Dr. Erica Schwartz emerges as White House’s top pick for CDC leader

Dr. Erica Schwartz has emerged as the White House’s top pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to current and former officials.  Schwartz, a Coast Guard rear admiral, served as deputy Surgeon General in the first Trump administration. Schwartz spent 24 years in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. She … Read more

How the White House’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee is impacting America’s ability to attract global talent

Hyderabad, India — The city of Hyderabad has been called the Silicon Valley of India. “Google, Facebook, and all the other bigger companies are here,” Rajesh Jaknalli, who has worked for a U.S. tech company in Hyderabad for about 10 years, told CBS News. “This place is actually called High Tech City, but because of the … Read more

Pokémon rebukes White House’s use of game image

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Pokémon rebukes White House’s use of game image 00:27 UP NEXT U.S. economy lost 92,000 jobs in February 01:02 IDF releases video of underground bunker strike in Iran 00:18 World War II veteran is celebrated on 100th birthday … Read more

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls White House’s actions “retaliatory and punitive”

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said in an exclusive interview with CBS News Friday that the Pentagon’s decision to designate the AI company a supply chain risk was “retaliatory and punitive.” Hours earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth deemed the AI company a “supply chain risk to national security,” which restricts military contractors from doing business with … Read more