Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a reassuring message to America’s allies on Saturday, striking a less aggressive but still firm tone about the administration’s intent to reshape the trans-Atlantic alliance and push its priorities after more than a year of President Donald Trump’s often-hostile rhetoric toward traditional allies. Reminding his audience at the annual
Washington — The Department of Homeland Security officially shut down at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, after Congress failed to pass a bill to fund its operations before a stopgap measure lapsed. Democrats had made a number of demands to restrain the government’s immigration crackdown in exchange for their support of the funding measure but could
Washington — A partial government shutdown centered on the Department of Homeland Security began Saturday amid a stalemate over the Trump administration’s controversial immigration enforcement policies. It’s the second time in as many weeks that funding has lapsed for part of the government as Democrats and the White House remain at odds on restraints for
These DHS employees will be impacted by the government shutdown – CBS News Watch CBS News Lawmakers are locked in a standoff over the way ICE is carrying out immigration enforcement. Nicole Sganga has details about who will be impacted by the shutdown. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; } .device–type-mobile .content__meta-wrapper::before
The unexpected and ultimately short-lived flight ban near El Paso this week stemmed from disagreements within the federal government over the use of a high-energy laser weapon system to take down drones, multiple sources told CBS News. After training by the U.S. military, Customs and Border Protection used a palletized high-energy laser system earlier this
The White House this week presented its most detailed plans yet for the East Wing renovation, moving one step closer to fulfilling President Trump’s wish for a nearly 90,000-square-foot addition to the executive mansion. The National Capital Planning Commission will evaluate those plans at a hearing in early March. The submission includes new renderings of
Washington — President Trump declared Friday he would seek to bypass Congress and require voter identification in the November midterm elections as legislation on the issue appears doomed in the Senate. “There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!” Mr. Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. He