Signal account and used artificial intelligence to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and contact government and foreign officials, according to a State Department cable obtained by CBS News. The cable was sent to “All Diplomatic and Consular Posts,” and alerted them that the account was created in mid-June 2025
Netanyahu to meet with congressional leaders Netanyahu to meet with congressional leaders on Capitol Hill 06:01 Washington — Congressional leaders are meeting Tuesday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after some lawmakers accused the Israeli leader of trying to drag the U.S. into another war. Netanyahu is meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday. Johnson,
Washington — A federal magistrate judge said Monday that the Justice Department’s criminal case against Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan should move forward and recommended that her bid to dismiss the indictment be denied. Dugan was arrested in April and charged with two federal counts after she was accused of helping a man who
Washington — Independent Dan Osborn announced another bid to represent Nebraska in the Senate on Tuesday, challenging GOP Sen. Pete Ricketts after his loss in an unexpectedly competitive race against a Republican incumbent last year. “There’s nobody like us in the United States Senate,” Osborn said in a campaign video announcing the bid Tuesday, touting