Secret Service personnel shot early Sunday a man who brandished a firearm leading to an “armed confrontation” near the White House, Secret Service said in a statement. The man was taken to a local hospital and his condition is unknown, the Secret Service said. According to the Secret Service, they were notified of a man
All employees in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were notified Friday of the option to voluntarily resign in exchange for a $25,000 payment, a source familiar with the situation told CBS News. The department-wide email offered a “voluntary separation incentive payment,” the source said. Employees have been given until a deadline of
Canadians show their displeasure with President Trump – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump took aim at dairy and lumber imports from Canada, but the U.S.’s northern neighbor is fighting back. Ed O’Keefe reports on the latest in the tumultuous trade war. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications
The Department of Homeland Security is administering polygraph tests to its personnel to determine who may be leaking information to the media about its ongoing immigration raids, an agency spokesperson confirmed to CBS News Saturday. On Feb. 18, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said DHS would start polygraphing employees in order to crack down on
Trump downplays infighting between Elon Musk, Marco Rubio, other officials – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump is backing a House Republican plan to avert a government shutdown next week. He also played down reports of in-fighting in his Cabinet with advisor Elon Musk. Nikole Killion has the details. View CBS News In Be
U.S. economy on shaky footing, Trump calls it a “detox period” – CBS News Watch CBS News The U.S. economy is on shaky footing. The Trump administration calls it a “detox period” as it overhauls the federal government with layoffs, funding cuts and new tariffs. For markets, it’s bruising. Ali Bauman has more details. View
The country’s preeminent federal fire training academy canceled classes, effective immediately, on Saturday amid the ongoing flurry of funding freezes and staffing cuts by President Donald Trump’s administration. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that National Fire Academy courses were canceled amid a “process of evaluating agency programs and spending to ensure alignment with Administration priorities,” according to a notice