Congress Pressed To Help Iranian Civilians Connect to Internet

The shutdowns, ‘one of the regime’s most powerful tools of repression,’ have allowed Tehran to violently crack down on protests People gather during protest on Jan. 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran (Getty Images) A coalition of advocacy groups petitioned House Foreign Affairs Committee leadership to immediately advance three pieces of bipartisan legislation that would help

DOJ guts office helping poorer immigrants obtain affordable legal aid, sources say

The Justice Department has quietly gutted a more than 60-year-old program created to ensure that low-income and indigent immigrants can receive competent and affordable legal representation, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the matter tell CBS News. The Recognition and Accreditation program, which is part of the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review, accredits