Olivia Rinaldi

Washington, D.C., United States

White House Reporter at CBS News

White House reporter for @CBSNews. Views are my own.

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Watch Live: Trump to speak at U.S.-Saudi investment summit today

1 day ago | cbsnews.com | Kaia Hubbard |Kathryn Watson |Olivia Rinaldi

President Trump is set to deliver remarks Tuesday at a U.S.-Saudi investment summit and will sign agreements for the Pentagon, Justice Department, FBI and other agencies to cooperate with their Saudi Arabian counterparts.
Trump administration aims to reclassify some career civil servants so it's easier to fire them

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Olivia Rinaldi |Kathryn Watson

The Trump administration is moving forward with a new rule to classify some career civil servants as "at-will" federal employees, the White House said, a move the administration says will make it easier to fire underperforming or subversive employees.
Vice President JD Vance, Usha Vance to visit Italy and India

4 weeks ago | lucianne.com | Conservative Yankee |Olivia Rinaldi

Original ArticlePosted By: ConservativeYankee, 4/16/2025 2:07:13 PMVice President JD Vance will travel to Italy this week to participate in Holy Week events and then to India with his wife Usha, the first Hindu American second lady, a Vance spokesperson told CBS News.
Vice President JD Vance, Usha Vance to visit Italy and India

4 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Olivia Rinaldi

Vice President JD Vance will travel to Italy this week to participate in Holy Week events and then to India with his wife Usha, the first Hindu American second lady, a Vance spokesperson told CBS News. CBS News exclusively learned the seven-day visit will begin this Thursday where Vance will travel to Rome to meet with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni before meeting with the Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin to participate in ceremonies ahead of Easter Sunday.
Reported fight in control tower at Reagan National Airport under investigation by FAA, man arrested

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Kris Van Cleave |Ryan Sprouse |Olivia Rinaldi

3 hours ago ICE says University of Minnesota grad student's visa was revoked for drunk driving, not protesting Minneapolis — A University of Minnesota graduate student who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement was taken into custody because of a … Now ‘It’s a bloodbath’: Massive wave of job cuts began at US health agencies CNN — A massive wave of job cuts began at US health agencies early Tuesday, with some employees receiving early morning emails that their jobs were eliminated...
Reported fight in control tower at Reagan airport investigated, man arrested

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Kris Van Cleave |Ryan Sprouse |Olivia Rinaldi

The FAA confirms it is investigating reports of a fight between employees inside the air traffic control tower at Reagan National Airport, or DCA, last week. Police say they were called to the DCA tower outside Washington, D.C., on Thursday because of a fight. Officers arrested 39-year-old Damon Gaines of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, according to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police. He is facing charges of assault and battery.
Reported fight in control tower at Reagan National Airport under investigation by FAA, man arrested

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Kris Van Cleave |Ryan Sprouse |Olivia Rinaldi

FAA investigates reported fight at DCA The FAA confirms it is investigating reports of a fight between employees inside the air traffic control tower at Reagan National Airport, or DCA, last week. Police say they were called to the DCA tower outside Washington, D.C., on Thursday because of a fight. Officers arrested 39-year-old Damon Gaines of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, according to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police. He is facing charges of assault and battery.
All HHS workers given $25,000 voluntary buyout offer, source says

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Olivia Rinaldi |Faris Tanyos

All employees in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were notified Friday of the option to voluntarily resign in exchange for a $25,000 payment, a source familiar with the situation told CBS News. The department-wide email offered a "voluntary separation incentive payment," the source said. Employees have been given until a deadline of March 14 to reply.
All HHS workers given $25,000 voluntary buyout offer, source says

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Olivia Rinaldi |Faris Tanyos

7 hours agoDHS Secretary Kristi Noem and border czar Tom Homan have blamed lower-than-expected ICE arrest numbers on recent leaks about planned operations. The Department of Homeland Security has begun performing polygraph tests on employees to determine who might be leaking information to the media about …
DHS administering lie detector tests to employees in effort to find leakers

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Olivia Rinaldi |Faris Tanyos

The Department of Homeland Security is administering polygraph tests to its personnel to determine who may be leaking information to the media about its ongoing immigration raids, an agency spokesperson confirmed to CBS News Saturday. On Feb. 18, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said DHS would start polygraphing employees in order to crack down on these leaks.