Washington — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recent personnel cuts in the Pentagon office responsible for weapons testing has halted all work and cleared the way for potential layoffs at the Pentagon-funded think tank that supports it, the Institute for Defense Analyses, or IDA. In a letter obtained by CBS News, the institute’s president, retired Air
Remembering 1968: Battle at the Chicago Democratic convention – CBS News Watch CBS News NPR’s Scott Simon looks back at the tumultuous 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where violence on the streets reflected the division within the party during their nominating convention for president. Simon talks with Bill Daley, son of Chicago Mayor Richard
John McCain memorial: Remembering a political friend, foe and father – CBS News Watch CBS News At the National Cathedral in Washington Saturday, mourners from across the political spectrum gathered to pay tribute to Arizona Senator John McCain, who died August 25 at age 81. Speaking at his memorial were his daughter, Meghan McCain, and
John Kerry: America needs to move in “a better direction” – CBS News Watch CBS News At 74 the Vietnam veteran who became an anti-war protester, senator and secretary of state continues, as he says, to “invest in citizenship.” “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan interviews John Kerry, who has penned a new memoir, “Every
Preview: John Kerry on a possible 2020 White House run – CBS News Watch CBS News In this preview of an interview to air on “Sunday Morning” September 2, former senator and Secretary of State John Kerry talks with CBS News’ Margaret Brennan about the current political climate, what Democrats might need to do to
Despite the public feud between Mr. Trump and Musk, there has been no effort to oust the over 100 administration officials who came from Musk’s orbit, according to three administration officials. Sources say the White House’s Presidential Personnel Office, led by Sergio Gor, is not working to push these staffers and nominees out. Many are
Washington — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran migrant who the Trump administration admitted was mistakenly deported back to his home country, has been returned to the U.S. to face two federal criminal counts that were detailed in an indictment unsealed on Friday. Filed in the federal district court in Nashville, the indictment charges Abrego Garcia