The U.S. government is planning to give migrant teenagers a $2,500 stipend if they choose to return to their home countries voluntarily, the latest push by the Trump administration to encourage self-deportations, according to an internal federal notice obtained by CBS News. The notice, sent Friday by officials at the Department of Health and Human
Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota holds a copy of a continuing resolution as he speaks alongside House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 3, 2025. Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images Speaking to reporters at the Capitol, House Speaker Mike Johnson and
When the government shuts down, many federal workers go without paychecks, whether they are deemed essential and required to show up for work or whether they’re furloughed for the duration of the shutdown. Such employees are by law entitled to back pay once a funding agreement is reached, but independent contractors who sell goods or
Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota holds a copy of a continuing resolution as he speaks alongside House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 3, 2025. Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images Speaking to reporters at the Capitol, House Speaker Mike Johnson and
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired a top official with the National Institutes of Health who blew the whistle on internal clashes over vaccine research in the early months of the Trump administration. On Wednesday, Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo received a letter from Kennedy — which CBS News reviewed — informing her that her
Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota holds a copy of a continuing resolution as he speaks alongside House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 3, 2025. Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images Speaking to reporters at the Capitol, House Speaker Mike Johnson and
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday he ordered a fourth strike on a small boat in the waters off Venezuela, according to a social media post. “Four male narco-terrorists aboard the vessel were killed in the strike,” which “was conducted in international waters just off the coast of Venezuela while the vessel was transporting substantial