New rule could make it much harder for Trump to overhaul workforce if he wins

Washington — The government’s chief human resources agency issued a new rule on Thursday making it harder to fire thousands of federal employees, hoping to head off former President Donald Trump ‘s promises to radically remake the workforce along ideological lines if he wins back the White House in November. The Office of Personnel Management

Biden, Netanyahu to speak following strike on World Central Kitchen workers

Biden, Netanyahu to speak following strike on World Central Kitchen workers – CBS News Watch CBS News President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak Friday for the first time since seven World Central Kitchen workers were killed by an Israeli airstrike. Nancy Cordes has more on the growing rift between the two

Arizona organizers say abortion ballot measure qualifies to be on ballot

A group hoping to put an amendment enshrining the right to abortion in Arizona’s constitution said Tuesday that they had gathered enough signatures for the measure to qualify for the ballot in November. There is a requirement for the collection of 383,923 signatures of support for constitutional amendments in Arizona, and Dawn Penich, communications manager

GOP eyes electoral vote in Nebraska that could be decisive in Trump-Biden race

A lone electoral vote in Nebraska could have a decisive impact on the 2024 presidential election.  And that reality is now being seized upon by prominent Republicans.  Nebraska is a reliably red state in presidential races. The last Democratic presidential candidate to win statewide was Lyndon B. Johnson over half a century ago.  But Nebraska