Rep. Brian Mast says he supports potential plan moving USAID into the State Department
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Two top security officials at USAID placed on leave, sources say
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Trump: USAID ‘run by a bunch of radical lunatics’ after reports of merger with State Department
President Trump on Sunday slammed the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), arguing it is poorly run after recent news reports that he is considering merging the agency with the State ...The Hill - 3h -
GOP rep says he supports 'purging' of State Department
Republican Rep. Brian Mast (Fla.), who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said he supports “purging” personnel at the State Department. Mast joined CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, where ...The Hill - 6h -
Transcript: Rep. Brian Mast on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Feb. 2, 2025
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USAid website offline as Trump moves to put agency under state department
Move would threaten life-saving global humanitarian aid programs, from HIV/Aids treatments to clean water access. The website for the US Agency for International Development, or USAid, appeared to ...The Guardian - 1d -
Trump says he ordered air strikes on Islamic State group in Somalia
Trump says he ordered air strikes on a senior attack planner from the Islamic State group in Somalia.BBC News - 1d -
Trump ally Peter Marocco behind evisceration of USAid: ‘He’s a destroyer’
Campaign ally sowed trail of enmity during first Trump presidency and allegedly was present at January 6 riot. The Trump administration’s evisceration of US overseas aid has been presided over by ...The Guardian - 1d -
Democrats slam Trump over reports he'll merge USAID with State Department
Democrats on Friday slammed President Trump over recent news reports that he is considering merging the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) with the State Department. “It is ...The Hill - 2d -
Sen. Mitch McConnell says he expects to support most of Trump's second term agenda
Leslie Stahl sits down with Sen. Mitch McConnell for an interview airing in full on "60 Minutes" to discuss his support for President Trump's policies and more.CBS News - 2d -
GOP Rep. Bacon says foreign aid freeze 'needs to be temporary'
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said on Tuesday that he hopes President Trump’s pause on foreign aid is temporary. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Bacon stressed the importance of U.S. ...The Hill - 5d -
Trump says he wants to 'clean out' Gaza and move Palestinians to Jordan and Egypt
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has asked the king of Jordan to take in more Palestinians, adding that Palestinians should leave the Gaza Strip to “clean out” the enclave.NBC News - Jan. 26 -
Rep. Mike Turner says TikTok "remains a national security threat"
Rep. Mike Turner, the former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said TikTok "remains a national security threat" despite President Trump's effort to maintain access to the popular ...CBS News - Jan. 26 -
Republican Rep. Mike Turner says TikTok "remains a national security threat"
Republican Rep. Mike Turner, who led the House Intelligence Committee until earlier this month, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that although President Trump signed an executive order ...CBS News - Jan. 26 -
Cowboys say offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer will be next coach
The Dallas Cowboys say offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer has agreed on a deal to become the storied franchise’s next coach.NBC News - Jan. 25 -
Cowboys say offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer will be storied franchise’s next coach
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Sources: Rashford reps, Barça in talks over move
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State Department cancels all refugee travel to the U.S.
All refugee travel to the U.S. has been put on hold and the State Department has stopped refugee processing in order to comply with President Trump's suspension of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.CBS News - Jan. 22 -
Netflix to hike prices on standard and ad-supported streaming plans
Netflix is hiking the price of most of its U.S. plans.NBC News - Jan. 22 -
Trump Says He Plans to Impose 10% Tariffs on Chinese Imports on Feb. 1
The president said the planned duties were a response to China’s failure to curb fentanyl exports.The New York Times - Jan. 22 -
Rubio speaks to State Department employees at welcoming ceremony
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is delivering remarks to State Department employees Tuesday afternoon in a welcoming ceremony hours after being sworn in. Rubio, a former Republican senator from ...The Hill - Jan. 21 -
Pirates owner Bob Nutting has no plans to sell team, says club executive: 'He cares about winning'
Nutting has owned the Pirates since January 2007CBS Sports - Jan. 21 -
Joint Chiefs chair says he plans to stay on under Trump
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., who President Trump had threatened to fire once in power, on Monday said he plans to remain the country's highest-ranking military official. ...The Hill - Jan. 20 -
Trump addresses supporters to tout immigration plans, blasts Jan. 6 probe
Donald Trump addressed the overflow crowd at the Capitol after being sworn in as the 47th president of the U.S. Mr. Trump blasted former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her role in protecting ...CBS News - Jan. 20 -
Biden's remarks as he departed Joint Base Andrews
CBS News' Weijia Jiang reports former President Joe Biden addressed members of his staff before departing Joint Base Andrews, celebrating his administration's efforts while he was president.CBS News - Jan. 20 -
Johnson says he plans to uphold the law around TikTok ban
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he plans to uphold the law around the TikTok ban in America. Johnson on Sunday joined NBC News’s “Meet the Press," where he weighed in on the overnight social ...The Hill - Jan. 19 -
Inside Kristi Noem's plans for Department of Homeland Security
Kristi Noem is having her Senate confirmation hearing Friday to become President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of Homeland Security. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has more on ...CBS News - Jan. 17 -
Blinken holds final news conference at State Department
Secretary of State Antony Blinken held his final news conference at the State Department Thursday. Following a portion of the news conference, CBS News contributor Robert Berger provided analysis ...CBS News - Jan. 16 -
Rep. Byron Donalds makes his move ahead of expected 2026 Florida gubernatorial bid
Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., has been telling potential donors and Florida political players that he is running for governor in 2026.NBC News - Jan. 16 -
Kamala Harris' potential next move: A book
Kamala Harris has a lot of options for her next act, but writing a book may be first up, according to six people familiar with internal discussions about her future.NBC News - Jan. 15 -
Grammys to 'proceed as planned,' but supporting fire relief, honoring first responders
The 67th Grammy Awards will take place as scheduled Feb. 2, the Recording Academy says. The ceremony will honor first responders and raise money for fire relief.Los Angeles Times - Jan. 13 -
Key Republican says he will support Gabbard as Trump DNI pick
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said in a Sunday interview that he will support President-elect Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii). In the ...The Hill - Jan. 13 -
Gov. Newsom says he’s organizing a Marshall Plan to reimagine ‘L.A. 2.0’ after wildfires
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) discusses his Marshall Plan to rebuild Los Angeles after wildfires as the city prepares to host the World Cup, Super ...NBC News - Jan. 12 -
Syrian intelligence agency says it thwarted a planned Islamic State attack on a Shiite shrine
Intelligence officials in Syria’s new de facto government say they have thwarted a plan by the Islamic State group to set off a bomb at a Shiite shrine in the Damascus suburb of Sayyida ZeinabABC News - Jan. 11 -
DHS extends TPS for Salvadorans, potentially complicating Trump's plans
The Biden administration on Friday extended a key humanitarian program for El Salvadoran nationals in a move that could complicate the incoming Trump administration’s plans to do away with ...The Hill - Jan. 10 -
Fetterman says he plans to meet with Trump
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said he plans to meet with President-elect Trump at his resort in Florida; he will likely be the first Democratic lawmaker in the upper chamber to meet with the incoming ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
Biden Says He’s Considering Pre-emptive Pardons For Trump’s Potential Targets
The president hasn’t yet decided what he will do, he said, acknowledging that the makeup of Trump’s new administration could influence his decision.The New York Times - Jan. 8 -
Trump says he plans to change Gulf of Mexico's name to "Gulf of America"
President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is planning on changing the Gulf of Mexico's name to the "Gulf of America."CBS News - Jan. 7 -
Rep. Gonzales says he’s 'optimistic' about Speaker Johnson’s leadership
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) said Sunday he is optimistic about Republican governance over the coming year, saying the GOP is unified in passing a single reconciliation package and delivering on ...The Hill - Jan. 5
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