Austan Goolsbee, the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, said he hopes the Federal Reserve maintains its monetary independence amid attacks from President Trump, citing the agency’s credibility. Goolsbee joined CBS News’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday to weigh in on Trump’s pressure on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to cut
Critics say New York public school officials hold diversity, equity, and inclusion above all else, certainly above a proper academic education. By defying the Trump administration’s order to end DEI or lose $2 billion in federal funding, they seem to want to prove those critics right. In a statement last week, New York public school
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D) said President Trump’s cuts to Harvard University’s funding are part of his “outrageous” plan to silence his critics. Healey joined CBS News’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, where she weighed in on the administration’s attacks on the university in her state, which is also her alma mater. “It’s outrageous,” she
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — At least three Haitian soldiers were killed in an apparent gang ambush Sunday in a town on the outskirts of Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince, Haitian authorities confirmed. The area of Kenscoff has been under heavy fire in recent days as Haitian law enforcement have warred with the gang coalition known as
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s capital killed 12 people and wounded 30 others, the Houthis said early Monday. The deaths mark the latest in the United States’s intensified campaign of strikes targeting the rebels. The U.S. military’s Central Command declined to answer questions about the strike or discuss civilian casualties from its campaign. The
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) drew the ire of victims of illegal immigrant crime everywhere on Thursday when he met with illegal immigrant and suspected MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia at the CECOT maximum security prison in El Salvador. Abrego Garcia had been living in Van Hollen’s home state of Maryland. Despite being in
Former chief Pentagon spokesman John Ullyot, who was once a strong backer of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, is now warning that the “total chaos” of the last month at the Defense Department, including Signalgate and the recent firings over supposed leaks, could lead to Hegseth’s ouster. In an op-ed in Politico, Ullyot detailed his shift
South Korea and the United States are slated to discuss trade this week in Washington at the Trump administration’s request, Seoul’s trade ministry said on April 20. South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok and Trade Minister Ahn Duk-geun will meet with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent alongside the spring meetings
Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the House to safeguard U.S. defense sites from video surveillance by drones operated by foreign agents, particularly those working for the Chinese communist regime. Reps. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.) and Don Davis (D-N.C.), both members of the House Armed Services Committee, introduced the Drone Espionage Act (H.R. 2939) to ensure
Shipping giant DHL announced it would temporarily suspend shipments of items worth $800 or more to private individuals in the United States starting on April 21 due to U.S. customs regulatory changes. In a statement, the German company said that “we are experiencing multi-day transit delays to the U.S. from any origin for shipments with
