Europe grapples over its “collective security” under pressure from Trump

European leaders gathered Monday in Paris for a hastily organized meeting to discuss how to react to recent diplomatic moves by the Trump administration pertaining to Ukraine. The leaders of Poland, Germany, the United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain and the EU were among those attending.   The talks were organized after U.S. Secretary of

Trump administration begins FAA firings weeks after fatal D.C. plane crash

Washington — The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend just weeks after a fatal mid-air collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in January. Probationary workers were targeted in late night emails on Friday notifying them they had been fired, David Spero,

Trump administration tries to rehire nuclear weapons workers fired by DOGE

The Trump administration has paused the firings of hundreds of federal employees working on the nation’s nuclear weapons programs, in a reversal that has left workers confused and experts cautioning that DOGE’s blind cost cutting will put communities at risk. Late Thursday afternoon, a number probationary employees of the National Nuclear Security Administration were fired, a

Trump’s firings put 90-year-old Supreme Court precedent in crosshairs

Washington — President Trump’s firings of the members of independent agencies and boards have prompted a string of legal fights that could set the Supreme Court up to reconsider and potentially overturn a 90-year-old decision that shields certain executive branch officials from being removed after political shifts in the White House. Since returning to the

William Byron wins Daytona 500 after Trump departs rain-delayed race

After multiple rain delays that forced President Trump to leave the race before its conclusion, William Byron claimed his second straight Daytona 500 victory Sunday, surviving a string of late-race wrecks that knocked out a chunk of contenders and sent the Hendrick Motorsports driver into victory lane Sunday night at Daytona International Speedway. Ninth in

More federal workers expected to be laid off

More federal workers expected to be laid off – CBS News Watch CBS News Thousands more federal workers are expected to be laid off next week as President Trump continues his effort to shrink the federal workforce. But his plans are facing dozens of lawsuits nationwide, with critics saying some of his administration’s actions are

Rubio meets with Netanyahu in Israel

Rubio meets with Netanyahu in Israel – CBS News Watch CBS News Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel on Sunday to discuss Middle East policy. Rubio and Netanyahu appeared to signal they will move ahead with the controversial plan to try to move the entire population of