CBS News Live CBS News 24/7 Live President Trump announced that he’ll declassify any remaining files from the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. He signed an executive order at the White House Thursday. After an aide announced the president was signing the executive action “ordering the declassification of
The nomination of Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary, advanced in a procedural vote Thursday afternoon, 51-49. Both Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski voted “no” in a procedural vote on Hegseth’s confirmation Thursday. Murkowski of Alaska said Thursday she is “unable to support” Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense, becoming
As interest rates climbed, major banks charged borrowers more for mortgages and auto loans, yet never increased payouts to savers, despite telling lawmakers they would do so, say two U.S. senators in letters to seven CEOs, shared exclusively with CBS News. In March 2022, the Federal Reserve started raising the federal funds rate, with banks
Washington — The Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director on Thursday as Republicans work to approve officials to the top posts in President Trump’s administration amid delays by Democrats. The Senate confirmed Ratcliffe in a 74 to 25 vote, making him the second of Mr. Trump’s nominees to be approved by the upper chamber. Senate
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Thursday she is “unable to support” Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense. She’s the first Republican to state her opposition to President Trump’s nominee ahead of his Senate confirmation vote. The Alaska Republican had been seen on Capitol Hill as a possible “no” vote and had tough questions for Hegseth
Trump sued for birthright order Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order in court 04:12 Washington — A federal judge in Seattle temporarily blocked President Trump’s new executive order that seeks to eliminate birthright citizenship. U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour said during a hearing in a challenge to Mr. Trump’s order that it is “blatantly unconstitutional,”
Washington — President Trump is threatening to withhold federal disaster aid for the Los Angeles area if California doesn’t change the way it manages water in the state. Mr. Trump said he plans to head to Southern California on Friday to visit the communities affected by the fire. In an interview that aired Wednesday on