Senate adopts GOP budget plan after marathon “vote-a-rama” into wee hours

Washington —  Senate Republicans adopted a narrower budget proposal focused on defense, border security and energy priorities after a marathon series of votes that stretched into the early hours of Friday.  The GOP senators forged ahead with the proposal despite President Trump’s decision on Wednesday to endorse a competing plan put forward by House Republicans.  The

With RFK Jr. in charge, supplement makers see chance to cash in

Last fall, before being named the senior U.S. health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the Trump administration would liberate Americans from the FDA’s “aggressive suppression” of vitamins, dietary supplements, and other substances — ending the federal agency’s “war on public health,” as he put it. In fact, the FDA can’t even require that supplements

Canadian anthem singer changes lyric over Trump remarks on Canada as 51st state

The anthem singer who performed the Canadian anthem prior to the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game Thursday night changed a lyric in “O Canada” as a rebuke to President Trump’s repeated remarks about making the country the 51st state. Publicist Adam Gonshor confirmed to CBS News that Chantal Kreviazuk changed the lyric from “in all

Senate marathon “vote-a-rama” on GOP budget plan continues into wee hours

Washington — Senate Republicans are forging ahead with a narrower budget proposal focused on defense, border security and energy priorities, despite President Trump’s decision on Wednesday to endorse a competing plan put forward by House Republicans.  The Senate began what’s known as a “vote-a-rama” on the GOP budget blueprint Thursday evening, in which senators can

Musk’s private security detail deputized by U.S. Marshals Service, sources say

Members of Elon Musk’s private security detail have been deputized by the U.S. Marshals Service, granting them certain rights and protections of federal law enforcement agents, four sources familiar with the move confirmed to CBS News Thursday. The move comes after several people within Musk’s orbit relayed a heightened concern about safety for the tech

CDC restores 9/11-related cancer research funding, officials say

DOGE cuts 9/11 research program funding DOGE cuts 9/11 research program funding 02:10 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has restored a $257,000 contract for 9/11-related cancer research after the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, tried to cancel it, officials say. The contract pays for data processing to compare cancer incidence

CDC restores 9/11-related cancer research funding after DOGE’s initial cut

DOGE cuts 9/11 research program funding DOGE cuts 9/11 research program funding 02:10 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has restored a $257,000 contract for 9/11-related cancer research after the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, tried to cancel it, officials say. The contract pays for data processing to compare cancer incidence