[ad_1] A federal judge on Friday blocked a Trump administration effort to expand fast-track deportations throughout the U.S. under a process known as expedited removal, indicating that officials are trampling on migrants’ due process through the policy’s expansion. While it will almost certainly be appealed, Friday’s order is a major setback for the Trump administration’s…
[ad_1] Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker told CBS News the Trump administration has not communicated with his state on a reported plan to send military forces to Chicago, calling the idea an “invasion” and arguing President Trump has “other aims” aside from cracking down on crime. Asked about a possible military deployment to America’s third-largest city,…
[ad_1] Charles Borges, the chief data officer at the Social Security Administration, resigned Friday — days after filing a whistleblower complaint about Department of Government Efficiency employees at the SSA. He said in the complaint that the DOGE employees had uploaded a copy of the entire country’s Social Security information to a “vulnerable cloud environment.” Borges’ resignation…
[ad_1] The Pentagon is considering speeding up the process to bring back ex-service members discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. Less than two dozen service members have been reinstated, though hundreds have applied. Sources say Defense Department officials are weighing whether to grant honorable discharges to some…
[ad_1] Federal prosecutors in D.C. filed criminal charges against a man who burned an American flag outside of the White House earlier this week, after President Trump signed an executive order ordering the Justice Department to investigate flag burning. Jan Carey, 54, of North Carolina, is facing two misdemeanor criminal counts in Washington, D.C., federal…
[ad_1] The first Black mayor of a tiny Alabama town overwhelmingly won election this week, four years after he says White residents locked him out of the town hall and refused to let him serve. Incumbent Mayor Patrick Braxton was elected as the mayor of Newbern, winning 66 votes to his opponent’s 26, according to…
[ad_1] Washington — A federal judge on Friday heard arguments over a bid by Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to remain in her post despite President Trump’s efforts to remove her because of allegations she made false representations on mortgage agreements several years ago. The two-hour-long hearing before U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb marked the…
[ad_1] Washington — President Trump is looking to claw back nearly $5 billion in foreign aid funds that Congress already approved, deploying a rarely used maneuver known as a pocket rescission to withhold funding without lawmakers’ authorization. The move has prompted bipartisan pushback from Capitol Hill, with one top Republican calling it “unlawful.” In a…
[ad_1] Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa has told confidantes she plans to reveal next week that she won’t seek reelection in 2026, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. Ernst’s announcement is scheduled for Thursday, the sources said. Ernst, 55, has served in the U.S. Senate since 2015. Spokespeople for Ernst did not…
[ad_1] Inflation still outpacing wages, study finds Americans’ paychecks still not keeping up with inflation, study finds 03:52 The Personal Consumption Expenditures index, a key inflation gauge used by the Federal Reserve to make interest-rate decisions, held steady in July according to new data from the Department of Commerce. Prices across the U.S. rose at…
