Washington — Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to his Maryland home Thursday night, after a judge ordered the immediate release of the Salvadoran national who was mistakenly deported to his home country earlier this year. Abrego Garcia’s attorney, Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, told CBS News on Thursday that he was officially out of Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in
President Trump said Thursday evening he is granting a pardon to Tina Peters, a former Colorado county clerk who is serving a nine-year state sentence for allowing unauthorized access to voting machines — even though the president’s pardon power is widely understood to only apply to federal crimes. “Democrats have been relentless in their targeting of
House Speaker Mike Johnson, after viewing a video of the U.S. military’s controversial Sept. 2 boat strikes and receiving a briefing from the commander who oversaw the mission, said Thursday that two initial survivors who were killed in a follow-on strike were “able-bodied,” and the attacks were “entirely appropriate.” He reviewed the classified video of
A federal grand jury on Thursday refused to indict former New York Attorney General Letitia James for a second time in about a week, according to two sources familiar with grand jury proceedings — as prosecutors struggle to revive a criminal case against the Trump foe. Federal prosecutors presented James’ case to grand jurors in
The U.S. imposed sanctions on three nephews of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Thursday, as well as half a dozen ships accused of carrying oil from the country, as President Trump looks to inflict further pressure on the South American nation. The new sanctions target Franqui Flores, Carlos Flores and Efrain Campo. Also included in
1m ago Schumer rails against GOP for opposing ACA tax credit extension Schumer criticized Senate Republicans after the bill to extend ACA tax credits fell short. “Unfortunately our Republican colleagues refused to do what they should have done,” Schumer said at a news conference following the vote. “Republicans just blocked the Democrats’ bill for
Washington — The Senate on Thursday rejected a pair of bills to address rising health care costs, with lawmakers unable to reach a bipartisan agreement on extending tax credits that help millions of Americans purchase insurance under the Affordable Care Act. But with the partisan exercise behind them, some senators are expressing tepid optimism about