All federal DEI employees placed on leave – CBS News Watch CBS News All federal employees who hold roles in diversity, equity and inclusion programs have been placed on paid leave as President Trump, immediately after taking office this week, signed executive orders seeking to end DEI programs within the federal government. Weijia Jiang examines
Concern, criticism grows over pardon of Jan. 6 defendants – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump’s pardon of about 1,500 defendants convicted in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack has been lambasted by several police organizations and prompted fears that the move could lead to more violence. Scott MacFarlane reports. View CBS News In Be
Operation underway to send hundreds of troops to U.S. southern border – CBS News Watch CBS News An operation to deploy 1,000 Army personnel and 500 Marines to the U.S.-Mexico border is underway, according to senior military officials. The troops will assist with immigration enforcement in El Paso, Texas, and San Diego, California. U.S. border
Howard Lutnick, the billionaire financial executive named by President Trump to head the Commerce Department, has agreed to divest his holdings in a range of business interests, including stepping down from his longstanding position as head of the brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald. Lutnick also agreed to step down from his position with the
Columbia University is posting security guards outside of Jewish studies courses a day after pro-Hamas students stormed an Israeli history class and targeted Jewish students with anti-Semitic flyers. “We have mobilized the Public Safety team to prevent future incidents, including identifying and directing additional resources to classes at increased risk for disruption,” Columbia announced Wednesday.
The hearing will likely target Kennedy’s views on abortion, obesity, and vaccines. The nomination hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), will take place on Jan. 29, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) announced on Jan. 22. The committee has jurisdiction over
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention appears to be operating without an acting director, multiple health officials confirm to CBS News, leaving the agency responsible for defending the U.S. against emerging pandemics and responding to health emergencies without a clear chain of command. A leadership vacuum atop the CDC is unprecedented. Under previous administrations,