A Venezuelan man who was deported from the U.S. and detained in the notorious CECOT prison in El Salvador last year has become the first known ex-prisoner to sue the U.S. for damages, filing a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday seeking at least $1.3 million in compensation. In an interview with CBS News, Neiyerver Adrián
Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified in federal court Tuesday that he had no knowledge of the alleged crimes of former Rep. David Rivera, his onetime housemate who is accused of secretly lobbying for the Venezuelan government during the first Trump administration. Rubio described a 2017 meeting with Rivera where he said “insiders in the
Washington — Markwayne Mullin was sworn in as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday, taking the oath of office at the White House one day after winning confirmation in the Senate. At a ceremony in the Oval Office, President Trump called Mullin a “great American patriot” and said he has “been a
NASA announced ambitious long-range plans Tuesday to spend $20 billion over the next seven years to build a moon base near the lunar south pole featuring habitats, pressurized rovers and nuclear power systems. The announcement came just over a week before the planned launch of NASA’s Artemis II around-the-moon mission. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman kicked
Minnesota state and county officials sued the federal government Tuesday, alleging they are being blocked from investigating the shootings of Renee Good, Alex Pretti and Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis by federal agents. In the lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, Hennepin County District Attorney Mary
Washington — It’s not a palace, but next month the White House is set to be overrun by royals. In separate visits, President Trump is planning to host monarchs from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands next month. King Charles III is set to visit sometime in April, a source told CBS News, but there
Washington — President Trump, who calls voting by mail “cheating” and wants to restrict the method, voted by mail this month in Florida’s special elections, public records show. Records from the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections indicate the president voted by mail in Tuesday’s special election for Florida’s 87th district statehouse seat. Mr. Trump