Caitlin Huey-Burns
@CHueyBurns
CBS News Political Correspondent, Boy Mom x 2 👦👶, [email protected]
Some personal news! 💙 Taking a little time away from the campaign trail to care for our new baby BOY! Grateful for a generous parental leave and inspired by so many colleagues who are also parents 💙
Our very own @CHueyBurns is embracing life as a boy mom! This week, she welcomed her second son, Ambrose, into the world. For @people, she shares the story behind Ambrose’s name and how motherhood has shaped her career for the better. Read more⬇️ bit.ly/3RaaLAS
News: Deputy attorney general Todd Blanche is on his way to meet with Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell in Florida, a source familiar tells @CBSNews. Maxwell, 63, is being held at a federal prison in Tallahassee, according to the Bureau of Prisons database.
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JUST ANNOUNCED: Tanya Simon has been named executive producer of @60Minutes, America's #1 news program. Simon is the 4th executive producer in the broadcast’s 57-year history, and the first woman to helm the storied CBS newsmagazine. ⏱️⏱️⏱️ bit.ly/46kDbzY
Speaker Johnson on CBS:
“I have the same concern and question that a lot of people do,” House Speaker Mike Johnson told CBS News’ Major Garrett about the controversy over the Epstein case, after adjourning the House without a significant vote on the files. Their interview airs Thursday at 5 p.m. on CBS…
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The president is expected to visit the Federal Reserve tomorrow, per White House guidance. This comes as Trump has grown increasingly critical of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and a $2.5 billion renovation of the Fed’s headquarters in DC is under scrutiny.
We got a look into President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration. ICE head Todd Lyons tells us the priority remains arresting serious criminals, but says anyone found to be in the U.S. illegally will be arrested. ICE now has $75 billion in new funds to scale up operations.
Need an uplift? Watch our Eye on America tonight, as we follow one woman directly benefiting from bipartisanship @CBSNews @RepKimKingHinds @DWStweets @CWSoftballGame
For one night, the Congressional Women's Softball Game sets aside partisan politics for a greater cause. The game between the women of Congress and members of the press raises money for the Young Survival Coalition, which helps young adults with breast cancer.
Jeffries still won't say whether he's going to endorse Mamdani in the NY Mayor race. He tells us he is meeting with him in Brooklyn tomorrow, and will decide from there.
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination of Emil Bove, President Trump's former defense lawyer and a top Justice Department official, to serve as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. cbsn.ws/46PoGUW
Senate committee vote today on nomination of Jeanine Pirro for US Attorney in DC In questionnaire she submitted to committee, Pirro wrote that she was unaware that Jan 6 rioters who violently assaulted police were granted full pardons by Trump ====>
The Senate OK'd President Trump's request to rescind $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funds. cbsn.ws/4nRaNvs
Scoop: Internal friction with the Justice Dept team that fights monopolies has led to private conversations in the Trump admin about whether to push out some staff in the antitrust division or to work to smooth out the issues, sources told @CBSNews. Gail Slater, who in March took…
Speaker Mike Johnson said he's "really not sure" if President Trump can fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, when asked by CBS News' @CHueyBurns on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the president asked a group of Republicans if he should fire Powell and several people in the room…
House Speaker Mike Johnson says he supports transparency regarding the Epstein files but stresses the importance of protecting whistleblowers and minors from exposure.
Republican senator urging against firing Powell
KENNEDY via @grace_kazarian &@ibrahimaksoya "If you fire the chairman of the Federal Reserve you will see the stock market crash and you will see the bond market crash..."
More news:
Congress members on House Financial Services Committee have cancelled mtg with Fed chair Jay Powell tonight, citing uncertainty with House vote timing, @elliskkim reports.
“I’m really not sure,” @SpeakerJohnson when asked by @CHueyBurns if the President can fire the Fed. Chair.
Speaker Johnson asked by @CHueyBurns if the President Trump can fire Jerome Powell: “Uh I’m really not sure…”
More from JOHNSON: “I have been I have been not happy with the leadership there personally, but I'm honestly not sure whether the that executive authority exists….I believe new leadership would be helpful at the Fed, and I believe rates need to be adjusted”
Speaker Johnson asked by @CHueyBurns if the President Trump can fire Jerome Powell: “Uh I’m really not sure…”
New from @CBSNews: Trump has raised up to $63 million dollars (so far) his future presidential library from public settlements with news and social media companies. cbsnews.com/news/trump-pre… With @juliaingram_ and @MarrHannah