Counselor to the president Alina Habba on Tuesday said veterans who were let go from their federal jobs “perhaps” are “not fit to have a job at this moment or are not willing to come to work.” Habba, who served as President Trump’s personal attorney during his court cases and now works as a top
Looking ahead to President Donald Trump’s address to Congress, here’s what’s on Americans’ minds and what they want to hear from the president, with context from recent CBS News polling. What do people want to hear about? Inflation. More think it’s important for President Trump to talk about his plans for lowering prices than any
Washington — The Supreme Court will convene Wednesday to weigh in on a decades-long dispute over what to do with thousands of metric tons of nuclear waste, specifically a plan to store it above one of the world’s most productive oil fields, the Permian Basin in Texas. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the company
Washington — Ukrainian officials have indicated to their U.S. counterparts they are willing to sign a key minerals agreement, days after the original plan to sign the deal at the White House imploded in an acrimonious Oval Office meeting between President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vice President JD Vance. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who
The top communications official under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly resigned last week, just two weeks after being sworn in to be the department’s assistant secretary for public affairs. The resignation of Thomas Corry, a Trump administration appointee, was first reported by Politico. Corry did not respond to multiple requests
U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin from Michigan is giving the Democratic response to President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night. “I’m looking forward to speaking directly to the American people next week. The public expects leaders to level with them on what’s actually happening in our country,” Slotkin said in a post on X
Washington — The Office of Personnel Management issued revised guidance to federal agencies Tuesday regarding the firing of probationary workers amid President Trump’s efforts to shrink the size of the government, informing department leaders that they do not have to take any “specific performance-based actions” regarding those employees. The revised memo from Charles Ezell, the