Washington — A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Trump administration cannot rely on the wartime Alien Enemies Act to detain or remove from the U.S. a group of Venezuelan migrants who are being held at a facility in southern Texas. The decision from U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez, appointed by President Trump in his […]
Republicans propose gutting Biden climate bill for Trump tax cuts
House Republicans Wednesday moved forward with a tax bill to cut billions of dollars in climate-related funding, reduce regulations, and prematurely phase out clean energy tax credits as part of President Trump’s, “One, Big, Beautiful Bill.” The heart of the Republican budget legislation targets key climate and energy provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act. Cuts […]
DOGE says it has canceled thousands of federal contracts, grants and leases. Here’s a searchable list.
A look at Elon Musk and DOGE’s first 100 days A look at Elon Musk and DOGE’s first 100 days 08:19 Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has been publishing every contract, grant and lease it claims to have canceled on its website for months. But DOGE’s “Wall of Receipts” can’t be searched, and its […]
President Trump meets with Syria’s new leader as questions remain about plane from Qatar
President Trump meets with Syria’s new leader as questions remain about plane from Qatar – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump met with Syria’s new leader on Wednesday, who once spent five years in U.S. custody for his connection to al Qaeda. It comes as both Democrats and Republicans question the ethics of the […]
Trump’s fast-tracked deal for a copper mine heightens existential fight for Apache
OAK FLAT, Ariz. — Carrying eagle feathers and chanting prayers, Western Apache runners hit the road on a roughly 80-mile journey this month to try to save their sacred land from being fast-tracked by President Trump into a copper mine. This nationally watched battle, which hinges on religious freedom, awaits the U.S. Supreme Court. The […]
USAID to hire lawyers to investigate employees who talked to the press, alleged job posting shows
The U.S. Agency for International Development is trying to hire more lawyers to conduct investigations into employee misconduct, including “unauthorized communications with the media,” according to a job posting reviewed by CBS News. “Lawyers will be expected to conduct investigations into general employee misconduct, and more specifically violations of various federal government regulations and policies, […]
President Trump arrives in Saudi Arabia amid backlash over Qatar jet offer
President Trump arrives in Saudi Arabia amid backlash over Qatar jet offer – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump begins a multi-nation trip through the Middle East as bipartisan criticism grows over Qatar’s $400 million offer to gift a luxury jumbo jet for use as Air Force One. Be the first to know Get […]
Trump says he will lift Syria sanctions:
President Trump said Tuesday he will move to normalize relations and lift sanctions on Syria’s new government to give the country “a chance at peace.” Mr. Trump was set to meet Wednesday in Saudi Arabia with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, the onetime insurgent who last year led the overthrow of former leader Bashar Assad. He […]
In chaos of mass DOGE firings, a grieving husband fights to save consumer agency
Eva Steege may have seemed like an unlikely combattant in the pushback against mass firings by the Trump administration. The 83-year-old retired Lutheran pastor was in hospice, unable to walk, when she was asked to join a group seeking to block the administration’s gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. “It took us about five […]
After Jeanine Pirro picked to replace Edward Martin, a potential pivotal change looms for Justice Department post in Washington
The collapse of the nomination of Edward Martin as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia — and the surprise announcement of FOX News personality Jeanine Pirro as his replacement — has triggered a unique and mixed wave of reaction from former prosecutors, President Trump’s critics and people involved in the U.S. Capitol riot prosecutions. […]