USPS temporarily suspends accepting packages from China and Hong Kong

The United States Postal Service announced Tuesday night that it is temporarily suspending accepting packages sent from China and Hong Kong until further notice. The suspension is effective immediately, the USPS said. Letters and flats are not included in the suspension, it said. The postal service did not provide a reason for the suspension or

Treasury says Elon Musk’s DOGE has “read only” access to payment systems

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency team has been given “read only” access to the Treasury Department’s federal payment system, and federal expenditures have not been affected, the Treasury said in a letter to Congress late Tuesday.  The letter, from Jonathan Blum, a Treasury official, said that a review of the Treasury’s Fiscal Service payment

USAID putting nearly all staff on leave; overseas missions shuttering

Washington — Nearly all staff for the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, will be placed on leave Friday night, the agency announced on its website Tuesday night. Earlier in the day, all overseas missions for USAID had been ordered to shut down, and all staff recalled by Friday, multiple sources confirmed to CBS News. 

Trump says U.S. will “take over the Gaza Strip”

President Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. would “take over the Gaza Strip” and “own it,” continued to promote the idea that the Palestinian people should live elsewhere.  Mr. Trump, whose comments came at a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said the Palestinians in Gaza “should not go through a process of

Vance flexes political power in new role

The vice presidency may have taken JD Vance out of the Senate, but his brief service there has turned out to be instrumental in the early weeks of the Trump administration.  Vance has proven to be essential in getting President Trump’s most controversial cabinet nominees cleared through committees to a full Senate confirmation vote. Multiple

Watch Live: Trump says U.S. will “take over Gaza Strip”

President Trump, standing alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a joint news conference at the White House, said the U.S. would “take over the Gaza Strip” and “own it,” promoting the idea that the Palestinian people should live elsewhere.  Mr. Trump said the Palestinians in Gaza “should not go through a process of rebuilding”