Senate confirms Pete Hegseth as Sec. of Defense. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joins Murkowski and Collins in breaking from GOP, voting “no”

EXCLUSIVE — Trump officials are working on an asylum deal with El Salvador that would allow the U.S. to deport migrants from different countries there, sources tell CBS News. One plan would allow the U.S. to deport Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador. cbsnews.com/news/trump-eye…

Columbia’s president rejected US military deportation flights (open to receiving on nonmilitary flights) Trump retaliation: •25% tariff on Colombian imports (50% in 1 week) •“Fully impose” banking & financial sanctions •Travel ban & revoke visas of Colombian govt officials

Colombia's president announces that some of the Colombian migrants who the Trump administration attempted to deport on U.S. military planes have arrived in Colombia, on a Colombian Air Force plane. "The migrant is not a criminal," he says.

The Trump administration is expanding its military deportations today, sending a Department of Defense plane with migrants caught at the Texas border to Ecuador, U.S. officials tell CBS News. The administration has already used military planes to deport migrants to Guatemala.

Sen. Murkowski (R-AK): Trump freeze on federal $ has impacted construction. Many constituent questions. "The big challenge right now is finding people in the administration who are in a position to help us facilitate some of the answers to these things."

Trump signs order to end federal support for care for transgender minors cbsnews.com/news/trump-exe…

Legit question: Is there a federal push to end childhood genital mutilation by way of circumcision?

U.S. Figure Skating can confirm that several members of our skating community were sadly aboard American Airlines Flight 5342, which collided with a helicopter yesterday evening in Washington, D.C. These athletes, coaches, and family members were returning home from the National

Rep Earl Carter (R-GA) introduces legislation “authorizing President Trump to acquire Greenland and renaming it Red, White, and Blueland”

The Trump administration is threatening to punish some immigrants in the U.S. illegally with criminal penalties, including jail time and fines, if they fail to sign up for a government registry. It applies to certain unauthorized immigrants who are 14 or older.

New: Former VP Harris will decide whether to run for California Governor by the end of the summer, per aides familiar. It would take a 2028 Presidential run off the table—a race she is also considering. First reported by POLITICO

New: Illegal border crossings remained at a historically low level in April, 3 months into Pres. Trump's crackdown. Internal DHS data shows Border Patrol recorded 8,400 apprehensions. For context: There were over 8,000 daily apprehensions in Dec. 2023. cbsnews.com/news/migrant-c…

This is 36: Had a good ole time oiling my wooden kitchen utensils and scrubbing silverware marks from my white flatware on a Saturday morning!

Columbia University cutting 180 staff who work on federally granted research "...we will be running lighter footprints of research infrastructure...as we pursue alternate funding sources." -Claire Shipman Acting President, Columbia University president.columbia.edu/news/preservin…

Treasury Sec Scott Bessent on tariff negotiations: "China, we have not engaged in negotiations with as of yet." This is during a 5/6/25 oversight hearing with the House Appropriations Committee

I skipped the free hash browns at the office and just had boring oatmeal i brought from home for breakfast. Please clap.

BREAKING- With a 8-4 vote, the DC Council voted to pause the next phase of Initiative-82. This is the measure that would gradually increase minimum wage for tipped workers to match that of non-tipped employees. WUSA9