Labor Dept. looks to lighten workplace regulation with sweeping rules revamp

The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations, ranging from minimum wage requirements for home health care workers and people with disabilities to standards governing exposure to harmful substances. If approved, the wide-ranging changes unveiled this month also would affect working conditions at constructions sites and

Trump administration can lift deportation protections for Afghanistan and Cameroon

An appellate court has allowed the Trump administration to end a program that grants temporary deportation protections and work permits to more than 10,000 people from Afghanistan and Cameroon.  In a brief order Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit wrote that the plaintiff — an immigration advocacy group called CASA —

Behind the legal battle over Harvard funding

Behind the legal battle over Harvard funding – CBS News Watch CBS News In federal court, the nation’s oldest university went head-to-head with the Justice Department, fighting over the Trump administration’s decision to freeze more than $2 billion in funding to Harvard. Jessica Levinson has more. View CBS News In Be the first to know

Nearly two-thirds of Americans disapprove of how Trump is handling inflation, poll finds

Nearly two-thirds of Americans disapprove of how Trump is handling inflation, poll finds – CBS News Watch CBS News A new CBS News poll finds nearly two-thirds of Americans now disapprove of how President Trump is handling inflation — the highest disapproval for him on that subject since taking office. Ed O’Keefe has details. View

Gabbard reignites political battles with 2016 election documents on Russia

The release of more than 100 pages of declassified files and a memorandum by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has reignited political battles over Russia’s actions during the 2016 presidential election, a topic that has long incensed President Trump and put the actions of the U.S. intelligence community in partisan crosshairs. Gabbard’s office on

White House removes Wall Street Journal reporter from Trump’s Scotland trip over Epstein story

The White House has removed a Wall Street Journal reporter from the press pool for President Trump’s upcoming trip to Scotland, over the Journal’s story on what it called a “bawdy” birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein that the paper alleged was signed by Mr. Trump in the early 2000s. A Wall Street Journal reporter was

Sen. Cantwell urges Trump to invest in weather forecast upgrades

Sen. Maria Cantwell is urging President Trump to prioritize modernizing the nation’s weather forecasting system, saying the investment will save lives as well as money down the road. She released a letter to the president Monday, following through on her pledge to provide guidance that the administration can use to upgrade weather forecasting infrastructure. “The