Probational federal employees who lost their jobs on Thursday as part of the Trump administration’s mass firing of government workers expressed shock and anger at the terminations, which they contend will hurt the government’s ability to provide services. President Trump is moving quickly to shrink the U.S. federal government — the nation’s largest employer — saying he
This year’s Munich Security Conference is an unusually consequential one since it begins as the Trump administration turns its attention to the Russo-Ukrainian war. Even as Trump’s delegation discusses terms with Ukrainians and Russians, and occasionally updates the other Europeans, the Middle East is watching to see if the ceasefire deal in Gaza will hold.
President Trump’s firing of 17 inspectors general puts him on the path to fulfill a campaign promise: making inspectors general independent from the people they investigate. Elon Musk with President Donald Trump and his son X (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) If the federal government’s fleet of inspectors general had been doing their jobs, would DOGE even
One week after President Trump fired the head of the National Archives and Records Administration, the second-in-command, the deputy archivist, has informed colleagues of his intent to retire, a source familiar with the situation confirmed to CBS News Friday. William “Jay” Bosanko served as chief operating officer for the National Archives when the FBI served a search
The NYC mayor’s statement was in response to a claim in the resignation letter of Danielle Sassoon, the former acting Manhattan U.S. attorney. New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Feb. 14 rejected allegations of a quid pro quo deal with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to have his criminal corruption case dismissed in exchange
Reporter’s Notebook: John Dickerson on Danielle Sassoon’s resignation – CBS News Watch CBS News Danielle Sassoon resigned Thursday as acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York when she was asked to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and she refused. John Dickerson gives his perspective on the significance
The headlines from Trump’s first weeks in office – CBS News Watch CBS News It has been 25 days since President Trump returned to the Oval Office, and he has kept his campaign promises, which have included mass firings, sweeping layoffs, and the upending of international policy, and all of that in just the last