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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, citing a report that Amazon plans to display tariff charges on imported goods, called the move "a hostile and political act."

The e-commerce giant plans to display new tariff costs next to products' prices, political news site Punchbowl reported earlier Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The move would provide shoppers with clarity into the cost of the new levies on imported goods.

"Why didn't Amazon do this when the Biden administration hiked inflation to the highest level in 40 years?"...

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., accused President Donald Trump's administration of targeting the transgender community on Tuesday, urging Congress to pass the Democrat-backed Equality Act.

Booker made the emotional speech during an appearance on Capitol Hill alongside prominent Democrats from both the House and Senate. His speech, which lasted several minutes, borrowed heavily from the language of Martin Luther King, Jr.

"The Equality Act is on the right side of history, and right now we stand in the cold shadow of injustice. And so here we are again...

FIRST ON FOX: As Puerto Rico’s power grid continues to fail and put the lives of residents in the U.S. territory at risk, a pro-energy nonprofit organization is calling on the island’s governor to take action to resist "left wing extremists" who the group believes are weaponizing courts to push a disruptive climate change agenda.

"Left-wing extremists tried to muscle the Green New Deal through Congress during your tenure as Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner," American Energy Institute CEO Jason Isaac wrote in a letter to Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer...

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch scolded an experienced lawyer during oral arguments Monday in a case centered on disability discrimination in public schools – a rare and heated exchange that surprised many longtime court-watchers.

The tense exchange took place during oral arguments in A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, a case centered on whether school districts can be held liable for discriminating against students with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Gorsuch scolded Williams &...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is planning to launch a sweeping, four-year public relations campaign called “Take Back Your Health” that could cost tens of millions of dollars, according to a document obtained by NBC News.

The initiative comes as Kennedy is conducting sweeping budget cuts that could eliminate 10,000 jobs and several HHS divisions, including global health and domestic HIV prevention.

The document, a request for proposals, calls for public relations firms to bid to run the campaign. The winning firm would...

Executives at some of the world's biggest companies are faced with the tricky task of explaining how President Donald Trump's tariffs are impacting their business as they discuss the latest financial results. Some are making their best estimate based on what they know at the moment; others are pulling their outlooks altogether.

The only certainty is that they'll use a variation of the phrase “uncertain times” at least once as they speak with analysts.

Trump has imposed tariffs against key U.S. trading partners, while also postponing other tariffs...

Three officials have been terminated from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the nonprofit that oversees the funding for public television and radio, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday against the Trump administration.

Three members of the group's Board of Directors, Tom Rothman, Diane Kaplan and Laura Ross, said in a court filing that President Trump doesn't have the authority to fire them.

"Indeed, under the Act, Congress made it clear that it the CPB is a private corporation, over whom the President has no authority save the ability to...

When the Justice Department first notified reporters of an 8:15 a.m. press conference at a nondescript federal office complex in Manassas, Virginia, last month, the agency wouldn't reveal why, instead alluding to a major pending announcement.

But the agency did release information about the topic in advance to the Fox News Channel, which prepared coverage and aired a live feed of Attorney General Pam Bondi announcing the arrest of a man she called the "East Coast leader" of the transnational MS-13 gang. Exclusive images of the bust were prominently...

Despite promises to cut spending during the campaign and his first few months in office, President Trump's federal government has spent about $220 billion more in his first 100 days compared to the same time period last year.

In fact, the government is now spending more, day to day, than was spent in nine of the last 10 years. The exception: 2021, when the government was spending trillions to fight the coronavirus pandemic and prevent an economic disaster.

CBS News analyzed the Treasury Department's daily financial reports to track the money...

In 2024, President Trump made historic inroads with the Latino community. But as the Trump administration reaches the 100-day mark, polling finds dissatisfaction among registered Latino voters who disapprove of Mr. Trump's handling of the economy, according to a bipartisan poll testing where Hispanic voters stand on key issues.

Among Latino voters, 60% believe the country is heading in the wrong direction. Only 19% indicated they feel the U.S. economy is "better" compared to 2024, and looking ahead to next year, 29% of Latino voters believe the...

The polls are out for President Trump's first 100 days — and they tell a reverse Goldilocks story. "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John Dickerson explains.

Nearly 100 days into President Trump's second term, Americans are losing confidence in his handling of the economy. Scott Lincicome, vice president of general economics at the Cato Institute's Center for Trade Policy Studies, joins to discuss Mr. Trump's trade policy as a contributing factor to the uncertainty.

Three children who were born in the U.S. were removed from the country with their mothers who were deported to Honduras. Lilia Luciano has the details.

Food and Drug Administration officials have told some scientists and inspections staff that their layoffs will be reversed, after the job cuts led to disruptions in drug and food safety work.

The move marks a significant reversal of a portion of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s layoffs. Kennedy initially planned to cut 3,500 employees from the FDA.

In team-wide meetings that started last week, multiple FDA employees said they were informed by their supervisors that they should expect to have their layoffs reversed...

Immigration was second only to the economy for top issues during the campaign. In a new CBS News poll, 46% of Americans say the president has focused too much on deporting immigrants who are here illegally in his first 100 days, while 37% said his focus was about right. Lilia Luciano reports on the latest roundups of undocumented immigrants.