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Frank Bisignano, President Trump’s nominee to be commissioner of the Social Security Administration, testifies at his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on March 25. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images In a 53-47 vote along party lines, the U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of tech CEO Frank Bisignano to be the commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA). Bisignano, a donor to President Trump and the former CEO of payments technology company Fiserv, will lead the federal agency that runs programs providing retirement, survivor and disability benefits, as well as supplemental…

President Trump repeatedly talked up a future announcement, “one of the most important announcements that have been made in many years about a certain subject,” during an Oval Office meeting on Tuesday with Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada.He never said what he could be talking about, or what “very important” subject he is referring to, only suggesting it would be made before he leaves for a trip to the Middle East next week. But even the timing of the big announcement wandered, with Mr. Trump saying it “will be made either Thursday or Friday or Monday.”“We will have a…

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said emphatically Tuesday that Canada is “not for sale” and “won’t be for sale, ever” in an Oval Office meeting with President Trump, moments after Mr. Trump called the border between the U.S. and Canada “artificial” and romanticized the idea of Canada joining the U.S. Mr. Trump said he and Carney wouldn’t be discussing the U.S. acquiring Canada unless “somebody wants to discuss it,” but said there would be “tremendous” benefits to Canada in the event of a “wonderful marriage” between the two countries. The president has repeatedly floated the idea of acquiring Canada, despite Canada’s…

May 6, 2025 Activities that funnel revenue to weapons contractors have barely been touched—hardly surprising given that Musk himself presides over a significant Pentagon contractor. Ad Policy Elon Musk showcases his managerial philosophy at the Conservative Political Action Conference last month(Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images) This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com. Under the guise of efficiency, the Trump administration is taking a sledgehammer to essential programs and agencies that are the backbone of America’s civilian government. The virtual elimination of…

An 89-year-old man and a dog were killed in Southwest Florida on Monday in what the authorities said appeared to be separate attacks by a black bear.Officials received a call just after 7 a.m. about an apparent “fatal wildlife attack” in a rural and wooded unincorporated part of Collier County just north of Everglades City, Fla., the Collier County Sheriff’s Office said.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission said the animal involved in the attacks may still be in the area. The commission, which is leading the investigation, said it was continuing to secure a perimeter.“Out of an abundance of caution,…

The National Institutes of Health has laid off hundreds more staff, multiple current and laid-off employees of the health agency told CBS News, including at its cancer research institute.Around 200 employees began receiving layoff notices Friday evening, said three people who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The move surprised NIH officials, since the department previously claimed no further cuts were planned at the agency. “We thought the worst was behind us, and we were transitioning into this new phase, and the rug was just pulled out from underneath us,” one laid-off employee said.A spokesperson for the NIH did not comment…

Follow live updates on the Trump administration.President Trump said on Monday that he “had nothing to do with” a depiction of himself as the pope that was shared on his and White House social media accounts over the weekend, distancing himself from the apparently A.I.-generated image that has agitated Catholics.“I had nothing to do with it,” Mr. Trump said while taking questions in the Oval Office. “Somebody made up a picture of me dressed like the pope, and they put it out on the internet. That’s not me that did it, I have no idea where it came from —…

Late last month, when two federal grants to the Whitney Plantation in Louisiana were rescinded, the Trump administration seemed to be following through on its promise to root out what President Trump called “improper ideology” in cultural institutions focused on Black history.After all, the plantation’s mission was to show visitors what life was truly like for the enslaved, contrary to the watered-down Black history that the president seemed to back.Then just as quickly, the grants were restored a few weeks later, the Whitney Plantation’s executive director said in an interview.Because the money had already been approved, “maybe it was an…

Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi says “justice will prevail” after ICE release – CBS News Watch CBS News Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi spoke with CBS News in his first TV interview since his release from ICE custody. He spent 16 days in detention and now awaits deportation hearings for protesting the war in Gaza. CBS News’ Lilia Luciano has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

Stewart Whitson, a senior director at the Foundation for Government Accountability, testified before Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s DOGE subcommittee in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 12. The hearing was titled “The War on Waste.” Al Drago/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Al Drago/Getty Images PHOENIX — As an Arizona bill to block people from using government aid to buy soda headed to the governor’s desk in April, the nation’s top health official joined Arizona lawmakers in the state Capitol to celebrate its passage. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said to applause that the legislation was just the…