General Politics

As President Trump carries out his agenda with dramatic changes to the government, a new CBS News/YouGov survey shows the American public largely approves. 70% of respondents say Mr. Trump is doing what he promised during the campaign. But there's one warning sign, as 66% said he is not doing enough to lower prices. Willie James Inman reports.

Elon Musk has called to impeach a federal judge in New York, Paul Engelmayer, over an order that temporarily restricts the tech centi-billionaire and his DOGE team from accessing U.S. Department of Treasury payment systems and sensitive data.

Over the weekend an outraged Musk posted on X, the social network he owns, calling Engelmayer, "A corrupt judge protecting corruption," adding, "he needs to be impeached NOW!" He also posted an explanation on X of what he wants to do with the Treasury Department.

Musk and his special government employees, who...

New York's Bronx Zoo announced that a male baby silvered langur is now on exhibit.

Drone footage captured a beach in Southampton, New York, covered in snow after a winter storm hit the region.

President Trump said Sunday that he will announce 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States on Monday.

Mr. Trump, speaking on Air Force One on the way to New Orleans to attend the 2025 Super Bowl, said he would also announce "reciprocal tariffs" on Tuesday or Wednesday, which he said will go into effect immediately. This means that the U.S. would impose import duties on products in cases where another country has levied duties on U.S. goods.

"If they charge us, we charge them… every country," he said, adding: "If they are...

President Donald Trump signed a proclamation declaring February 9th as "Gulf of America Day" as he flew over the recently renamed body of water on his way to make history at Super Bowl LIX on Sunday afternoon.

"MOMENTS AGO ON AF1: President Trump signed a Proclamation declaring February 9th ‘Gulf of America Day’ while flying over the newly and appropriately named GULF OF AMERICA!" White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced in a post on X.

"Air Force One is currently in international waters, the first time in history flying over the...

President Donald Trump kicked off his fourth week in office by attending the Super Bowl in what is expected to be another action-packed work week that could include a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Trump will land back in Washington, D.C., late Sunday evening after attending the Super Bowl and spending the weekend at Mar-A-Lago. The 47th president hinted that he could hold his

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) canceled more than $180 million in contracts over 48 hours, including a nearly $170,000 contract for an Anthony Fauci museum exhibit.

"In the past 48 hours, HHS canceled 62 contract [sic] worth $182 million," The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced in a Friday social media post. "These contracts were entirely for administrative expenses – none touched any healthcare programs. This included terminating a $168,000 contract for an Anthony Fauci exhibit at the NIH Museum."

The news...

The Trump administration late Saturday ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an independent government agency designed to protect consumers from corporate fraud and scams, to halt much of its work, amid an ongoing overhaul of the federal bureaucracy.

In an email to CFPB staff Saturday, Russ Vought — the newly confirmed director of the Office of Management and Budget and acting head of the CFPB — directed employees not to issue any proposed or formal rules, stop pending investigations and not open new investigations, halt all stakeholder...

President Trump said in pre-Super Bowl interview that he trusts Elon Musk, who has already exerted massive influence at the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency, especially since Musk is "not gaining anything" in the role.

"I wonder how [Musk] can devote the time to it," Mr. Trump told Fox News. "He's so into it."

Mr. Trump sat down with Fox News host Bret Baier at Mar-a-Lago over the weekend before Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. Mr. Trump will be the first sitting president to attend a...

A federal judge's order barring DOGE from accessing Treasury Department data is vague enough that some legal experts believe it even blocks the agency's secretary from reviewing records and systems, prompting Republicans to blast what they consider judicial overreach.

U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York Paul Engelmayer, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, issued a temporary restraining order Saturday that sided with 19 Democratic state attorneys general who claimed that giving DOGE "full access" to the Treasury’s...

The president's pick is in.

Donald Trump had been hinting that he was leaning towards picking the Kanas City Chiefs to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl, giving high praise to quarterback and three-time champion Patrick Mahomes. And he has now made it official.

"I guess you have to say that when a quarterback wins as much as he has won, I have to go with Kansas City," Trump told Brett Baier of Fox News during a recorded pregame interview on Sunday. "I have to go with Kansas City. At the same time, Philadelphia has a fantastic [team]...

Katia Dueñas Aguilar was found dead at a residence in Clarksville, Tennessee, in May 2024, police said.

Vice President JD Vance is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Munich Security Conference next week, CBS News has learned.

Zelenkyy is leading Ukraine's delegation at the annual security conference beginning Feb. 14. Vance is also set to attend. The New York Post first reported on the planned meeting.

The planned meeting comes as President Trump told reporters Friday in the Oval Office that he "may meet" with the Ukrainian leader in Washington, D.C., in the days ahead.

"I will probably be meeting with President...

President Donald Trump has started his second stint in the White House by earning positive reviews from Americans, with especially high marks given for the president keeping campaign promises.

A large majority of Americans, 70%, believe Trump is doing "what he promised" during the campaign, while just 30% believe the president’s agenda has been "different from promised," according to the results of a CBS/YouGov poll released on Sunday.

The poll found that Trump’s overall approval on the job so far is 53%, with 47% of respondents indicating they...