Maryland Senator Describes Meeting With Abrego Garcia in El Salvador

The senator said he would try to arrange a phone call between the deported Salvadoran and his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on April 18 described his meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran man that the Trump administration said it deported due to an administrative error. Van Hollen made the

IRS Acting Director Replaced by Deputy Treasury Secretary Days After Appointment

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he will ensure the former acting director, Gary Shipley, will continue to work in a senior government role. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday confirmed that the Trump administration is replacing the acting director of the IRS, replacing Gary Shapley with Deputy Treasury Secretary Michael Faulkender. “Trust must be

Trump administration forming task force to handle China tariff impact

Trump administration officials, anticipating supply chain strains due to steep tariffs on Chinese goods, have discussed forming a working group to deal with the problems with urgency if there’s no breakthrough with Beijing, multiple sources told CBS News.  Nothing has been finalized, but the working group would likely include Vice President J.D. Vance, Treasury Secretary

Trump administration aims to reclassify some career civil servants

The Trump administration is moving forward with a new rule to classify some career civil servants as “at-will” federal employees, a move the administration says will make it easier to fire underperforming or subversive employees.  “Following my Day One Executive Order, the Office of Personnel Management will be issuing new Civil Service Regulations for career

Trump Studying Potential Firing of Fed Chair Powell Amid Tensions Over Rate Policy: Adviser

The Fed chair says ‘we will do what we do strictly without consideration of political or any other extraneous factors.’ White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said Friday that President Donald Trump and his team are reviewing whether to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, amid renewed tensions between the president and the central bank