The Trump administration is planning to soon receive the first group of White South African refugees it says deserve a safe haven in the U.S. because of alleged racial discrimination in post-Apartheid South Africa, government documents obtained by CBS News show. The initial arrival of the South African refugees could happen as early as next
David Steiner, a former CEO of the nation’s largest waste management company who currently serves on the FedEx board of directors, is poised to take over control of the U.S. Postal Service, becoming the nation’s 76th postmaster general. The announcement of Steiner’s appointment, which drew immediate concerns from postal unions over possible efforts to privatize
Trump administration funding cuts and a loss of federal workers who help support wildland firefighting continues to make planning for the upcoming wildfire season a challenge, according to forest and fire officials in Washington state and Oregon. The biggest issue they’re facing is a lack of communication from the federal government as the West faces
‘I strongly support the withholding of federal funds until there are steps taken,’ the former vice president said in an interview with Free Beacon editor in chief Eliana Johnson Mike Pence speaks at the Heritage Foundation, Oct. 19, 2022 (Getty Images) Former vice president Mike Pence offered a qualified defense on Thursday of the Trump
The bill lost all of its Democratic support shortly before the vote and could not gain the 60 votes needed to advance. WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate on May 8 failed to advance a bill that would regulate “stablecoins” in the cryptocurrency market, dealing a blow to a bipartisan effort backed widely by the industry. The Guiding
Washington — The White House is expected to send Congress a rescissions package in the coming days, looking to claw back congressionally approved funding amid a broader effort to dramatically slash spending. As the administration faces legal challenges to its efforts to slash the U.S. Agency for International Development, public service broadcasting and other programs, the
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Thursday it would take months to fully resolve the air traffic control problems plaguing Newark Liberty International Airport, with normal operations unlikely to resume until summer. “It’s going to take a little time. I hope by the summer we’re going to be fully functioning,” Duffy told “CBS Mornings” as he