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Trump comments on pulling congestion pricing approval Trump comments on pulling congestion pricing approval 04:50 The Trump administration says it is pulling the plug on New York City’s controversial congestion pricing toll, just weeks after it started, but Gov. Kathy Hochul and the MTA are fighting to keep it in place. In a letter to
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the Pentagon to come up with plans to cut 8% from the defense budget in each of the next five years, according to sources familiar with his plans. The Defense Departmen expects to redirect those fund to other programs in the department that would be prioritized by President Trump.
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A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday denied the Trump administration’s bid to pause a lower court ruling that blocked the president’s executive order seeking to terminate birthright citizenship. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined an emergency request from the Justice Department that sought to pause a lower-court judge’s order. Four separate judges have blocked
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John Rosenow, a fifth-generation farmer in Waumandee, Wisconsin, owns more than 900 acres and over 600 dairy cows. He said about 90% of the work on the farm is done by immigrants. Those immigrants include Kevin, who was born in central Mexico and crossed the U.S. southern border illegally when he was 18. Now 21,
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Judge weighs DOJ motion to drop corruption case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams – CBS News Watch CBS News A federal judge said he needs more time to decide whether to accept the Justice Department’s request to drop its corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, so that the mayor can devote his
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The Trump administration has enacted a pause on all immigration applications filed by migrants from Latin America and Ukraine allowed into the U.S. under certain Biden-era programs, citing fraud and security concerns, according to two U.S. officials and an internal memo obtained by CBS News. The application freeze will remain in place indefinitely while government
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Breaking down Trump’s Ukraine comments, judge’s DOGE ruling – CBS News Watch CBS News A federal judge said the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to sensitive government agencies’ data appears to be “unchecked authority of an unelected individual,” but allowed the access to continue. At Mar-a-Lago, President Trump defended Elon Musk, but went on the
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DOGE “receipts” show approved spending, not evidence of fraud – CBS News Watch CBS News Elon Musk and President Trump have said that DOGE’s mission is to root out waste and abuse. The White House claims the agency has uncovered fraud and released a “wall of receipts” to show its findings. As Weijia Jiang reports,
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — Senior officials from Russia and the U.S. met in Saudi Arabia Tuesday to begin talks on improving ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine. As CBS News correspondent Holly Williams reports, some felt the Trump administration had granted Vladimir Putin some degree of victory just by agreeing to
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The Senate confirmed wealthy financier Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary Tuesday, putting in place a staunch supporter of President Trump’s hardline trade policies. At the Commerce Department, Lutnick, who was CEO at the investment firm Cantor Fitzgerald, will oversee 50,000 employees who do everything from collecting economic statistics to running the census to issuing weather
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