Washington — President Trump on Friday ordered federal officials to install signs outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History that correct what he says is “inaccurate” information presented by the institution about American history. Mr. Trump’s directive cited a 162-page White House report released on July 4 that accused the museum of adopting “an…
Washington — President Trump campaigned on lower prices for Americans, but his trade war with Canada is pushing prices higher for Americans, Ontario Premier Doug Ford told CBS News in an interview Friday. Earlier this week, Mr. Trump announced 50% tariffs starting next month on a number of Canadian goods, including hockey sticks and alcohol, on…
Washington — President Trump said Friday that his administration is launching an investigation into the European Union’s trade practices over billions of dollars in fines imposed on the United States’ biggest tech companies. In a post on Truth Social, Mr. Trump said the investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act is beginning “immediately” and…
Washington — The White House Correspondents’ Association announced Tuesday that it will reschedule its annual press dinner for July 24 after the initial event was disrupted when a gunman attacked the gathering attended by President Trump, senior administration officials and scores of journalists. Weijia Jiang, who is the president of the association and a CBS…
The Pentagon website that informs the public about the dead and wounded in different military conflicts removed four deaths from the war with Iran this week, showing that 14 service members have died, instead of the 18 who have been killed since the war began in February. Sean Parnell, the chief Pentagon spokesperson, in a…
President Trump’s newly announced tariffs target 60 economies with rates ranging from 10% to 12.5%. They replace Section 122 levies, which expired early Friday morning. The new tariff schedule, announced by the White House Thursday evening, is enacted under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. It places tariffs of up to 12.5% on a…
Washington — The ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is demanding that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement explain why it has purchased commercial spyware capable of covertly taking control of phones as well as collecting messages, photographs, location information and other personal data. Democratic Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan called…
Sources say the United States military is building up its forces in the Middle East as President Trump warns that it will hold Iran accountable for any Houthi attacks. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has yet to respond after President Trump said the Saudis would have to join the Abraham Accords in order to finalize the U.S.-Saudi…
A coalition of states is suing the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security, accusing the Trump administration of withholding hundreds of millions of dollars in disaster-preparedness and homeland security grants to force states to adopt its policies on elections and immigration. The complaint challenges new conditions imposed on the funding that…
The Trump administration will impose tariffs of up to 12.5% starting Friday on goods from 60 U.S. trading partners accused of failing to crack down on forced labor, it announced Thursday, a move that will extend the administration’s tariffs on much of the world. Most of the trading partners will face 12.5% tariffs, including Vietnam…
