Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the State Department in Washington on April 14, 2026. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The State Department on Thursday expanded a visa restriction policy that targets foreign nationals working for U.S. adversaries to undermine the nation’s interests in the Western Hemisphere. The new restrictions target 26 unnamed individuals and include

The State Department said it imposed visa restrictions on 26 individuals under the expanded policy targeting those acting for U.S. adversaries.

President Donald Trump is facing a GOP rebellion on Capitol Hill over a key spy powers reauthorization.

President Donald Trump is facing a GOP rebellion on Capitol Hill over a key spy powers reauthorization.

Rev. Franklin Graham defended Trump over an AI-generated image controversy, saying the president thought it depicted a doctor helping someone, not Jesus.

4/16: The Takeout with Major Garrett – CBS News Watch CBS News Ceasefire begins between Israel and Lebanon; U.S. blockade of Iranian ports continues for a fourth day. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; } .device–type-mobile .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: calc(100vw – 40px); } View CBS News In Original CBS News Link

Analilia Mejia, the Democratic candidate running for New Jersey’s 11th congressional district, talks to people at coffee shop in Morristown, N.J., on March 24, 2026. Seth Wenig/AP Photo Analilia Mejia, a Democratic activist and labor organizer, won the April 16 special election to fill New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherill’s former seat in Congress. Shortly after

Democrat Analilia Mejia has won a House seat in New Jersey, according to Decision Desk HQ, succeeding now-Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) and notching a win for progressives.  Mejia, a top aide to Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) 2020 presidential campaign, defeated Republican Joe Hathaway in the Thursday special election for the Garden State’s 11th Congressional District,…

Fox News has confirmed acting ICE Director Todd Lyons submitted his resignation letter to Homeland Secretary Markwayne Mullin Thursday.

Democrat Analilia Mejia won a New Jersey special election, defeating Republican Joe Hathaway in a race to fill Gov. Mikie Sherrill's vacant House seat.

Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida accused Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego of misconduct on Thursday, which Gallego denied. Luna told CBS News’ “The Takeout with Major Garrett” that the Arizona Democrat was the previously unnamed senator whom she said was facing “very disturbing” allegations in a cryptic social media post earlier this week.  A

Todd Lyons, the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is planning to leave the federal government later this spring, after leading the agency at the forefront of President Trump’s deportation crackdown for over a year, two U.S. officials familiar with his plan told CBS News. Lyons, a two-decade ICE veteran, told colleagues that

Trump nominates Dr. Erica Schwartz for new CDC director – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump nominated a new director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday. Dr. Erica Schwartz is a former deputy surgeon general and retired Coast Guard rear admiral. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%;

Israel-Lebanon ceasefire could impact U.S. deal with Iran – CBS News Watch CBS News Israel has been fighting the Iranian regime and its proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon across the border. That local ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon could affect U.S. efforts to come to a broader regional agreement with Iran. Charlie D’Agata reports. link.lazyload {

Gov. Bill Lee signed a Tennessee resolution making June Nuclear Family Month instead of Pride Month, sparking backlash from LGBTQ+ advocacy groups.

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on April 13, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The House of Representatives on April 16 passed legislation that would temporarily extend temporary protected status for certain Haitian immigrants in a vote of 220–207.  Temporary Protected Status allows individuals from nations involved in armed conflict, natural disaster, or other serious

Todd Lyons, the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is planning to leave the federal government later this spring, after leading the agency at the forefront of President Trump’s deportation crackdown for over a year, two U.S. officials familiar with his plan told CBS News. Lyons, a two-decade ICE veteran, told colleagues that

Washington — Days after the U.S.-Israel led war with Iran kicked off last month, American intelligence agencies detected signs that the war risked widening beyond the immediate battlefield as Russia and China sought to support Iran to blunt U.S.-Israeli military operations.  Analysts at the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon’s arm for military intelligence, assessed that

Washington — Days after the U.S.-Israel led war with Iran kicked off last month, American intelligence agencies detected signs that the war risked widening beyond the immediate battlefield as Russia and China sought to support Iran to blunt U.S.-Israeli military operations.  Analysts at the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon’s arm for military intelligence, assessed that

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday faced federal lawmakers for the first time since September as he sought to defend a more than 12% proposed cut to his department’s budget and dodge arrows from angry Democrats along the way.  In his testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee, kicking off an expected