Washington — A federal judge is holding a bail hearing Friday for Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts doctoral candidate who was detained by immigration authorities after the Trump administration revoked her student visa. Ozturk is currently detained at an immigration facility in Basile, Louisiana, where she was transferred after she was taken into custody in Massachusetts
The Trump administration must soon make a decision that will affect millions of Americans’ ability to access and afford mental health and addiction care. The administration is facing a May 12 deadline to declare if it will defend Biden-era regulations that aim to enforce mental health parity — the idea that insurers must cover mental
President Donald Trump said the temporary cease-fire must ‘ultimately build toward a peace agreement’. President Donald Trump on May 8 urged Russia and Ukraine to enter into a 30-day unconditional cease-fire while U.S.-led peace negotiations are ongoing. Trump stated that the temporary cease-fire must “ultimately build toward a peace agreement” between the two nations and
A town hall being held by New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday night was disrupted when an apparent Trump supporter stood up to challenge her to apologize to the president.
For the first time in history, an American was chosen to lead the Catholic Church, as cardinals on Thursday selected Pope Leo XIV — or Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago native — as the new pontiff. The surprise move comes at a time of political tension in the United States. Hints as to what postures Pope Leo
A proposal to establish a new state government watchdog designed to fight fraud in public programs sailed through the Minnesota Senate on Thursday. On a 60-7 vote, lawmakers approved establishing a new Office of Inspector General, an independent agency charged with investigating state agencies and private organizations that receive taxpayer money. The measure comes two-and-a-half
President Trump has fired longtime Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, a congressional source confirmed to CBS News. Hayden was fired in an email Thursday from Trent Morse, deputy director of presidential personnel. “On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as the Librarian of Congress is terminated