Trump doubles down on judicial criticisms

President Trump is doubling down on his criticisms of the judicial branch. Since he took office, there have been several cases of federal judges temporarily stopping the administration from dismantling agencies or firing government employees. Plaintiffs, such as employee unions and nonprofits, have questioned the legality of these moves, many of which are still being argued in court. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reports, and CBS News Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the latest on the case over deportation flights to El Salvador.

• Mar 19, 2025
• 8:29

Some federal employees getting reinstated

Eighteen federal agencies are working to reinstate thousands of employees who were fired as part of President Trump's efforts to reduce the size of the government. It follows a judge's ruling last week that temporarily blocked the firings, saying they were illegal. CBSNews.com politics reporter Melissa Quinn breaks it down.

• Mar 19, 2025
• 3:34

Trump trade wars could tank foreign tourism in the U.S., report finds

President Trump's aggressive trade policies and barbed rhetoric threatens to discourage foreign travelers from visiting the U.S., economists say.

• Mar 19, 2025

Chief justice defends judges

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts made a rare statement saying impeaching judges is "not an appropriate response" to disagreement after President Trump called for the impeachment of a federal judge. On Tuesday night, the president continued his criticism of judges. CBS News' Jan Crawford has more.

• Mar 19, 2025
• 2:01

Judge blocks Trump order barring transgender people from military

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes ruled in favor of transgender active-duty service members and transgender people in the process of enlisting.

• Mar 19, 2025

Judge temporarily blocks EPA's effort to cancel $20 billion in climate grants

Many grant recipients were scrambling to cover basic operating costs without the grant money — and were on the verge of furloughing staff and potentially closing their businesses — due to the freezing and termination of funds.

• Mar 18, 2025

Self-deported Columbia student speaks out

A Ph.D. candidate at Columbia University said she voluntarily left the U.S. after her student visa was suddenly revoked earlier this month. She spoke exclusively with CBS News correspondent Lucia Luciano to tell her story.

• Mar 18, 2025
• 2:58

DOGE evicts Institute of Peace board members

Several board members, including the CEO, of the United States Institute of Peace were escorted from the organization's Washington, D.C., headquarters on Monday after being fired last week as part of cuts from the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. New York Times reporter Aishvarya Kavi joins "The Daily Report" with more details.

• Mar 18, 2025
• 3:54

DOJ discloses more deportation details

The Trump administration has disclosed more details surrounding Saturday's deportation flights as it defends its actions in court. The administration sent hundreds of alleged gang members to El Salvador, despite a judge's order demanding they turn the planes around. Some of the migrants were deported under the Alien Enemies Act, a centuries-old law designed to be used in times of war or invasion. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.

• Mar 18, 2025
• 3:35

Trump says call with Russia was productive

The White House said negotiations with Russia will begin immediately to end the war in Ukraine. President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone on Tuesday. Putin agreed to pause strikes on Ukrainian energy and infrastructure. Michael O'Hanlon, director of research at the Brookings Institution's Foreign Policy Program, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.

• Mar 18, 2025
• 3:07

Investors are fleeing U.S. stocks as tariff risks loom

Mounting concerns about the Trump administration's trade policies are driving institutional investors away from U.S. stocks.

• Mar 18, 2025

Records show many federal workers were fired and rehired at 18 agencies

More than 24,000 federal probationary employees who worked across 18 agencies were fired as part of President Trump's efforts to reduce the size of government.

• Mar 18, 2025

Mexico hands over one of FBI's 10 Most Wanted suspects to U.S.

Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales is allegedly a key senior leader of MS-13 directing gang activity in the United States, Mexico, and El Salvador, the FBI said.

• Mar 18, 2025

Hundreds of EPA scientists expected to be fired in more Trump administration cuts

The Trump administration plans to eliminate the EPA's Office of Research and Development, according to documents on the government's reduction in force agenda.

• Mar 18, 2025

Trump set to speak with Russian President Putin

President Trump said he plans to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about ending the war in Ukraine, three years after Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbor.

• Mar 18, 2025

Trump tariffs could add more than $9,000 to new home costs, builders say

Homebuilders say President Trump's tariff agenda is making construction and renovation projects more expensive.

• Mar 17, 2025

Voice of America's full-time staff, contractors placed on leave following Trump order

President Trump directed his administration to reduce the functions of several agencies to the minimum required by law.

• Mar 17, 2025

Deportation and the Alien Enemies Act

President Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act to justify deporting Venezuelan immigrants, claiming an "invasion" of gang-affiliated individuals. The law, passed in 1798, has only been used three times in U.S. history, most notably during World War II, leading to the internment of Japanese Americans. Legal expert Katherine Yon Ebright from the Brennan Center for Justice joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to discuss whether Trump has the authority to use it in this way.

• Mar 17, 2025
• 8:54

Judge blocks Trump from using wartime Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants

Presidents are given the extraordinary power by the 227-year-old law to order the arrest, detention and deportation of noncitizens who are 14 years or older and come from countries staging an "invasion or predatory incursion" of the U.S.

• Mar 17, 2025

Trump deports immigrants despite court ruling

The White House is disregarding a federal judge's ruling on immigration, claiming the court has no authority. The ruling was meant to block the Trump administration from invoking the Alien Enemies Act and sending a plane full of Venezuelan migrants to a prison in El Salvador. CBS News' Weijia Jiang has more.

• Mar 17, 2025
• 3:27

Trump invokes wartime act, orders deportation of suspected Venezuelan gangs

President Trump's extraordinary order is breathtaking in its scope and has little precedent in U.S. history.

• Mar 16, 2025

Witkoff: Trump, Putin expected to speak this week

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to speak this week, Trump administration Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," adding that the planned conversation shows "positive momentum" for the ceasefire in Russia's war with Ukraine.

• Mar 16, 2025
• 7:36

Rubio: Houthi airstrikes are "doing the world a favor"

One day after the U.S. launched airstrikes on Iran-back Houthi rebels in Yemen, Secretary of State Marco Rubio tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the U.S. is "doing the world a favor by getting rid of these guys and their ability to strike global shipping."

• Mar 16, 2025
• 13:43

Open: This is "Face the Nation," March 16, 2025

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," as the U.S. launches airstrikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, Margaret Brennan speaks to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Plus, President Trump's envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, joins.

• Mar 16, 2025
• 1:33

Gov't expert on Musk, DOGE's "slash-and-burn exercise"

In the opening weeks of the Trump administration, drama has been in high gear, thanks in part to Trump campaign funder and government disrupter Elon Musk, who has moved to quickly eliminate thousands of federal jobs and shutter entire programs and agencies, using tactics that have raised questions about transparency. "Sunday Morning" national correspondent Robert Costa talks with Katie Drummond, of Wired, which has investigated Musk's and the broader tech industry's efforts to exert power within the U.S. government; Elaine Kamarck, who headed the Clinton administration's efforts to "reinvent" government and cut regulations; and former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who supports the speed and scope of Musk's efforts.

• Mar 16, 2025
• 8:53

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