Ebola response hampered by Trump's USAID cuts
Ebola is accelerating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with no approved medicine or vaccine for the deadly virus. Ramy Inocencio has more.
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Ebola is accelerating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with no approved medicine or vaccine for the deadly virus. Ramy Inocencio has more.
The U.S. is facing accusations of helping to make the Ebola outbreak in central Africa possible because of cutbacks in health funding to the region by the Trump administration. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has rejected that charge. Ramy Inocencio reports.
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...Dem. Rep. Ilhan Omar says that as the Trump administration has steamrolled forward with executive orders to dismantle USAID and the Department of Education as well accessing the Treasury Department records because the president doesn't "have the support" among Republicans in Congress, amid the Trump administration's bureaucratic overhaul, CBS News Justice Department correspondent Scott MacFarlane, chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford, CBS News homeland security contributor Sam Vinograd and CBS News cybersecurity expert and analyst Chris Krebs join to discuss the impact, and USAID had only accounted for less than 1% of the federal budget before the Trump administration began its campaign to dismantle it. It isn't clear why this sliver of spending is the first focus of the so-called efficiency project, but it feels like a demolition — and perhaps a preview of the future for other public servants.
The Trump administration has told Congress that it plans to cancel previously approved funding for foreign aid. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more details.
The State Department has put out a request for more than 11,000 metric tons of foreign nutrition aid. The request comes after the Trump administration halted aid under DOGE cuts earlier in the year. CBS News correspondent Lana Zak reports.
A bill to rescind $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funding is headed to the House after the Senate voted to advance the measure. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
President Trump is ramping up pressure on members of his own party to claw back roughly $9.4 billion in approved spending. That includes funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
New reporting from ProPublica finds Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele's top aides blocked the extraditions of MS-13 leaders to the U.S. because his allies allegedly believed those gang members could be witnesses in a long-running U.S. investigation into Bukele. Sebastian Rotel, one of the authors of the piece, joins "The Takeout" to discuss his findings.
House lawmakers are set to vote on the $9.4 billion rescissions package to implement some of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts that take aim at foreign aid and public broadcasting. CBS News' Nikole Killion has the latest.
A job posting reviewed by CBS News shows the U.S. Agency for International Development is trying to hire more lawyers to conduct investigations into employee misconduct.
Close to 20,000 employees — many living in states such as North Carolina, Vermont, California and Georgia — lost their jobs as the Trump administration took steps to shutter USAID.
Trump's policies have targeted American foreign aid, and with it the humanitarian groups whose work it funds around the world. "Sunday Morning" looks at the impacts of cutting the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID.
Elon Musk's proverbial chainsaw and President Trump's policies have targeted American foreign aid, and with it the humanitarian groups whose work it funds around the world. "Sunday Morning" senior contributor Ted Koppel talks with humanitarian aid workers in Africa and Afghanistan, and with former U.K. foreign secretary David Miliband (now president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee), about the impacts both abroad and at home.
The African nation of Uganda is in the middle of a deadly Ebola outbreak. The United States was providing on-the-ground humanitarian assistance, until President Trump pulled the plug on USAID. Debora Patta reports.
Food pantries that may reap benefits from funding provided by the federal government are seeing the impact of the Trump administration cuts. Anne Hayes, executive director of the Gather food pantry in new Hampshire, joins CBS News with more.
Dr. Celine Gounder breaks down how the loss of American disaster support is impacting thousands in Myanmar following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake.
The Trump administration's proposed foreign aid cuts could cause a surge in global HIV deaths and infections, according to a recent study. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder joins to unpack the findings.
The agency notified Congress of its plan to discontinue any USAID functions that do not align with Trump administration priorities.
Cuts to foreign aid by the Trump administration and other donor nations could lead to millions of new HIV infections and deaths, according to a new study by The Lancet. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder has more.
Due to "ongoing litigation," the Department of Government Efficiency removed details from its website on the more than 3,000 USAID contracts it claims to have canceled.
A Rwandan-backed rebel group is refusing to leave the Eastern Congo town of Walikale after previously agreeing to withdraw from the area as part of a so-called "peace gesture." A spokesperson for the group, known as M23, says the rebels backed out of the ceasefire because the Congolese army and allied militias did not remove their attack drones from the town. Mvemba Phezo Dizolele, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News to assess the state of the conflict.
UNAIDS boss Winnie Byanyima says if U.S. foreign aid isn't restored, AIDS will "come back, and we'll see people die the way we saw them in the '90s."
A company's contract with USAID was spared from massive cuts to the agency. It still hasn't been paid.
Some former government officials argue President Trump's cuts to USAID could hurt America on the world stage and help China and Russia. Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel joins "America Decides" with his perspective.
Acting USAID Deputy Administrator Pete Marocco handed off control of the foreign aid agency to a DOGE official.
Iran insists there are no plans for inspections of its bombed nuclear sites, but Trump says Tehran "fully and completely" agreed to let inspectors return.
Voters are going to the polls Tuesday for contests in New York, South Carolina, Maryland and Utah.
Authorities believe two ransom notes addressed to Nancy Guthrie's family — including one saying she had died — were likely sent by the person or group of people who abducted her.
The Senate passed a bill aimed at lowering housing costs on Monday after a major breakthrough and rare bipartisan consensus.
Medicare is testing the use of artificial intelligence to preapprove several healthcare services.
President Trump has insisted that vandals, rather than questionable craftsmanship, are responsible for the enduring problems following the Reflecting Pool's $14.7 million sealant job.
U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan said the administration violated the law when it created a centralized database of Americans' personal records.
The most advanced artificial intelligence models are improving quickly enough to outsmart prevailing cybersecurity know-how within months, the Five Eyes spy agency alliance is warning.
The suspect was shot and killed "right away," according to police, and there was no immediate word on a possible motive.
The Utah judge in the murder case of Charlie Kirk's alleged killer has denied a defense request to force Tyler Robinson's former roommate to testify in person during the preliminary hearing.
Court documents referenced RMS Titanic's plan to sell artifacts including a bronze cherub, a necklace of gold nuggets and a heart-shaped pendant.
A judge has found that a man charged with murder in the stabbing of actor James Handy isn't mentally competent for criminal court proceedings.
The owner of Moore Honey estimated that only about a quarter of the 408 hives would survive.
Voters are going to the polls Tuesday for contests in New York, South Carolina, Maryland and Utah.
The most advanced artificial intelligence models are improving quickly enough to outsmart prevailing cybersecurity know-how within months, the Five Eyes spy agency alliance is warning.
The Senate passed a bill aimed at lowering housing costs on Monday after a major breakthrough and rare bipartisan consensus.
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which has rare bipartisan support, would make it harder for major investors to hoard homes.
The QR codes will take soda drinkers to a website listing more than 140 beverage ingredients and their nutritional content.
A Wall Street Journal investigation found that the prediction market paid content creators to produce videos of fake trades purporting to show big financial gains.
The Utah judge in the murder case of Charlie Kirk's alleged killer has denied a defense request to force Tyler Robinson's former roommate to testify in person during the preliminary hearing.
Voters are going to the polls Tuesday for contests in New York, South Carolina, Maryland and Utah.
President Trump has insisted that vandals, rather than questionable craftsmanship, are responsible for the enduring problems following the Reflecting Pool's $14.7 million sealant job.
The Senate passed a bill aimed at lowering housing costs on Monday after a major breakthrough and rare bipartisan consensus.
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which has rare bipartisan support, would make it harder for major investors to hoard homes.
Medicare is testing the use of artificial intelligence to preapprove several healthcare services.
Confirmed Ebola cases in the outbreak in eastern Congo have reached 1,003, including 254 deaths, officials said, and tracing those who've been in contact with patients remains a major challenge.
The Trump administration's cuts to Medicaid and SNAP may complicate Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo's reelection chances.
Hosted by Lee Cowan. Featured: Birthright citizenship; the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library unveiled; Shooter Jennings releases recordings by his father, Waylon Jennings; comedian John Mulaney; childhood obesity; and the secrets of seahorses and seadragons.
In 1970, about 1 in 20 children were affected by obesity; today, it's 1 in 5. Dr. Jonathan LaPook looks at programs aimed at helping kids (and their families) get healthy the old-fashioned way, by eating right and exercising.
A Mount Everest veteran tells CBS News why retrieving "Green Boots," whose remains have become a grim waypoint for climbers, would be a perilous mission.
Iran insists there are no plans for inspections of its bombed nuclear sites, but Trump says Tehran "fully and completely" agreed to let inspectors return.
The suspect was shot and killed "right away," according to police, and there was no immediate word on a possible motive.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is resigning, and the man widely expected to replace him is a fellow Labour Party lawmaker known as the "King of the North."
Plans backed by investors including Jared Kushner for a luxury resort in Albania drew protests that have grown into an anti-corruption movement.
A judge has found that a man charged with murder in the stabbing of actor James Handy isn't mentally competent for criminal court proceedings.
Clive Davis, the legendary music mogul who shaped the careers of several superstars, died Monday at 94. Carter Evans looks back on his life.
After decades of building some of America's greatest hits, legendary music executive Clive Davis died Monday at 94. Narada Michael Walden, a singer-songwriter and record producer who worked closely with Davis, joins CBS News to reflect on the music mogul's legacy.
Legendary music executive Clive Davis, who helped shape the careers of generations of artists including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston, has died at 94. Jim Aswad, executive editor for Variety, joins CBS News to discuss Davis' life.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
Medicare is testing the use of artificial intelligence to preapprove several healthcare services.
Artificial intelligence-generated images, videos and deepfakes are becoming more common in political advertising to attack opponents or influence Americans' opinions. CBS News political director Fin Gómez joins to discuss.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
The recall follows multiple incidents in which Waymo robotaxis drove past ramp-closure signs and into freeway construction zones.
A Pew survey shows 40% of Americans think AI's future impact will be negative. MIT Sloan professor Eric So joins CBS News with more details.
Exactly where the comet 3I/ATLAS came from within the Milky Way remains a mystery.
Hosted by Lee Cowan. Featured: Birthright citizenship; the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library unveiled; Shooter Jennings releases recordings by his father, Waylon Jennings; comedian John Mulaney; childhood obesity; and the secrets of seahorses and seadragons.
Seahorses are unique ocean inhabitants with a head like a horse, a pouch like a kangaroo, a tail like a monkey, and the ability to camouflage themselves like a chameleon. They also exhibit an unconventional gender dynamic, in that the males do the work of carrying around fertilized eggs. Correspondent Conor Knighton goes in search of these fascinating fish – and their equally fascinating cousins, seadragons – at the Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California.
The Defense Department released a third batch of UFO files on Friday, three weeks after its second drop. These are all of the videos in the latest tranche, plus analysis from astrophysicist Avi Loeb.
The goblin shark had only previously been seen when caught by fishermen and they died shortly afterward.
A judge has found that a man charged with murder in the stabbing of actor James Handy isn't mentally competent for criminal court proceedings.
Two people were killed and a child was injured in a shooting inside a library in Chico on Monday, officials said.
Authorities believe two ransom notes addressed to Nancy Guthrie's family — including a note that said she had died — were likely sent by the person or group of people who abducted her.
The suspect was shot and killed "right away," according to police, and there was no immediate word on a possible motive.
Authorities say at least two people, including a police officer, were killed during a shooting in a Montreal, Canada, neighborhood on Monday. Police say the suspect was also killed. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul reports.
Exactly where the comet 3I/ATLAS came from within the Milky Way remains a mystery.
The "Pink Planet," formally known as GJ504b, was discovered in 2013 and is technically not a planet but rather a "planetary-mass companion."
NASA's Jared Isaacman says the crew was selected solely based on their experience, expertise and availability for flight assignment.
NASA's Artemis III astronauts plan to carry out rendezvous and docking procedures with commercial moon landers being built by SpaceX and Blue Origin.
Out of an abundance of caution, NASA briefly directed five of the seven crew members aboard the International Space Station to wait inside the docked SpaceX Crew Dragon "Freedom" spacecraft.
The Obama Presidential Center, museum and library opens in Chicago with a star-studded grand opening ceremony and public watch party on Midway Plaisance.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Summer is the time to enjoy live music, indoors and out. Scroll through our gallery of some of 2026's leading musical acts, featuring images by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
Family seeks answers in death of newlywed who disappeared in 2005 while on Mediterranean honeymoon cruise.
Meet the tattooed beauty charged in the death of Google executive Forrest Hayes.
The U.S. Treasury Department issued a two-month license for Iran to produce, sell and deliver oil without placing U.S. penalties on buyers. The agreement is in exchange for what the White House called progress in negotiations. Weijia Jiang reports.
Lionel Messi made history Monday as he scored the 17th and 18th goals of his World Cup career, a new record. Lilia Luciano reports.
Alan Greenspan was one of the longest-serving Federal Reserve chairs in U.S. history, steering the organization for 18 years under four presidents. Lesley Stahl spoke with Greenspan in 2007, more than a year after he retired. The former Fed chair died today at the age of 100.
More than 40 years ago, a group of English professors at the University of Colorado wrote a children's book called "The Weighty Word Book." After a recent viral video post, the book sold more in a week than it had in nearly two decades. Tony Dokoupil has the story.
Clive Davis, the legendary music mogul who shaped the careers of several superstars, died Monday at 94. Carter Evans looks back on his life.