Roberts halts decision ordering White House to pay USAID contractors

Washington — Chief Justice John Roberts late Wednesday granted the Trump administration’s request to put on hold a lower court order that required it to pay an estimated $2 billion in foreign assistance funds for State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development projects by midnight Wednesday. Roberts, who oversees requests for emergency relief arising

Trump administration seeks Supreme Court intervention in foreign aid dispute

Washington — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to intervene in a dispute involving an estimated $2 billion in foreign assistance funds from the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development. Acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris asked the high court to put on hold an order from a federal district

What to know about cuts at cybersecurity agency

What to know about cuts at cybersecurity agency – CBS News Watch CBS News The White House says federal agencies have until March 13 to present plans for large scale layoffs. Among the targets is the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which defends Americans from cyberattacks from U.S. adversaries. Nicole Sganga has more. View CBS