Richard Escobedo

Washington, D.C.

Anchor and Producer at Face the Nation

Economics, biz at @FaceTheNation. @TCU alum. San Antonio is home, Fort Worth crosses my mind. [email protected]

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Trump considering allowing sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Jennifer Jacobs |Richard Escobedo

President Trump is considering allowing Japan's Nippon Steel to complete its $14.1 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel, according to multiple sources. Approval of the transaction isn't definite, and Mr. Trump has not made a final decision, sources say. He is meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Friday and is expected to discuss the merger, along with automotive issues and tariffs.
Treasury says Elon Musk's DOGE has "read only" access to payment systems

2 months ago | msn.com | Richard Escobedo

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Treasury says Elon Musk's DOGE has "read only" access to payment systems

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Richard Escobedo

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency team has been given "read only" access to the Treasury Department's federal payment system, and federal expenditures have not been affected, the Treasury said in a letter to Congress late Tuesday.
White House budget office rescinds memo ordering funding freeze after chaos

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Melissa Quinn |Richard Escobedo |Kristin Brown

Judge pauses Trump funding freeze Washington — The White House Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday walked back a memo that ordered a freeze on federal assistance, less than two days after the directive led to chaos and confusion around the country as to what programs would be impacted. The latest two-line memo from acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget Matthew Vaeth states that the earlier directive is rescinded.
Government funding deal includes ban on U.S. aid to UNRWA, sources say

Mar 20, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Richard Escobedo

U.S. may ban funding for U.N. Palestinian agency until 2025 06:03 The deal on a massive appropriations bill reached between Congress and the White House will include a ban on all direct U.S. funding for the main humanitarian agency operating in Gaza, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, until March 2025, three sources with knowledge of the negotiations confirmed to CBS News.
Government funding deal includes ban on U.S. aid to UNRWA, a key relief agency in Gaza, until 2025, sources say

Mar 20, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Margaret Brennan |Richard Escobedo

The deal on a massive appropriations bill reached between Congress and the White House will include a ban on all direct U.S. funding for the main humanitarian agency operating in Gaza, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, until March 2025, three sources with knowledge of the negotiations confirmed to CBS News.
Ukrainian children recount horrors of being kidnapped by Russian soldiers

Feb 27, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Margaret Brennan |Richard Escobedo

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Ukrainian children recount horrors of being kidnapped by Russian soldiers

Feb 27, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Margaret Brennan |Richard Escobedo

It's been almost two years since Sasha Radchuck, then 11, pleaded with Russian soldiers not to separate him from his mother at what was called a "filtration camp" in Russian-controlled eastern Ukraine, where they had both been forcibly resettled after being forced from their home in besieged Mariupol. He still talks of his mother in the present tense, but hasn't seen or spoken to her since April 2022. "My mom is very beautiful," he said through a translator.
Top Biden aide acknowledges missteps on Gaza

Feb 11, 2024 | localfirstmediagroup.com | Margaret Brennan |Richard Escobedo |Sophia Barkoff |Carol Joynt

Politics Inside Rafah as Gaza’s humanitarian crisis escalates A top Biden administration aide privately admitted failures and “missteps” in the communication of US policy regarding Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza in a closed-door meeting with Arab American and Muslim leaders in Michigan last week.