Judge Temporarily Blocks Referendum to Redraw Virginia’s Congressional Map

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The state and U.S. flags fly over the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond on Jan. 10, 2024. Steve Helber/AP Photo A county judge in Virginia issued an emergency restraining order on Feb. 19, temporarily blocking a referendum backed by Democrats to redraw the state’s congressional maps. Tazewell County Circuit Judge Jack Hurley granted a Feb.

Slavery exhibits reinstalled at the President’s House in Philadelphia

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A series of exhibits and educational materials on the history of slavery that were removed from the President’s House Site in Philadelphia were reinstalled Thursday, nearly one month after the Trump administration ordered they be taken down. The National Park Service confirmed the pieces of signage restored on Feb. 19 are the same plaques that

Iran dangles investment proposals as off-ramp from Trump’s gunboat diplomacy

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The two rounds of indirect talks between the U.S. and Iran have produced unique proposals addressing Iran’s nuclear program — its enrichment capabilities and supply of highly enriched uranium — and how to make a deal that’s economically beneficial to both countries, diplomatic sources tell CBS News.  While Tehran seeks sanctions relief from the U.S.,

Trump Orders Release of Government Files on Aliens, UFOs

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A still from GO FAST, an official U.S. government video of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), taken in 2015. U.S. Navy President Donald Trump has ordered government agencies to release information about extraterrestrial life and related phenomena in a late night Feb. 19 Truth Social post. “Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be directing

Trump tells Pentagon to release files on UFOs and “alien and extraterrestrial life”

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President Trump on Thursday directed his administration to release files on UFOs and any “alien and extraterrestrial life,” an issue that has drawn decades of public fascination — and spawned more than a few wild theories. In a Truth Social post, the president told Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other agency heads “to begin the