Why the Fed is keeping rates steady for now – CBS News Watch CBS News In two days of congressional testimony, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell defended his decision to keep interest rates steady and vowed Fed policy wouldn’t be influenced by President Trump’s pressure. Jo Ling Kent has more. View CBS News In Be
Breaking down whistleblower claims against Trump judicial pick – CBS News Watch CBS News One of President Trump’s nominees for the federal bench, who once served as his personal attorney, faced questions at his congressional confirmation hearing about a whistleblower report accusing him of working to defy court orders related to the president’s immigration enforcement
Conflicting intel raises uncertainty about Iran’s nuclear capabilities – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump is sticking to his assessment that U.S. strikes “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear weapons program. Other assessments are coming in to describe the extent of the damage, and for now, there is no consensus. Ed O’Keefe reports. Imtiaz Tyab has a
Washington — The FBI is intensifying its focus and resources on counterterrorism threats after the United States carried out strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend, and Iran countered with an attack of its own on an American air base in Qatar. Two sources told CBS News that a memo was distributed to FBI field
A federal judge on June 24 blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from eliminating collective bargaining for hundreds of thousands of federal workers at 21 agencies, finding that unions suing the administration over the move were likely to succeed in their lawsuit. The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed by the American Federation of Government Employees
On the ground in Tehran in the wake of the Israel-Iran ceasefire – CBS News Watch CBS News As the delicate ceasefire in the Israel-Iran conflict continues to hold, a CBS News crew received permission to enter Iran Wednesday to see how conditions are on the ground in its capital of Tehran. The Iranian government
In an unusual move, the Trump administration on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against all 15 federal judges in Maryland over an order blocking the immediate deportation of migrants challenging their removals. At issue is a May order signed by Chief Judge George L. Russell III blocking the administration from immediately removing from the U.S. any