Washington — The U.S. government is moving quickly to implement President Trump’s order to turn facilities at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base into a large-scale immigration detention center, with plans to transport the first group of migrant detainees there on Tuesday, two U.S. officials told CBS News. Last week, Mr. Trump instructed his administration to
So far, few details have been released and it’s not clear what laws were violated. The acting U.S. attorney for the District of Colombia said Monday that groups or individuals may have violated laws by targeting workers with Elon Musk’s Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) and that he’s preparing to take action. In a statement
Security in New Orleans for Super Bowl New security measures in New Orleans for Super Bowl 03:42 Washington — President Trump will attend the Super Bowl in New Orleans on Sunday, according to people familiar with the president’s travel plans. He would be the first sitting president to attend the Super Bowl. The Kansas City
U.S. military prohibited from using DeepSeek U.S. military prohibited from using Chinese AI DeepSeek 05:52 Vice President J.D. Vance will attend a two-day artificial intelligence summit in Paris next week for his first international trip since taking office in January. The Artificial Intelligence Action Summit, which is hosting leaders from across the globe, will focus
Musk ‘can’t do and won’t do anything without our approval, and we’ll give him the approval where appropriate,’ Trump said. The White House on Monday confirmed that Space X and Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk is considered a “special government employee” under the Trump administration amid questions about his work with the Department of
Washington — The Senate Finance Committee advanced Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination Tuesday, moving forward with his confirmation to lead the Department of Health and Human Services after a pair of fiery hearings last week that left his approval on shaky ground. The committee voted 14 to 13 to advance Kennedy in a party-line vote.
Kennedy, who has been criticized by Democrats and Republicans for his stance on vaccines and comments on abortion, needs a simple majority to gain confirmation. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took a step closer to becoming secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on Feb. 4 when the Senate Finance Committee advanced his nomination