The Trump administration is bringing back dozens of Education Department staffers who were slated to be laid off, saying their help is needed to tackle a mounting backlog of discrimination complaints from students and families.
New Orleans' mayor-elect said Friday that a federal immigration crackdown launched this week is already causing harm as encounters between masked agents and residents, including some caught on video, has prompted public backlash in the blue city.
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) sent a letter Wednesday urging Trump administration officials to ramp up oversight on large corporations' use of H-1B visas for foreign workers. In his letter, Gallego expressed support for high-skilled immigration programs that "spur economic growth that creates good-paying jobs for American workers." "At the same time, we must ensure such...
President Trump on Saturday took another swing at talks around rising prices and cost of living concerns, largely casting the blame for the "affordability crisis" on his predecessor. The president specifically took aim at analysis from stockbroker Peter Schiff, who appeared on Fox News Channel's "Fox & Friends" recently, calling the guest a "Trump hating...
At least eight moderate Senate Democrats are meeting in hopes of finding a deal to end the monthlong government shutdown, but sources familiar with the closely held conversations say they will need strong assurances from the GOP before voting to reopen the government. The eight Democrats, who include Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.) and Jon Ossoff...
Two-thirds of the American public say the country has gotten off on the wrong track, according to a new poll from ABC News, The Washington Post and Ipsos. The survey, conducted last week, shows 67 percent of respondents say the country has “gotten pretty seriously off on the wrong track” while 32 percent say things...
President Trump returned to “60 Minutes” on Sunday for his first sit-down interview with the program and with CBS News since its parent company earlier this year settled a lawsuit with the president. Correspondent Norah O’Donnell sat down with Trump on Friday at his Mar-a-Lago estate, where there was a passing mention of the contentious history between...
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Sunday that the weapons testing that President Trump ordered last week will not include nuclear explosions. “I think the tests we're talking about right now are system tests. These are not nuclear explosions. These are what we call noncritical explosions,” Wright said on Fox News’s “The Sunday Briefing.” “So...
President Trump in a new interview aggressively defended his Justice Department's indictments of some of his political rivals, dismissing questions about whether it amounted to retribution. "No, it's the opposite. I think I've been very mild-mannered," Trump said in an interview with Norah O'Donnell on CBS News's "60 Minutes." "You're looking at a man who...
President Trump said in an interview that aired on Sunday that the ceasefire brokered by his administration between Israel and Hamas is in solid shape. “It's not fragile. It's a very solid,” Trump told CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell on “60 Minutes.” “I mean, you hear about Hamas, but Hamas could be taken out immediately if...
President Trump said in a new interview he did not think the United States was going to war against Venezuela amid rising tensions between the two countries, though he suggested Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's days were numbered. Trump was asked in an interview with "60 Minutes" broadcast Sunday about the administration's recent actions striking alleged...
President Trump said in a Sunday interview that Chinese officials “know the consequences” of taking military action against Taiwan while he’s in office. In an interview on CBS News’s “60 Minutes,” correspondent Norah O’Donnell asked the president whether he would defend Taiwan if China moved on the island. Trump avoided making any direct threats but...
President Trump said on Sunday that there is a possibility of U.S. boots on the ground or airstrikes in Nigeria after he told the Department of Defense over the weekend to “prepare for possible action” in the country amid alleged attacks on Christians. “Could be,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One when asked whether...
President Trump said Sunday he would not attend Supreme Court arguments this week in a case challenging his authority to impose sweeping tariffs on other countries after previously floating the idea. "I will not be going to the Court on Wednesday in that I do not want to distract from the importance of this Decision,"...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the bodies of three deceased hostages have been handed over from Gaza, as the ceasefire appears to hold. “Israel has received, via the Red Cross, the coffins of 3 fallen hostages, which were handed over to an IDF [Israel Defense Forces] and ISA [Israel Security Agency]...
Most voters in a new survey blame either President Trump or Republicans in Congress for the federal shutdown, which has now stretched into its second month. In an NBC News poll, conducted in late October, 52 percent of voters say Trump and/or the Republican Party is responsible for the federal shutdown, including 25 percent who...
President Trump defended raids conducted and tactics used by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers this year, saying he believes "they haven't gone far enough." In a clip of his "60 Minutes" interview shared on Sunday evening, CBS News's Norah O'Donnell asked the president if he believed some raids had gone too far after...
Most voters say they have had to make financial sacrifices in the past year to make ends meet, according to a new survey from Decision Desk HQ and NewsNation. In the survey, released on Sunday, 8 percent of likely voters say they’ve made sacrifices this past year “to make ends meet,” including 40 percent who...
