[ad_1] Seattle — Two firefighters who were part of a 44-person crew fighting a wildland blaze on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula were arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents during a multiagency criminal investigation into the two contractors they worked for, federal authorities said Thursday. The arrests prompted Democratic Sen. Patty Murray, of Washington State, to…
[ad_1] Washington — The Trump administration’s 10% stake in Intel, announced not long after President Trump had called on the chip maker’s CEO to resign, is being criticized by conservatives and some economic policy experts alike, who worry such extensive government intervention undermines free enterprise. Kevin Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council,…
[ad_1] Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a judge on Thursday to bar top Trump administration officials — including Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi — from making “baseless public attacks” against their client, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador earlier this year. The motion was filed in Nashville…
[ad_1] A White House official told CBS News Saturday that the National Guard members deployed to Washington, D.C., as part of President Trump’s effort to address crime in the nation’s capital and take control of the city’s police force “may be armed,” but that Guard members would not make arrests. “The National Guard is not…
[ad_1] Turmoil at CDC after top officials are fired or resign – CBS News Watch CBS News Hundreds of current and former CDC employees gathered outside the agency’s Atlanta headquarters in a show of support for top officials who have either quit or been fired. Skyler Henry reports. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] There is fallout at the CDC after the firing of Director Susan Monarez over what her lawyers describe as her refusal to “rubber stamp unscientific, reckless directives.” Four other top officials have resigned in the wake of her forced departure. Dr. Celine Gounder has the latest. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] A federal judge in New York denied a motion by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to dismiss a lawsuit brought by families of 9/11 victims who are seeking to hold the Middle Eastern country responsible for potentially providing support to the hijackers, allowing the suit to proceed. The ruling is the latest in a…
[ad_1] Why is Monarez being ousted as CDC director? Why is Susan Monarez being ousted as CDC director? 07:31 Jim O’Neill has been chosen to serve as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a source familiar with the matter confirmed Thursday — one day after the CDC’s Senate-confirmed leader was ousted….
[ad_1] The Trump administration is preparing to launch major immigration enforcement operations in Chicago next week employing tactics that sparked protests in Los Angeles, sources tell CBS News. Two senior DHS officials confirmed the administration is preparing to expand immigration arrest operations mirroring the activations in Los Angeles in the spring. The operations could…
[ad_1] Washington — Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, called on the Department of Health and Human Services Thursday to “indefinitely postpone” its vaccine advisory committee meeting next month amid a slew of departures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “If the…
