A top-ranking scientist at the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Lawrence Tabak, was forced to retire this week, multiple people familiar with the move say, marking the highest-profile departure of a health official under the Trump administration so far this year. Tabak’s retirement, which he told colleagues was effective Tuesday, ends a decades-long tenure serving
Boston — A federal judge in Massachusetts allowed the Trump administration’s bid to offer “deferred resignations” to federal workers who voluntarily leave government service to continue and lifted a previous court order pausing the program’s deadline. Judge George O’Toole, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, ruled Wednesday that the plaintiffs in
Can a penny saved finally be truly worth it? Collectors are asking that question this week after President Trump ordered the U.S. Treasury Department to stop minting the penny. “For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!” Mr. Trump wrote in a
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a lawsuit against the state of New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul and state Attorney General Letitia James over immigration enforcement. “We are taking steps to protect Americans,” Bondi said, adding that “New York has chosen to prioritize illegal aliens over American citizens.” “We sued Illinois, and New York didn’t listen,
CBS News Live CBS News Live 2 Live Attorney General Pam Bondi is expected to make an immigration enforcement announcement Wednesday afternoon, her first major announcement as the nation’s top law enforcement official. In her first hours as attorney general, she issued a sweeping set of directives that targeted sanctuary jurisdictions with an order to
Supporters of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) praise it as an important anti-bribery statute that keeps corporations honest when doing business outside the U.S. By contrast, the law’s detractors say it unfairly hobbles American companies, giving an advantage to foreign players. On Monday, President Trump took a side. “It sounds good on paper but
Washington — A group of advocates led by the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Wednesday asking a federal court to quickly require the Trump administration to give the migrant detainees it is holding at Guantanamo Bay access to lawyers. Complying with an order from President Trump late last month, U.S. officials have