Washington — A lawyer for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the mistakenly deported man who was recently brought back from El Salvador to face charges in the U.S., said his case is bigger than one individual. Chris Newman, who represents Abrego Garcia’s family, told CBS News’ Major Garrett in an interview that …
Read More »The alliance between President Trump and Elon Musk went up in flames Thursday, days after the world’s richest man left the administration and tried to wield his influence to kill a massive budget bill that is central to enacting the president’s top legislative priorities. Their spat played out in public …
Read More »A federal court on Wednesday froze most of the sweeping tariffs imposed by President Trump on virtually every foreign nation, ruling the levies exceed the president’s legal authority. (UPDATE: The ruling has been temporarily halted by an appeals court – read more here.) The ruling — issued by a panel …
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The State Department has ordered U.S. embassies to temporarily stop scheduling new student visa appointments, as the Trump administration works to expand social media screenings for applicants, the latest in a series of restrictions on international students. In a cable dated Tuesday and obtained by CBS News, Secretary of State …
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Washington — A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily paused a lower court order that limited communications between top Biden administration officials and social media companies about content posted to their platforms. The three-judge panel for the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Justice Department’s request to put …
Read More »The conservative Heritage Foundation is taking the federal government to court in an effort to get records related to Prince Harry’s U.S. visa application, questioning whether the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) acted properly after the Duke of Sussex admitted he has used drugs on U.S. and foreign soil. The …
Read More »Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen updated her guidance Monday on when the United States could run out of money to pay the bills, warning congressional leaders that the nation could default as soon as June 1, the same date she projected in her letter to Congress two weeks ago. White House …
Read More »The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner — known for its fun albeit ferocious jabs at Washington — took a more solemn tone this year as President Joe Biden acknowledged the several American journalists under siege in authoritarian countries around the world. “We are here to send a message to the …
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Expelled state Rep. Justin Jones was reinstated to the Tennessee House in a unanimous decision by Nashville’s Metro Council less than a week after he was kicked out for participating in a protest against gun violence. Following the vote and with a raised fist in the air, Jones walked arm-in-arm with fellow Democratic …
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A Kansas bill that would bar transgender people from using public bathrooms or changing their name or gender on their driver’s license cleared the GOP-controlled legislature on Tuesday by margins suggesting backers could override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s expected veto. The state Senate voted 28-12, with one vote more than …
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