Trump Calls Gag Order ‘Unconstitutional’ After Being Held in Contempt

Former President Donald Trump called a gag order imposed on him by the judge in his so-called hush money trial “unconstitutional’ on Tuesday—just hours after being held in contempt for violating the order. President Trump continued his criticism of Justice Juan Merchan and the charges laid against him, and called into question whether Manhattan Attorney

Greene holds back on vote to depose Johnson — for now

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene still hasn’t forced a vote on ousting Speaker Mike Johnson, despite vowing earlier Tuesday that she would forge ahead on her long-stalled effort. The Georgia conservative, in a statement on X, formerly Twitter, said that “if the Democrats want to elect him Speaker (and some Republicans want to support the Democrats’

College Dems Endorse ‘Protests for Peace’ as Demonstrators Trash Columbia Campus

College Democrats of America, the Democratic Party’s official student organization, on Tuesday endorsed the “protests for peace” across U.S. college campuses amid violent, weeks-long anti-Israel demonstrations that have shut down Columbia University. “This past week, we witnessed heroic actions on the part of students around the country to protest and sit in for an end

White House considers welcoming some Palestinians from Gaza as refugees

The Biden administration is considering bringing certain Palestinians to the U.S. as refugees, a move that would offer a permanent safe haven to some of those fleeing war-torn Gaza, according to internal federal government documents obtained by CBS News. In recent weeks, the documents show, senior officials across several federal U.S. agencies have discussed the

Schumer slams ‘lawlessness’ at Columbia Gaza protests in forceful denunciation

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer harshly criticized the “lawlessness” of some protesters at Columbia University in his home state of New York, wading into the high-profile demonstrations over the war in the Middle East. The New York Democrat decried vandals and those occupying a building on campus during the dayslong demonstrations over Israel’s response to

Trump Removes Social Media Posts That Judge Says Violated Gag Order

Former President Donald Trump removed multiple social media and website posts on Tuesday to comply with a judge’s order. Earlier Tuesday, Judge Juan Merchan ordered the former president to remove seven posts on Truth Social and two on his campaign website, alleging they violated a gag order. He also held President Trump in contempt of