Why some federal workers are receiving layoff notices

CBS News has confirmed a reduction-in-force alert went out at the Departments of Homeland Security and Education, among others. President Trump has threatened permanent firings to pressure Democrats to reopen the government, while Democrats call the layoff notices a scare tactic. Nikole Killion has the latest. Original CBS News Link</a

What to Know About Trump Admin’s Offer to 9 Colleges for Preferential Funding

MIT rejected the offer while the other 8 universities are still considering it. Add to My List Save By Aaron Gifford | October 10, 2025Updated:October 10, 2025 President Donald Trump recently softened his hardline approach to higher education, offering financial incentives to nine universities if they promise to eliminate preferential treatment by race, enhance viewpoint

House Republicans Urge Supreme Court to Back Trump’s Limits on Birthright Citizenship

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) during a hearing of the House Select Committee on the Coronavirus in Washington on June 3, 2024. Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images House Republicans told the Supreme Court on Oct. 10 that the Constitution’s guarantee of birthright citizenship didn’t include the children of illegal immigrants. Their arguments came as

Trump Announces Deal With AstraZeneca to Lower Drug Prices

President Donald Trump (R) speaks in the Oval Office of the White House with (L-R) U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Oct. 10, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images President Donald Trump announced on Oct. 10 an agreement with AstraZeneca to lower drug