A letter sent to the State Department seeks answers about the extent to which Chinese mercenaries are fighting for Russia in Ukraine. A congressional committee is investigating reports that more than a hundred Chinese nationals are serving as mercenaries for the Russian military in Ukraine. The Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has
Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ return to the political spotlight Wednesday came not only with a sharp rebuke of President Donald Trump, but also a carefully worded acknowledgment of her political future ambitions. Speaking in San Francisco, in her first major public remarks since her 2024 presidential defeat, Harris blasted Mr. Trump’s economic agenda. His
Behind Trump’s decision to remove Mike Waltz as national security adviser – CBS News Watch CBS News National security adviser Mike Waltz is leaving his White House post, although soon after reports about his departure were published, President Trump announced he plans to nominate him to be ambassador to the United Nations. Margaret Brennan has
The change expands the government’s power to deport students whose visas have been revoked. The federal government has changed the rules regarding the legal status of foreign students in the United States, allowing for an expedited deportation if their visas are revoked, according to an internal memo from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that was
Todd Lyons, the acting director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, praised California Gov. Gavin Newsom for his state's cooperation with ICE.
The number of migrants crossing the U.S. southern border unlawfully continued to be at a historically low level in April, three full months into President Trump’s aggressive efforts to curtail illegal immigration, according to internal federal data obtained by CBS News. In April, Border Patrol agents recorded roughly 8,400 apprehensions of migrants who had crossed
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to remove a lower court’s block on its decision to remove temporary legal protections for more than 300,000 Venezuelan nationals. U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer told the Supreme Court in a brief on May 1 that a federal judge in California had overstepped his authority. “The