Why does President Trump think Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu isn’t “the easiest guy to deal with?” “CBS Mornings” co-host Tony Dokoupil sat down exclusively with Netanyahu on Tuesday and asked him about Mr. Trump’s comments to the Knesset the day before. “Well, I hope he says that because I’m very tough on the matters
Since last week, approximately 600 employees with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have received layoff notices that were not later rescinded, internal CDC officials not authorized to speak to the media told CBS News on Tuesday. According to the officials, about 1,000 CDC employees initially received reduction-in-force notices, a government term for
More remains of Israeli hostages were handed over by Hamas on Tuesday, as part of a U.S.-brokered deal aimed at keeping peace in Gaza, Israeli authorities said. Four coffins of deceased hostages were transferred to the Red Cross and were on their way to the Israel Defense Forces and Israel Security Agency in the Gaza
Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland led a news conference on Tuesday outside the headquarters of the Office of Management and Budget with other lawmakers who represent Maryland and Virginia. The Democrats blasted Republicans and the White House for the shutdown and its impact on federal workers. “When Donald Trump shuts down the federal government,
President Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the government’s highest civilian honor — to conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on Tuesday, over a month after he was fatally shot on a Utah college campus. During a ceremony in the White House’s Rose Garden on what would have been
The Social Security Administration’s annual announcement setting next year’s cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, will be delayed because of the government shutdown, the agency said. Each year, the Social Security Administration adjusts benefits for its 75 million recipients based on recent inflation data, which ensures that seniors, disabled Americans and other beneficiaries don’t lose purchasing power as
Multiple airports across the country are denying a request from the Department of Homeland Security to play a video that blames Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown. The shutdown began on Oct. 1 with Democrats and Republicans in a stalemate over how to reopen the government. Democrats have demanded an extension of expiring health insurance