Public sector unions have long been an affront to democratic accountability at all levels of government, and President Donald Trump’s executive order issued Thursday ending collective bargaining privileges for most federal agencies brings welcome focus to the issue. Whether or not all elements of Trump’s order will stand up in federal court is a different […]
President Trump said he doesn’t want to discuss his plans for 2028 but said “so many people” are asking him to run for a third term — a move prohibited by the Constitution. Trump was asked about his comments from an earlier Sunday interview in which he said he was “not joking” about running for...
American filmmaker Oliver Stone — whose political thriller, “JFK,” made waves more than 30 years ago — will testify on Tuesday before a House committee on the release of new documents related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy Jr., according to a press release from the committee. The Task Force on the Declassification of...
President Trump said late Sunday there is a “psychological deadline” for Russia to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine, shortly after he had expressed frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "It's a psychological deadline,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One when asked if there was a deadline for Russia to agree to a deal....
United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain said it is “deplorable” that President Trump moved to strip union rights from federal workers. Fain joined CBS News’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, just after Trump signed an executive order limiting numerous federal agency employees from unionizing and telling the government it can’t participate in collective bargaining....
President Trump said he is “very angry" and "pissed off" at remarks Russian President Vladimir Putin made Friday about Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, suggesting he is not a legitimate leader. The president threatened to slap a new tariff on Russia if it is at fault for stalling an end "to bloodshed." “If I feel, if...
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said he supports President Trump’s tariffs on autos, calling them a “tool,” but noted that the union’s other stances don’t “go out the window.” Fain joined CBS News’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, where he highlighted how he hopes Trump’s tariffs on car imports will bring more auto manufacturing...
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) on Sunday weighed in on the U.S.-Canada relationship amid tensions over trade between the two countries. “Senator, has the United States lost Canada as an ally?” NBC’s Kristen Welker asked Mullin on “Meet the Press.” “No. We haven't lost … Canada as an ally. They need us more than we need...
Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of The Atlantic, on Sunday pushed back against an earlier claim from national security adviser Mike Waltz about a group chat in which top Trump administration officials discussed an attack on Yemen. Waltz had claimed earlier this week that Goldberg’s phone number was “sucked in” to his phone via...
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said President Trump’s order looking to control the “divisive narratives” at Smithsonian museums and federal sites is “deeply disrespectful.” Moore joined CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, where host Dana Bash asked about Trump’s recent order, which cites an exhibit at the American Art Museum titled “Stories of Race...
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul (D) on Sunday asked the state’s top court to block Elon Musk from giving away $1 million checks at his town hall later in the day, which he is holding in advance of Wisconsin’s critical state supreme court race this week. Filed just hours before the Green Bay, Wis., event...
Americans in a new poll say they are not feeling confident in President Trump's handling of the economy amid his administration's escalation of his trade war through sweeping changes in regulations for imports and exports. The CBS News poll found that 52 percent of Americans say they disapprove of Trump's handling of the economy, while...
The crew of Artemis III will not only reflect the diversity of America but will also be as qualified to walk on the moon as were Armstrong and Aldrin, all those decades ago.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is set to visit the CIA to discuss government efficiency, according to the agency. A CIA spokesperson said in a statement that Musk was invited by CIA Director John Ratcliffe "to meet with him at the Agency to discuss government efficiency." In the first few months of President Trump’s second term,...
"Saturday Night Live” spoofed the recent Trump administration Signal group chat controversy in the latest Cold Open. The sketch starts with three teenage girls, played by Mikey Madison, Ego Nwodim and Sarah Sherman, texting in a group chat about topics like a boy’s haircut and another girl’s clothes. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who is played...
