Trump nominates seasoned military leaders to head vital global commands
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Trump's nomination of two military officials to lead key commands for CENTCOM in Florida and AFRICOM in Germany.
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Trump administration planning to end TSA’s Quiet Skies traveler surveillance program
The Trump administration is preparing to end a federal domestic surveillance program for travelers that’s meant to ferret out terrorist threats but has sometimes ended up saddling Americans with inconvenient or invasive searches at U.S. airports. President Trump plans to discontinue the Transportation Security Administration’s “Quiet Skies” program, multiple sources told CBS News. An announcement
As Musk ramps up attacks on Trump budget bill, Johnson says he’s “flat wrong”
Washington — GOP leaders in Congress appeared undeterred Wednesday as Elon Musk ramped up his criticism of President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” with a barrage of posts slamming the measure, raising questions about whether Republicans can remain united around the centerpiece legislation of Mr. Trump’s second-term agenda. In a post on X on Tuesday, Musk
Trump administration returns Guatemalan man to U.S. after judge says he was wrongly deported
The Trump administration has returned a Guatemalan man to the United States after a judge determined he was wrongly deported without due process, his legal team told CBS News. The man, who has gone by O.C.G. in court proceedings, landed in the United States today and made contact with lawyers representing him after he landed,
DOJ sues Texas for offering in-state college tuition to illegal immigrants in alleged violation of federal law
Federal officials are challenging Texas' 2001 law that removes immigration status as a factor for in-state tuition eligibility, arguing it conflicts with federal requirements.
Supreme Court Declines to Shield Identities of Police Who Attended Jan. 6 Capitol Rally
The Washington Supreme Court ruled in February that the officers do not have a right to remain anonymous. The U.S. Supreme Court on June 4 declined to shield the identities of police officers fighting a public records request for information about their attendance at the Jan. 6, 2021, rally at the U.S. Capitol. The new
Senate weighs Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ as policy group backs CBO, projects $3 trillion debt increase
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that Trump's spending package addressing tax policy, immigration and other issues would add $3 trillion to primary deficits over 10 years.