The number of detainees in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody increased to 66,000 this week, setting a new record high as President Trump intensifies his crackdown on illegal immigration, according to internal Department of Homeland Security data obtained by CBS News. Never before has ICE held so many detainees facing deportation at any given
The Senate stalemate dragged on Thursday, and Senate Democrats remained in high spirits after clinching an Election Day sweep and ending optimism the shutdown could end this week.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 6, 2025. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images Walking off the floor, Thune said the Senate could stay in session through the weekend if there are signs of progress on a deal. “I think that depends
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The judge scolded Trump officials for failing to comply with his order to fund the SNAP program through November and gave them just 24 hours to do so.
Washington — A Rhode Island judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to provide full federal food benefits to states by Friday and admonished the government for what he said is its defiance of an earlier order. U.S. District Judge John McConnell told Justice Department lawyers that it is “simply unacceptable” to wait any longer
Trump allies’ America First Legal filed federal civil rights complaints accusing three Virginia cities of embedding DEI into policies after the DOJ launched a similar probe in Austin, Texas.