Trump defends national security adviser amid Signal leak fallout

Washington — President Trump on Tuesday defended national security adviser Mike Waltz as his administration faces questions about its use of the encrypted messaging app Signal after a reporter was mistakenly added to a group chat detailing highly sensitive plans to attack Houthi targets in Yemen. Mr. Trump told reporters at the White House that

Trump executive order targets Chicago law firm Jenner & Block

CBS News Live CBS News Chicago Live President Donald Trump issued an executive order Tuesday targeting Chicago law firm Jenner & Block. The firm also has an office in Washington, D.C.  Jenner and Block has been an active part of the legal challenges against Mr. Trump’s executive orders, including successfully securing a preliminary injunction against

Trump admin. targeting another Columbia student for deportation

The Trump administration is seeking to arrest and deport a 21-year-old Columbia University student and legal permanent resident who has been involved in pro-Palestinian protests. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have been looking for Yunseo Chung, who came to the U.S. with her family from South Korea at the age of 7, since earlier

NSA warned of vulnerabilities in Signal app a month before Houthi strike chat

The National Security Agency sent out an operational security special bulletin to its employees in February 2025 warning them of vulnerabilities in using the encrypted messaging application Signal, according to internal NSA documents obtained by CBS News.  News of the NSA bulletin comes amid the continued fallout from an explosive article published Monday in The

Senate committee advances Oz’s nomination to lead Medicare, Medicaid agency

Concern over DOGE Treasury access Concern DOGE could stop Social Security, Medicare payments 05:22 Washington — The Senate Finance Committee is set Tuesday to vote on whether to advance the nomination of Dr. Mehmet Oz, the former heart surgeon and television host, to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under President Trump. Oz