Weekdays 7AM ET on CBS
8AM ET on the CBS News app
Weekdays 7AM ET on CBS
8AM ET on the CBS News app
Watch CBS News
President Trump hosted a group of Republican senators on Friday night at his Florida resort, trying to build Congressional support for a massive funding bill. Meanwhile, he continues to attack the U.S. Agency for International Development, and is working with Elon Musk to try to shutter government agencies.
On Friday, further arguments will be heard in a case brought by anonymous FBI agents after the DOJ ordered the agency to hand over the list of employees who worked on the Jan. 6 investigation. A judge has temporarily blocked the release of the list. An FBI agent who worked on the Jan. 6 investigation expressed fears of retaliation in an interview with CBS News' Scott MacFarlane.
A federal judge in Massachusetts has temporarily barred the Trump administration from moving forward with its "deferred resignation" offer to federal employees. The judge did not rule on the legality of the program, which could be determined on Monday when both sides are set to argue the case on its merits.
The Trump administration anticipates approximately 200,000 federal workers will participate in the deferred resignation program. CBS News has learned that more than 40,000 employees already have. Meanwhile, nearly all 10,000 USAID employees will be put on leave on Friday.
CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to discuss President Trump's idea for the U.S. to "take over the Gaza Strip," which would displace millions of Palestinians.
President Trump signed an executive order on Saturday imposing 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico and an extra 10% on goods from China. It is set to take effect Tuesday at 12:01 a.m. The president said Sunday that tariffs on European countries are coming next.
CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss how tariffs could affect your finances.
Confirmation hearings for some of President Trump's Cabinet and administration picks were held Thursday on Capitol Hill. Senate Democrats and some Republicans pressed three of the president's controversial nominees: Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
An email sent Tuesday gives the country's approximately 2 million civilian federal workers until Feb. 6 to decide whether to participate in the "deferred resignation program," which is meant to end work-from-home practices, a senior administration official said. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe has the latest.
President Trump's pick for HHS secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will face questions from senators on Capitol Hill at his confirmation hearing Wednesday. In a letter sent a day before his hearing, his cousin, Caroline Kennedy, urged senators not to confirm him for the job. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns has more.
