A group of current and former Federal Emergency Management Agency officials warned Congress on Monday that the Trump administration’s sweeping changes to the disaster relief agency could reverse decades of reforms made after Hurricane Katrina. The open letter was released as the U.S. this week marks 20 years since Katrina’s 2005 landfall — sparking one
President Trump said Monday he has fired Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors — a dramatic move after months of public attacks against the central bank. The president announced Cook’s removal from the Fed board in a letter posted to Truth Social that accused Cook of making false statements on mortgage documents,
U.S. President Donald Trump signs a proclamation on the fourth anniversary of the “Abbey Gate” terrorist attack, as he is joined by family members of victims, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Aug. 25, 2025. On August 26, 2021, ISIS-K carried out a terrorist attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve member Lisa Cook, speaks during a conversations with leaders from organizations that include nonprofits, small businesses, manufacturing, supply chain management, the hospitality industry, and the housing and education sectors at the Federal Reserve building in Washington on Sept. 23, 2022. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on
Why did Trump back U.S. government stake in Intel? – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump called the government’s recent 10% in semiconductor chipmaker Intel a good deal. The administration converted nearly $9 billion in federal grants to the company into Intel stock. Jo Ling Kent has more. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before
What’s next for Kilmar Abrego Garcia after judge blocks deportation to Uganda – CBS News Watch CBS News A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda without having that deportation argued in court. Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the latest. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; }
Ken Martin, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, listens to speakers during a press conference with Texas Democrats at the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades union hall on Aug. 5, 2025, in Aurora, Ill. Scott Olson/Getty Images Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin called upon fellow Democrats to prioritize results over rhetoric as