Civil rights-era government agency to be purged

A landmark Justice Department office created in the 1960’s during the civil rights movement is marked for closure by the Trump administration, raising fears of a loss of generations of work tamping down and working to prevent unrest in the nation’s major cities.    An internal Justice Department memo reviewed by CBS News said Trump

Musk Hopes for ‘Zero Tariff Situation’ Between US, Europe

The Tesla CEO also advocated for the free movement of people between the two regions. Tech entrepreneur and special adviser to the president, Elon Musk, said Saturday that he wants zero tariffs between the United States and Europe, days after the Trump administration implemented broad duties on countries around the world. Speaking to Italian Deputy

Treasury Secretary Rejects Idea Recession Is Inevitable in Relation to Tariffs

‘Who knows how the market is going to react in a day, in a week?’ he asked. Department of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday questioned concerns that the U.S. economy will enter a recession in the near future following President Donald Trump’s announcement that nearly every country in the world will face tariffs. Trump

Transcript: Sen. John Barrasso on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” April 6, 2025

The following is the transcript of an interview with Sen. John Barrasso, Republican of Wyoming, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on April 6, 2025. MARGARET BRENNAN: We’re joined now by one of the top Republicans in the Senate, Wyoming’s John Barrasso, the whip. Good to have you here in person Senator.

Federal probationary workers left in limbo amid legal challenges to mass firings

Washington — Probationary workers were among the first victims of President Trump’s second-term efforts to downsize the federal government. Mass firings across the federal government targeted thousands of them, but legal challenges over their termination have left them in an uneasy employment limbo after a pair of court rulings that cover employees at 20 agencies.

‘No Specific Memory’: Columbia University’s Armstrong Tells Feds She Can’t Recall Specifics of Any Anti-Semitic Incident on Campus

Former Columbia University president Katrina Armstrong told the federal government on Tuesday that she could not recall students calling for the destruction of the state of Israel. Nor could she recall hearing of allegations that students spit on their Jewish counterparts. Or that a member of the faculty had, in class, described Jewish donors to

Full transcript of “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” April 6, 2025

On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan:  Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Sen. John Barrasso, Republican of Wyoming Sen. Maria Cantwell, Democrat of Washington Rep. Don Bacon, Republican of Nebraska NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte Click here to browse full transcripts from 2025 of “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.”    MARGARET BRENNAN: