USAID missions overseas ordered to shut down, staff being recalled

Washington — All overseas missions for the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, have been ordered to shut down and all staff will be recalled by Friday, multiple sources confirmed to CBS News.  The newly appointed deputy administrator for the agency, Pete Marocco, met with State Department leadership on Tuesday and instructed them to

ICE releases some migrant detainees as detention facilities reach 109% capacity

Washington — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is releasing some migrant detainees, in some cases dozens per day, as space in its detention system has exceeded maximum capacity amid a spike in arrests by the agency under President Trump, internal government statistics obtained by CBS News show. On Tuesday morning, space inside ICE detention facilities

Watch Live: Trump and Netanyahu meet at the White House in first foreign leader visit

President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are holding a joint news conference at the White House after a meeting there Tuesday. It is the first foreign leader visit of Mr. Trump’s second term.  Trump, Netanyahu meet in Oval Office before news conference Seated next to Netanyahu in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump repeatedly

FBI discloses 5,000 agents to DOJ as agents sue government over Jan. 6 scrutiny

Two groups of anonymous FBI agents who worked on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot investigation and other federal probes tied to President Trump are suing the federal government over the Justice Department’s plans to review the FBI’s workforce and scrutinize agents who may have worked on the sensitive investigations, according to two separate lawsuits filed

Trump and Netanyahu meet at the White House in first foreign leader visit

President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are meeting at the White House and holding a joint press conference Tuesday. It is the first foreign leader visit of Mr. Trump’s second term.  The ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, brokered in part by the U.S., continues to hold so far. Dual citizen Keith