Progressive Primary Challengers Snub Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker as Dem Infighting Escalates

‘We need new leadership in there,’ one Dem hopeful says Hakeem Jeffries (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Left-wing Democratic primary challengers are refusing to back House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (D., N.Y.) for speaker, as grassroots Democrats have started turning on their party’s leaders. “I wouldn’t vote for Jeffries,” activist Saikat Chakrabarti, who is running against former

JD, Usha Vance visit Greenland as Trump administration eyes territory

Washington — Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance are headed to a U.S. base in Greenland, as the Trump White House eyes the semi-autonomous Danish territory despite opposition from residents and leaders.  National security adviser Mike Waltz will join the Vances, sources familiar with the planning told CBS News. Waltz will travel

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members

Court upholds pause on some deportations Court upholds temporary block on Trump administration’s use of Alien Enemies Act for deportations 03:46 Washington — The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to lift lower court orders blocking deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members under the wartime Alien Enemies Act. The Justice Department made the