The Trump administration will present an unforgiving argument for dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development to a federal judge.

A USAID flag flutters outside, as the USAID building sits closed to employees after a memo was issued advising agency personnel to work remotely, in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 3, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo (Reuters) - Organizations and companies that contract with USAID,

Trump administration officials are accusing USAID workers of insubordination, according to recent legal filings. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has more.

In 2023, during a speech at a Washington, DC, gala for the far-right Faith & Freedom Coalition, Donald Trump declared that he was proud to be “the most pro-life president” in US history. Yet with the war on the federal government that he and his billionaire sidekick Elon Musk are now waging,

The Tennessean's letters reflect the views of the authors and add to public discourse. At issue today: DOGE and Elon Musk in the federal government.

Elon Musk’s Oval Office address showed why he’s a menacing foe for the federal government and why President Donald Trump is playing with fire by ceding him so much power.

But their approach  — which one prominent Democrat characterized as ‘flagrantly violating the law’ — is drawing legal challenges and carries political risks.

Elon Musk and other allies of Donald Trump lashed out at federal judges on Tuesday who have blocked the president's biggest initiatives, including ending birthright citizenship, in some cases challenging the independence of the judiciary.