Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins didn’t always want to be a politician, but he has long had a desire to serve others. The 58-year-old native of Gainesville, Georgia, chose pastoral ministry as his first career. Thirty years later, he finds himself leading the sprawling government agency that serves more than 17 million veterans of
A judge has expanded a preliminary injunction on a move by President Donald Trump’s administration that would limit a person’s sex listed on their passport to align with their biological sex. U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts Judge Julia Kobick expanded the preliminary injunction on Tuesday after she ruled in favor of six
Another 2,000 California National Guard troops are being deployed to the Los Angeles area, the Defense Department announced Tuesday. It comes amid the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration crackdown in the region, which has sparked a series of at times contentious protests in downtown L.A. over the past few weeks. U.S. Northern Command said in
Biden-appointed U.S. Judge Julia Kobick issued a ruling Tuesday to temporarily block the Trump administration’s move to only allow two genders, male and female, on U.S. passports.
Noem hospitalized after allergic reaction Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem hospitalized after allergic reaction 00:24 Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was transported to a hospital on Tuesday due to an allergic reaction, the Department of Homeland Security said. Noem is “alert and recovering,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
A federal judge in Massachusetts has blocked the State Department from enforcing an executive order that required Americans to select their gender assigned at birth on new passports. U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick ruled Tuesday that any individual who needs to renew their passport because it expires within one year, apply for a new passport,
Virginia Democrats chose Jay Jones to be their attorney general nominee to face the GOP's Jason Miyares, a Trump ally, this November.