President Trump’s budget proposal would cut 22% of non-defense discretionary spending next year while significantly increasing defense spending, according to a senior official with the Office of Management and Budget and information provided by the White House. The president’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2026 would slash non-defense discretionary spending by $163 billion from current
The Trump administration has reached a settlement with the family Ashli Babbitt, the Trump supporter who was shot and killed while in the mob breaching the House Speaker’s Lobby on Jan. 6, 2021. Multiple sources told CBS News the settlement has been reached in principle but is not yet signed. In a court
The White House on Thursday gave Mike Waltz a choice in his next job, as President Trump strategized to move him out as national security adviser just over 100 days into his administration, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. In conversations with chief of staff Susie Wiles, Waltz was offered several ambassadorships, including
The Army is planning for a potential military parade on President Trump’s birthday in June that would include “thousands” of troops, as well and Bradley and Stryker fighting vehicles, a defense official confirmed. According to planning documents obtained by the AP, the parade calls for over 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, tanks,
Guangzhou, China — The annual Canton Fair in Guangzhou is China‘s largest import-export trade show. It covers a space equal to about 200 football fields and has been running since 1957 — when China’s economy was isolated from the rest of the world. The country’s leaders decided the expo, since formally named the China Import and
Washington — President Trump said Friday his administration will be rescinding Harvard University’s tax-exempt status, further escalating the ongoing feud with the Ivy League school. “We are going to be taking away Harvard’s Tax Exempt Status. It’s what they deserve!” the president said in a post to Truth Social. Mr. Trump did not provide further
Washington — Abbe Lowell, a criminal defense attorney who has represented a number of high-profile political clients, is launching a new law firm to push back on President Trump’s crusade against several major practices. Lowell & Associates has hired multiple attorneys who left firms that cut deals with the Trump administration as the president sought