Border czar Tom Homan’s security detail costs $1 million a month

Security for Trump administration border czar Tom Homan costs more than $500,000 a month, multiple sources within the administration told CBS News, an amount that has drawn attention from allies of President Trump who have been seeking to shrink government spending.  The total cost of Homan’s security — with roughly $500,000 in salaries for agents

Trump signs executive orders to “usher in the American nuclear renaissance”

President Trump on Friday signed several executive orders to help clear the way for more nuclear power development and, in the words of one of his top officials, “usher in the American nuclear renaissance.” “It’s a hot industry, it’s a brilliant industry,” Mr. Trump said of nuclear power before signing the executive orders.  The White

Hundreds of border agents to help ICE with arrests in U.S. interior

The Trump administration is planning to dispatch hundreds of border agents to different parts of the country so they can help Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest unauthorized immigrants in the U.S interior, three sources familiar with the plan told CBS News. The plan would be the latest escalation in the Trump administration’s aggressive efforts to

Judge stops Trump from revoking Harvard’s ability to enroll foreign students

A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from revoking Harvard University’s ability to enroll foreign students, hours after the Ivy League school challenged a decision by administration officials that targeted its enrollment. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs agreed to grant Harvard’s request for immediate relief and set a hearing for May 29,

DOGE Says It Completed ‘Major Cleanup’ of Social Security Records

It said that around 12.3 million people aged 120 and older are ’marked as deceased.’ The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said in a statement on Thursday that its staff have completed a “major cleanup” of Social Security records after it was discovered that more than 12 million people aged 120 or older were in

GOP plans attack ads on Democrats in Trump districts who voted against GOP agenda

The House Republicans’ campaign arm is focusing a new advertising campaign on Democrats from politically risky seats who voted against the GOP’s sweeping effort to cut taxes and pass Medicaid work requirements, setting the stage for what may prove to be one of the biggest political messaging clashes of next year’s midterms.  Republicans in Washington

Trump Calls on UK to Abandon Wind Power and Revive North Sea Drilling

The U.S. president’s comments come amid rising gas prices and growing tensions over the UK’s net-zero transition. U.S. President Donald Trump urged the UK to reverse its shift towards wind energy and instead unlock the full potential of the North Sea’s vast oil reserves. He argued it would slash energy costs and restore energy security