Washington — Billy Long, the commissioner of the IRS, is leaving his post after just two months on the job, a White House official confirmed to CBS News. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will lead the IRS temporarily, the official said. President Trump is expected to nominate Long for an ambassadorship. The news was first reported
Washington — Russian President Vladimir Putin gave President Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff an award to pass along to a senior CIA official whose son was killed in Ukraine while fighting alongside Russian forces, according to sources familiar with the matter. The award, the Order of Lenin, was meant to be handed off to Juliane
The watchdog group Democracy Defenders Fund, led by a former Obama administration ethics official, has formally requested a federal investigation into the Pentagon’s acceptance of a Qatari luxury jet on behalf of President Trump. According to a memo obtained by CBS News, the group asked the Department of Defense’s inspector general and the Government Accountability
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday it is terminating its $7 billion Solar for All program that was designed to bring renewable and affordable energy to low-income communities. Sources confirmed to CBS News earlier this week that the agency planned to scrap the program. Solar for All provided funding to 60 grant recipients that planned to
The Justice Department expanded its investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James, subpoenaing James for her office’s handling of the civil fraud investigation into President Trump, according to a Trump administration source familiar with the investigation. Another subpoena was sent to James’ office regarding her office’s investigation into the National Rifle Association. The U.S.
The Justice Department subpoenaed New York Attorney General Letitia James in an investigation of whether she violated President Trump’s civil rights, the Associated Press reports, citing sources familiar with the matter. The subpoenas mark an escalation of the Trump administration’s continuing efforts to scrutinize perceived political adversaries of the president. James investigated Mr. Trump before
Washington — A divided federal appeals court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s request to set aside a district judge’s decision finding probable cause that some federal officials violated an order to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants bound for El Salvador. The 2-1 decision from a panel of judges on the U.S. Court of