President Trump’s global tariffs take effect. Here’s how they could impact you. – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O’Grady joins “CBS Mornings” to break down President Trump’s global tariffs that went into effect Thursday after deals weren’t reached with dozens of countries. Source link
Washington — A group of Democrats in Congress is seeking to stop Department of Government Efficiency employees from moving into permanent positions in the federal government, penning a letter asking for more information on DOGE’s presence within agencies after Elon Musk’s exit earlier this year. “Although Elon Musk has departed, his influence remains, as DOGE…
U.S. President Donald Trump has given Russian President Vladimir Putin a lot of rope over the past eight and a half years, but his patience now appears to be rapidly diminishing as he grows frustrated with Putin’s refusal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. Trump cut short a 50-day deadline that he had given Russia…
The family of Virginia Giuffre, who was a vocal accuser of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, have been speaking publicly about Giuffre’s legacy, Maxwell’s request for clemency and the Epstein files. Giuffre, who claimed Epstein and Maxwell began abusing her when she was 16 years old, died by suicide in April. Now,…
KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwanda on Tuesday became the third African nation to agree to accept deportees from the United States under the Trump administration’s plans to send migrants to countries they have no ties with to get them off American soil. Rwandan government spokesperson Yolande Makolo told the Associated Press in a statement that the East African…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration plans as soon as Tuesday to formally axe a program launched by billionaire former Trump adviser Elon Musk requiring federal employees to summarize their five workplace achievements from the prior week, two people familiar with the matter said. The Office of Personnel Management, the federal human resources agency that implemented…
Nikki Haley, former US Ambassador to the United Nations, on Tuesday (August 5) criticised the Trump administration for what she called a double standard in its approach to oil trade with Russia, warning against straining US-India ties. Posting on X (formerly Twitter), Haley said, “India should not be buying oil from Russia. But China, an…
In a whirlwind of negotiations over three days, Democrats asked for multiple billions in government funds to be released in exchange for a vote on a batch of nominees President Trump wanted confirmed before lawmakers left for their August break, sources told CBS News. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was negotiating with GOP leadership for…
Washington — President Trump announced Thursday that Fox News host Jeanine Pirro will serve as the top prosecutor in Washington, D.C., for the time being. Pirro replaces interim U.S. attorney Ed Martin, whose nomination was pulled earlier Thursday by Mr. Trump after losing support in the Senate. “I am pleased to announce that Judge Jeanine…
Trump explains why he fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner, outlines new tariff rates – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump explained why he fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer on Friday. Government data showed fewer jobs were added to the U.S. economy last month than expected. Source link