Half of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention’s Epidemic Intelligence Service officers — a group known as the CDC’s “disease detectives” — were among the cuts made Friday by the Trump administration, multiple health officials tell CBS News. The cuts are among the thousands of probationary workers being let go this week across the
The State Department had sought to gather information on potential electric vehicle suppliers last year. The U.S. Department of State said on Thursday that it had put plans to buy armored Tesla vehicles on hold. In September 2024, the federal government asked the department to gather information from potential suppliers for purchasing electric vehicles. A
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed and sworn in as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services this week, but his promise to “Make America Healthy Again” may prove challenging to achieve — due both to the limits of his role as well as actions already being taken by the administration to make cuts
A new rule says no appropriations bill will be brought to a vote if it directs money to a city or college that resists federal immigration law. A newly adopted amendment to an appropriations rule will financially penalize any Michigan municipality or university that does not comply with federal immigration law or subverts its enforcement
Kennedy now gets to roll out his vision, Make America Healthy Again, which promises a complete overhaul of the U.S. health system. After a few weeks of heated debates and tough questioning, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been sworn in as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Kennedy now gets to
This is what real diversity looks like (Getty Images) President Donald Trump has revolutionized the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts by ousting 18 Democratic appointees from the board of trustees and replacing them with normal Americans. On Wednesday, the new board unanimously elected a fabulous chairman (Trump) who is determined to preside
‘Arrived late, gave two non-answers in an hour, then bailed’ Greg Landsman (cropped, Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Democratic congressman Greg Landsman (Ohio) ignited online outrage after arriving late and barely engaging in a scheduled “Ask Me Anything” session on Reddit. Landsman arrived more than 40 minutes late to the Wednesday AMA and briefly wrote about the