Border town businesses brace for impact of Mexico tariffs – CBS News Watch CBS News As many as 20,000 trucks bring goods across the U.S.-Mexico border every day. Jason Allen reports from Laredo, Texas, where some businesses are stocking up on imports as they brace for President Trump’s tariff hikes to take effect. Then, Kelly
Office for Civil Rights is investigating ‘widespread antisemitic harassment’ at Columbia, Berkeley, and Northwestern (Getty Images) The Department of Education on Monday opened investigations into “widespread antisemitic harassment” at Columbia University and four other schools in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas massacre of Israeli civilians. The probe stems from an executive order
The Education Department announced Monday that it would conduct investigations at five universities where antisemitic harassment incidents have been reported. The institutions being probed are Columbia University; Northwestern University; Portland State University; the University of California, Berkeley; and the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. The Education Department said in a news release that investigations respond
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is asking the taxpayer-funded news outlets to explain their coverage of Hunter Biden’s laptop and other topics. The heads of the taxpayer-funded Public Broadcasting System (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR) are being asked to testify at a congressional hearing on allegations of “blatantly ideological and partisan” coverage. In a Feb.
The Senate on Monday confirmed fossil fuel executive Chris Wright to serve as energy secretary, a key post to promote President Trump’s efforts to achieve U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market. Wright, CEO of Denver-based Liberty Energy, has been one of the industry’s loudest voices against efforts to fight climate change. He says more
Denver fracking contractor Chris Wright is a scientist and engineer who supports fossil fuels and renewable energy development. The Senate has confirmed Colorado fracking services contractor Chris Wright to lead the Department of Energy (DOE) in its management of the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile, national labs in energy development, and in implementing President Donald Trump’s
‘The Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism is the first step in giving life to President Trump’s renewed commitment to ending anti-Semitism in our schools,’ task force head Leo Terrell says (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) The Trump administration is forming a multi-agency task force “to root out anti-Semitic harassment in schools and on college campuses,”