A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from rapidly deporting migrants who entered the U.S. legally on humanitarian grounds, potentially curtailing arrests at immigration courts that have triggered controversy across the country. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb of Washington, D.C., barred federal immigration officials from using two Trump administration directives to apply a
Department of Veterans Affairs announces reversal of Biden-era exception allowing abortion services for veterans, citing conflict with medical benefits law
Signage at the United States Department of Labor headquarters in Washington on Aug. 29, 2020. Andrew Kelly/File Photo/Reuters President Donald Trump announced on Aug. 1 that he has directed the termination of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Writing in a Truth Social post shortly after the July jobs report, Trump accused
Signage at the United States Department of Labor headquarters in Washington on Aug. 29, 2020. Andrew Kelly/File Photo/Reuters President Donald Trump announced on Aug. 1 that he has directed the termination of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Writing in a Truth Social post shortly after the July jobs report, Trump suggested
July was another month of record low illegal crossings at the southern border, with just 4,598 illegal immigrants arrested by Border Patrol — a 24% drop from the previous record low set in June and an average of just 148 illegal crossings every day. That monthly total is nearly 500 fewer than the average number
Washington — Federal Reserve governor Adriana Kugler will step down early from her post on the central bank’s board, the Fed announced Friday, creating an open position for President Trump to fill. The vacancy comes at a critical time for Mr. Trump, who has pressured the Fed to cut interest rates. Kugler’s replacement will sit
Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has been transferred from a federal correctional facility in Tallahassee, Florida, to a facility in Bryan, Texas, CBS News has learned. No reason was given for the move. Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence after she was convicted in 2021 for her role in helping