Will Republicans agree on budget plan?
The Senate adopted a narrower budget proposal although Republicans in the House of Representatives are pushing ahead with a different plan endorsed by President Trump. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.
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White House on spending cut criticism
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Friday said Americans support the massive job and spending cuts President Trump has enacted across the federal government since returning to the Oval Office. CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi has more.
As Trump sows doubt, U.S. NATO commander oversees war games
President Trump appears to pivot away from Ukraine and America's NATO allies, as the alliance rehearses for a theoretical invasion of Europe.
FBI Director Kash Patel's first full day
It's the first day at work for newly-confirmed FBI Director Kash Patel after his nomination barely passed the Senate Thursday. CBS News Department of Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
Agencies that could be impacted by job cuts
A federal judge has paved the way, for now at least, for President Trump, Elon Musk and the DOGE team to go ahead with mass layoffs of federal employees. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more.
Details on Senate-passed GOP budget plan
Senate Republicans have passed a budget resolution after pulling an all-nighter through a process known as "vote-a-rama." The passage comes despite President Trump's earlier backing of a competing plan put forward by the House. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.
Federal judge won't stop Trump administration's mass firings for now
A group of five labor unions had argued that President Trump's effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce were illegal.
Elon Musk to be let inside Fort Knox to inspect gold reserves
The United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox has stored precious metal bullion reserves for the United States since 1937.
Canadian anthem singer changes lyric over Trump remarks on Canada as 51st state
Chantal Kreviazuk, who performed the Canadian anthem prior to the 4 Nations Face-Off title game Thursday changed a lyric as a rebuke to President Trump's repeated remarks about making the country the 51st state.
Fired federal worker talks losing dream job
Katie Sandlin thought she landed her dream job at the NIH as an educator. She spent her life savings to move from Alabama to just outside Washington, D.C. After only a few weeks on the job, she was terminated over poor performance claims, which she says are untrue, as the Trump administration slashes the federal workforce.
Senate adopts GOP budget plan after marathon "vote-a-rama" into wee hours
The move came even though the president has endorsed the House GOP's one-bill approach while Senate Republicans want to separate his priorities into two bills.
Details on judge's allowance of gov. layoffs
A federal judge has refused to stop President Trump's mass firings, saying unions representing those workers have to take their claims to the Federal Labor Relations Authority. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports.
Senate adopts GOP budget plan in vote-a-rama
The Senate has adopted a slimmed-down GOP budget proposal focusing on defense, border security, and energy priorities, despite President Trump's earlier backing of a competing plan put forward by the House. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the latest.
Judge allows government layoffs to continue
A federal judge will allow the Trump administration's cuts to the government workforce to continue after declining a request from labor unions for relief. The judge says he lacks jurisdiction and that the claims must be filed with the Federal Labor Relations Authority. CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand has more.
Trump administration ends TPS protections for half a million Haitians
The decision means Haitians would lose work permits and could be eligible to be removed from the country by August.
Illegal crossings at U.S.-Mexico border down 94%, Border Patrol chief says
"I can tell you this: anyone that has crossed the border between the ports of entry since this administration has taken office has not been released," Border Patrol chief Mike Banks told CBS News.
How Trump's NIH layoffs upended one probationary staffer's life
Before she had even unpacked her Washington, D.C., apartment after making the move from Alabama, Katie Sandlin became one of thousands of federal probationary workers to be fired.
Trump's Ukraine comments rattling European allies
The diplomatic dispute between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has upended international protocols and rattled U.S. allies in Europe. Charles Kupchan, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins to discuss.
NATO holds military drills amid growing tensions
In Romania, which shares a border with Ukraine, NATO is holding its largest combat exercises of the year. The drills come as European leaders are expressing rising concern over the military alliance's future amid President Trump's shifting U.S. foreign policy. Haley Ott reports.
What to know about cuts at 9/11 health program
Advocates for those sickened by toxins from the massive debris of 9/11 are calling on President Trump to immediately reverse cuts he made to the World Trade Center Health Program. Anthony Gardner, who was just fired as a public affairs specialist at the program, joins to discuss the implications.
Border Patrol chief on asylum policy changes
A new administration is bringing new changes to enforcement at the U.S-Mexico border as illegal crossings drop to a five-year low. Camilo Montoya-Galvez spoke to Michael Banks, the new chief of U.S. Border Patrol, about some of his priorities.
IRS employees to be fired by end of week
One month into Trump's new administration, the president is continuing with his efforts to reshape the federal government. More than 6,000 IRS employees are expected to be fired by the end of the week, including 3,500 from the small business self-employed division. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has the details.
Trump to meet with French and British leaders
One day after an angry exchange between Presidents Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy met in Kyiv with Keith Kellogg, Mr. Trump's special envoy. A planned joint news conference was canceled, but Zelenskyy said they had a "good discussion," and it gives him hope of reaching an agreement with the U.S. The Ukraine war will be the topic when Mr. Trump meets at the White House with the French president and British prime minister. Robert Costa has the latest.
Federal health worker fired weeks after starting
Last month, Katie Sandlin uprooted her life in a small town in Alabama to accept a job at the National Institutes of Health in Washington, D.C. Three weeks later, before she even unpacked her apartment, Sandlin became one of the thousands of federal probationary workers to be fired by the Trump administration. As Weijia Jiang reports, it hasn't been easy.
What to know about DOGE's impact so far
Actions from the White House's Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, have led to thousands of firings and more than a dozen lawsuits. CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro reports on its impact so far, one month into President Trump's second administration.
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