Trump also ordered the release of files on the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered plans to be drafted for the release of records related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy (JFK), Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy (RFK), and the Rev.
CBS News Live CBS News 24/7 Live President Trump announced that he’ll declassify any remaining files from the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. He signed an executive order at the White House Thursday. After an aide announced the president was signing the executive action “ordering the declassification of
Conservative activist and media watchdog founder Brent Bozell will lead the federal agency that oversees Voice of America, pending Senate confirmation. President Donald Trump has picked Brent Bozell, founder of a conservative nonprofit that exposes bias in U.S. news outlets, to serve as CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), the parent of
The nomination of Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary, advanced in a procedural vote Thursday afternoon, 51-49. Both Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski voted “no” in a procedural vote on Hegseth’s confirmation Thursday. Murkowski of Alaska said Thursday she is “unable to support” Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense, becoming
The former Congresswoman’s previous stance against the intelligence establishment may prove an early difficulty in her confirmation process. Tulsi Gabbard will appear before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence next week in a bid to win her confirmation as the next director of national intelligence. A committee advisory shared with The Epoch Times announced that
A bipartisan majority in the Senate voted 74–25 on Jan. 23 to confirm the former intelligence director as the next head of the CIA. The Senate has approved John Ratcliffe to serve as the next director of the CIA. A bipartisan majority in the Senate voted 74–25 on Jan. 23 to confirm the former intelligence
As interest rates climbed, major banks charged borrowers more for mortgages and auto loans, yet never increased payouts to savers, despite telling lawmakers they would do so, say two U.S. senators in letters to seven CEOs, shared exclusively with CBS News. In March 2022, the Federal Reserve started raising the federal funds rate, with banks