Jen Easterly, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency during the Biden administration, said her appointment to a position at West Point was “unfortunately” rescinded. Easterly referred CBS News to a LinkedIn post she wrote on Thursday: “Unfortunately, the opportunity to serve again at my alma mater was rescinded —a casualty of casually
President Trump on Thursday formally announced higher tariffs against more than 60 U.S. trading partners starting next week — just hours before the administration’s self-imposed midnight deadline. The president signed an executive order listing out tariff rates for imports from dozens of countries, including a handful that have cut trade deals with the administration and
The Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters in Washington on July 21, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A classified annex to a report produced by Special Counsel John Durham was discovered “buried in a back room at the FBI,” according to FBI Director Kash Patel. The document was declassified and released by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 14, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The Senate Appropriations Committee on July 31 voted to favorably report two bills to the full Senate that would fund the U.S. government’s defense, health promotion, education, and labor initiatives for the 2026 fiscal
A CBS News investigation has revealed that China is still secretly buying Iranian oil and evading U.S. sanctions by using what’s known as a “dark fleet” to transfer oil from ship to ship in the middle of the sea. Over the years, the U.S. has implemented heavy sanctions on Iranian industries, including trying to stop
Reporter’s Notebook: Trump’s White House ballroom and Martin Van Buren – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump’s plan to build a $200 million ballroom at the White House brings to mind an episode from Martin Van Buren’s presidency. John Dickerson explains link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; } .device–type-mobile .content__meta-wrapper::before {
President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 6, 2025. Alex Wong/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that formalizes new tariffs on dozens of nations, plus the 27-member European Union. The reciprocal tariffs were announced in a July