Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, said Tuesday in a memo posted on X that the Trump administration is revoking the security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials. She accused them of having engaged in the “politicization or weaponization of intelligence” to advance personal or partisan goals, failing to safeguard classified
When the FBI fired five veteran agents earlier this month, Director Kash Patel offered no explanation. Shock at the firings has continued to reverberate through the storied agency. And now, details are emerging about the possible motivation, several sources close to the agents tell CBS News. “There is a despicable purge underway of senior FBI
Nebraska Republican Gov. Jim Pillen announced plans Tuesday for an immigration detention center in a farming area in the state’s southwest corner as President Trump’s administration races to expand the infrastructure necessary for increasing deportations. Pillen said he and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had agreed to use an existing minimum security prison work camp
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday that the entire wall along the U.S.-Mexico border is going to be painted black to make it hotter and deter illegal immigration — an idea she said was “specifically at the request” of President Trump. Noem spoke during a visit to a portion of the wall in New
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador only to be brought back to the U.S. to face smuggling charges, asked a federal judge in Nashville on Tuesday to dismiss his indictment, calling it a “vindictive and selective prosecution” by the Trump administration. The attorneys claimed the Trump administration is only
Republicans in Texas are poised to approve the partisan reshaping of the state’s 38 congressional district map in hopes of adding five more house seats during the midterm elections next year. Democrats stalled the vote for two weeks by fleeing the state, but have since returned. Texas Tribune reporter Eleanor Klibanoff joins to discuss. Original
Why are other states sending National Guard troops to D.C.? – CBS News Watch CBS News At least six Republican governors say they are sending hundreds more National Guard troops to join the already increased federal law enforcement patrolling Washington, D.C. Scott MacFarlane has more. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; }