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CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearing and the latest in the tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials have been directed to cut off all communications with the World Health Organization following President Trump's executive order to formally withdraw from the WHO. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder joins "CBS Mornings" to explain the impact of the sudden stoppage.
President Trump signed multiple executive orders Monday night focused on DEI measures, transgender troops and service members who were discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Trump administration ordered a sweeping freeze on all federal grants, loans and other financial aid, according to a memo issued on Monday. The temporary pause, which goes into effect at 5 p.m. Tuesday, could potentially amount to trillions in federal spending. CBS News' chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more details.
In just one week, President Trump has taken hundreds of executive actions to push his agenda forward, including firing more than a dozen inspectors general across multiple agencies. The move has raised concerns about the independence and credibility of these federal watchdogs. Weijia Jiang reports.
President Trump ramped up immigration enforcement with a series of raids and detentions in multipe cities and sending hundreds of undocumented migrants on military flights. After Colombia refused to accept the deportations, Mr. Trump threatened tariffs, forcing the Colombian president to back down. Ed O'Keefe reports from the White House.
President Donald Trump toured disaster zones in North Carolina and California in his first official trip since retaking the White House. During the visits, Trump said he was considering dismantling FEMA and shifting disaster management responsibilities to the state.
One of President Donald Trump's most controversial cabinet picks has been confirmed. Pete Hegseth is the nation's newest defense secretary, after Vice President JD Vance cast a tie-breaking vote. Meanwhile, Trump is continuing to rapidly enact his agenda.
In the first week of President Trump's second administration, a federal judge temporarily blocked the president's executive order to end birthright citizenship. Meanwhile on Capitol Hill, two Republican senators say they won't support Pete Hegseth's nomination for defense secretary. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more.
Experts on extremism warn the blanket pardons for many Jan. 6 defendants risk more waves of violence. While some have criticized President Trump's decision, he defended it in an interview Wednesday, saying, "They were very minor incidents and it was time."
