Washington — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Pam Bondi as attorney general, installing a key ally of President Trump’s to take the helm of the Justice Department. Bondi’s nomination for attorney general was approved by the upper chamber 54 to 46, with one Democrat, Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, joining all Republicans in voting to
The vice presidency may have taken JD Vance out of the Senate, but his brief service there has turned out to be instrumental in the early weeks of the Trump administration. Vance has proven to be essential in getting President Trump’s most controversial cabinet nominees cleared through committees to a full Senate confirmation vote. Multiple
President Trump, standing alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a joint news conference at the White House, said the U.S. would “take over the Gaza Strip” and “own it,” promoting the idea that the Palestinian people should live elsewhere. Mr. Trump said the Palestinians in Gaza “should not go through a process of rebuilding”
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are holding a joint news conference at the White House after a meeting there Tuesday. It is the first foreign leader visit of Mr. Trump’s second term. Trump, Netanyahu meet in Oval Office before news conference Seated next to Netanyahu in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump repeatedly
Washington — All overseas missions for the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, have been ordered to shut down and all staff will be recalled by Friday, multiple sources confirmed to CBS News. The newly appointed deputy administrator for the agency, Pete Marocco, met with State Department leadership on Tuesday and instructed them to
Washington — All overseas missions for the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, have been ordered to shut down and all staff will be recalled by Friday, multiple sources confirmed to CBS News. The newly appointed deputy administrator for the agency, Pete Marocco, met with State Department leadership on Tuesday and instructed them to
Washington — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is releasing some migrant detainees, in some cases dozens per day, as space in its detention system has exceeded maximum capacity amid a spike in arrests by the agency under President Trump, internal government statistics obtained by CBS News show. On Tuesday morning, space inside ICE detention facilities