Stephanie Ivory counts on Medicaid to get treated for gastrointestinal conditions and a bulging disc that makes standing or sitting for long periods painful. Her disabilities keep her from working, she said. Ivory, 58, of Columbus, Ohio, believes she would be exempt from a requirement that adult Medicaid recipients work, but she worries about the
President Donald Trump on June 25 said he was considering several people to lead the Federal Reserve amid his frustration with current Chair Jerome Powell. While speaking to reporters at the NATO Summit on Wednesday, Trump said he has “three or four people” whom he’s considering as the next chair of the Federal Reserve after
Rep. Kat Cammack said late Wednesday her offices were evacuated due to “imminent death threats” against her and her family. The Florida Republican said on X the threats began after a recent Wall Street Journal story about her experience with an ectopic pregnancy last year. She told the paper that emergency room doctors were hesitant
Down in the Florida Everglades, state-level lawmakers and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) decided to build a new detention center for Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) housing of apprehended illegal immigrants awaiting processing and deportation. Utilizing Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) funds, the facility is expected to hold up to 1,000 people, and is
Miami — Ten-year-old Sofia of Havana recently recorded a plea for President Trump, asking him to reconsider the partial travel ban he issued for Cuba and several other countries earlier this month. “President Trump, I ask you to please reconsider family reunification for residents,” Sofia says in her video posted to social media. Sofia’s mother,
Expert warns Senate tax cut plan could add far more to the deficit than expected – CBS News Watch CBS News Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he expects a Senate vote on President Trump’s massive tax cut and spending plan before the July Fourth recess. Marc Goldwein, senior policy director at the Committee for a
Los Angeles — Outside the federal Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles, a 26-year-old man stood waiting, hoping to deliver blood pressure medicine to his father, who was detained last Thursday by federal immigration officials. The man, who asked that CBS News not use his name, said his father needs to take the