Nancy Cordes

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Nancy Cordes |Caitlin Yilek

Washington — President Trump's dismantling of the government-funded Voice of America will pave the way for America's adversaries to have greater influence abroad, predicted the agency's director Michael Abramowitz. After Mr. Trump signed an executive order that seeks to make sweeping cuts at the nation's largest international broadcaster, about 1,300 employees, including Abramowitz, learned over the weekend they had been placed on administrative leave, and another 500 contractors were terminated.

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Nancy Cordes

Washington — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick defended President Trump’s economic policies Tuesday, saying they are “worth it” even if they lead to a recession. “These policies are the most important thing America has ever had,” Lutnick told CBS News in an interview when asked whether they would be worth it if they lead to a recession. “It’s worth it.” But he quickly added, “The only reason there could possibly be a recession is because the Biden nonsense that we had to live with.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Nancy Cordes |Caitlin Yilek

Washington — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick defended President Trump's economic policies Tuesday, saying they are "worth it" even if they lead to a recession. "These policies are the most important thing America has ever had," Lutnick told CBS News in an interview when asked whether they would be worth it if they lead to a recession. "It's worth it." But he quickly added, "The only reason there could possibly be a recession is because the Biden nonsense that we had to live with.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Nancy Cordes |Sarah J. V. Welch

Foster kids get backpacks to replace trash bags The Scheer family isn't bound by blood, but by shared experience. Rob Scheer and his five kids each made their own journey through the foster care system with a trash bag in tow. Rob was 12 the first time a case worker told him to shove his belongings in a trash bag to escape an abusive home — a pattern that would repeat until he turned 18.

2 months ago | kpax.com | Nancy Cordes |Robert Legare |Kathryn Watson |Caroline Linton

A federal judge on Tuesday issued a stay against a White House directive that ordered a spending freeze on federal assistance, which sent Washington and organizations around the country into chaos on Tuesday as they scrambled to figure out how their programs would be affected. News of the freeze came as a surprise when the late-night memo was published by news outlets. Judge Loren L.