Washington — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a Department of Homeland Security policy that allows immigration authorities to deport migrants to “third countries” that are not their own, without first giving them notice or the opportunity to object, is unlawful. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in Massachusetts sided with a group of noncitizens who filed
Means was pressed by both a Democratic and a Republican senator on the committee about her past criticism of the use of the Hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Means has criticized the blanket use of the vaccine for babies, both on social media and on a podcast with Tucker Carlson, saying Hepatitis B is contracted
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will resign from his remaining roles at Harvard University over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the school confirmed to CBS News on Wednesday. Summers will retire at the end of the academic year but will remain on leave until then, a Harvard spokesperson said in a statement. Summers stepped back
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a Democratic senator from Wisconsin, noted that Means says she wants to root out conflicts of interest in federal agencies, while she has received money for promoting health companies and supplements. Baldwin said Means has promoted a lab testing company that, before she began promoting their tests, agreed to pay $43 million
CBS News fact checked President Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address Tuesday night, in which he highlighted his record on the economy, immigration and tariffs, and also assessed a claim made by Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger during her Democratic response. Here are some of the claims and CBS News’ ratings and context for those statements:
President Trump’s 2026 State of the Union Address and the Democratic response – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump delivers the longest State of the Union address in recent history, followed by the Democratic response from Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; } .device–type-mobile .content__meta-wrapper::before { width:
Iran’s reaction to President Trump’s 2026 State of the Union was straightforward. The Iranian Foreign Ministry accused Mr. Trump of repeating “big lies” about the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program and the death toll from its crackdown to end anti-government protests in January. As the two countries prepare for another round of negotiations over Iran’s contested uranium