Senior adviser to Pete Hegseth put on leave amid leak investigation

Pentagon watchdog to evaluate Signal leak Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal to be evaluated by Defense Department watchdog 02:20 The Pentagon has put two Defense Department officials on administrative leave pending an investigation into an unauthorized disclosure, officials confirmed to CBS News. Dan Caldwell, a senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, was escorted from the

Trump Announces Free Flights, Possible Stipends for Self-Deportees

Mass deportations will continue to target violent criminals, while those willing to comply and seek legal entry could see benefits, according to the president. The federal government will facilitate and pay for the self-deportation of those who entered the country illegally, while operations will continue to target gang members and violent criminals, President Donald Trump

The Geezer Is Back: Biden Says ‘Roughly 30 Percent’ of Americans Have ‘No Heart’ in Crotchety Return to National Spotlight

Joe Biden, the 82-year-old former president sometimes referred to as “Sleepy Joe,” rambled and occasionally shouted Monday evening during his first major speech since leaving the White House. Biden delivered the keynote address, billed as a defense of Social Security, at a conference in Chicago hosted by a disability rights organization. He also received the

Harvard’s Standoff With Trump Administration Presages Court Battles

Federal agencies freeze $2.2 billion and accuse the university of reinforcing an entitlement mindset and violating civil rights laws. Now that Harvard University has rejected a list of conditions from the Trump administration implicating billions in future federal funding, the lines between campus free speech, racial policies, and federal oversight of higher education activities could

Trump Opens National Security Probe Into Critical Mineral Imports

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will have 90 days to conduct the analysis and submit a report. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 15, tasking the Secretary of Commerce to investigate the national security effects of the United States importing processed critical minerals and the products made from them. “The United States manufacturing

Detained Columbia student Mahdawi tells CBS he feared citizenship interview was “honey trap”

Just one day before Mohsen Mahdawi was detained by immigration agents at what he was told was his citizenship interview, the Columbia student and Palestinian activist told CBS News he thought there was a chance the long-awaited appointment could be a trap. “It’s the first feeling of like, I’ve been waiting for this for more