The Trump administration is delaying its plans to withhold pay from student loan borrowers who default on their payments, backing off a measure that threatened to deliver a financial blow to millions of Americans. The Education Department announced Friday that involuntary collections on federal student loans will remain on hold as the agency finalizes new
A Minnesota federal judge put limits Friday on the tactics that federal law enforcement are permitted to use in their handling of the ongoing protests in Minneapolis over the Trump administration’s surge of immigration resources to the city. In an 83-page order, U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez blocked federal agents who are deployed to Minnesota
The White House released the names of some of the leaders who will play a role in overseeing the next steps in Gaza after the Palestinian committee set to govern the territory under U.S. supervision met for the first time Friday in Cairo. The committee’s leader, Ali Shaath, an engineer and former Palestinian Authority official from
The Department of Homeland Security confirmed the death of a Mexican citizen in an immigration detention facility this week in Georgia, as Mexican authorities sought details surrounding the circumstances of the incident. On Wednesday, Heber Sanchez Domínguez, a 34-year-old Mexican citizen, died while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody at the Robert A. Deyton
Washington — The Trump administration and a bipartisan group of governors called for reforms in the largest electric grid in the country to make sure the development of new artificial intelligence plants doesn’t drive up electric costs. Federal and state officials signed onto a statement of principles that’s focused on the PJM Interconnection grid,
Pennsylvania’s two sitting senators — Republican Dave McCormick and Democrat John Fetterman — told CBS News they do not support a U.S. military takeover of Greenland, but are open to more U.S. control over the Arctic island coveted by President Trump. Fetterman told “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil on Friday that “it’s not an
In an interview with “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil, Sens. John Fetterman and Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania discuss working together despite their political differences, how they view President Trump’s push to acquire Greenland, health care, and more. Original CBS News Link</a