The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency was fired Thursday morning, three U.S. officials with direct knowledge confirmed to CBS News — after the leader appeared to publicly break with the Trump administration on whether to eliminate the nation’s disaster relief agency. Cameron Hamilton, FEMA’s acting administrator, departs the nation’s disaster relief agency
Washington — Senate Democrats sank a key procedural vote Thursday on a first-of-its-kind crypto regulation bill, after days of opposition amid growing ties between the digital asset industry and the Trump family. Known as the GENIUS Act, the legislation would create a regulatory framework for stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency tied to the value of an
President Trump announced Thursday that his administration plans to replace the technology at thousands of air traffic control sites across the country and build six new coordination centers. Mr. Trump called into a news conference that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy was holding to unveil the plan for a new air traffic control system. “After decades
The plans include rebuilding some centers and installing new ground radar sensors on airport tarmacs. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on May 8 announced an ambitious plan to overhaul and upgrade the nation’s air traffic control systems, fulfilling a key policy goal he has advocated for since assuming his post leading the Department of Transportation earlier
Washington — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to clear the way for it to end a program that allowed more than 500,000 Cubans, Nicaraguans, Haitians and Venezuelans to temporarily live and work in the United States. The request for emergency relief arose from a case challenging Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s
The president said China had far more to gain than the United States. President Donald Trump on May 8 indicated that upcoming talks between the United States and China “could” result in cuts to the current tariffs imposed on the adversary. “We’re going to see right now,” Trump said from the Oval Office in response
The big announcement that President Trump teased earlier this week in the Oval Office is a “most favored nation” plan to cut Medicare drug prices, sources told CBS News. The Trump administration previously sought to implement the “most favored nation” idea during Mr. Trump’s first term, tying some high-cost Medicare drugs administered by health care