Trump Admin Seeks to Block Harvard From Federal Funding Through HHS

Harvard banners hang in front of Widener Library during the 374th Harvard Commencement in Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Mass., on May 29, 2025. Rick Friedman/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration said on Sept. 29 that it was referring Harvard University for proceedings that could end with the university losing federal funding over alleged civil

Judge suspends Trump’s plan to cut jobs at Voice of America’s parent agency

A federal judge agreed Monday to temporarily suspend the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America, the government-funded broadcaster founded to counter Nazi propaganda during World War II. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C., ruled that the U.S. Agency for Global Media cannot implement a reduction

Trump, Netanyahu Agree on Gaza Peace Plan—Key Details and Next Steps

President Donald Trump (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint news conference in the State Dining Room at the White House on Sept. 29, 2025. Alex Wong/Getty Images WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached an agreement on Sept. 29 on the U.S.-proposed Gaza peace plan introduced last

Where things stand on government funding fight

Watch CBS News Republican and Democratic congressional leaders emerged from a late afternoon meeting with President Trump sounding no closer to a deal to avoid a government shutdown. Caitlin Huey-Burns has the latest. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; } .device–type-mobile .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: calc(100vw – 40px); } View CBS News In

What is a government shutdown? Here’s what happens when funding runs out

Washington — Much of the federal government is on the verge of shutting down if Congress does not reach a deal to approve new funding by Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. Republicans have proposed extending government funding at current levels until Nov. 21 to allow for members to continue working on full-year appropriations bills. Democrats made