Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán announced that his country is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court over its prosecution of Israeli leaders—and more countries will follow, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday. During a joint appearance with Orbán in Budapest, Netanyahu praised Hungary’s decision to pull out of the ICC and called Orbán “the
The education secretary made an appearance at the post-meeting news conference, surprising Congress members as they criticized her. A group of House Democrats said they’ve established a cordial but cautious relationship with Education Secretary Linda McMahon to discuss the future of her ever-shrinking department and federal funding for K–12 and higher education. During a news
Heads of state around the world are responding to President Donald Trump’s new tariffs. Trump unveiled new retaliatory tariffs on imports from trading partners around the globe on Wednesday night. A report says that DOGE activities accounted for a big chunk of March job cuts. Meanwhile, DOGE announced the cancellation of a pric… Original News
The case, which involves unions and advocacy groups suing over DOGE’s access to Social Security databases, will proceed in district court. An appeals court this week dismissed the Trump administration’s appeal of a lower court order that blocked the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from obtaining Social Security data. In an order on Tuesday, the
Adams said he “humbly” puts his record as mayor against any of the candidates. New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Thursday that he will seek reelection as an independent candidate. The decision means Adams, a Democrat, will forgo the Democratic primary set for May and run in the general election. “I had hoped
At least three senior staffers at the National Security Council have been fired, with more firings expected, two U.S. officials with knowledge tell CBS News. The sources were granted anonymity because they are not authorized to speak with the press. The firings came after rightwing personality Laura Loomer visited the Oval Office on Wednesday and
President Trump’s nominee to be U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., is touting his recent legal work for U.S. Capitol riot defendants in the questionnaire he submitted to the senators ahead of a confirmation vote. Trump has named Ed Martin to the unique U.S. attorney post, which oversaw the historic prosecutions of more than 1,500 defendants