No West Virginia Guard troops deployed in D.C. have asked to leave, governor says

Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Friday that no West Virginia National Guard members deployed to Washington, D.C., have requested to return home in the wake of Wednesday’s shooting of two West Virginia Guard members that left one dead and the second critically wounded. “I haven’t heard of anyone step back,” Morrisey told CBS News in an

Officials told to pause all asylum decisions in wake of National Guard shooting

The Trump administration on Friday directed U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officers to pause all asylum decisions in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in Washington, D.C., according to an internal directive obtained by CBS News and two sources familiar with the order. The move is the administration’s latest effort to

Trump says he will pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez

President Trump said Friday that he will be pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who in 2024 was convicted in New York for drug trafficking and weapons charges and sentenced to 45 years in prison. The president explained his decision on social media by posting that “according to many people that I greatly respect,”

Trump says he’s canceling all Biden orders signed using an autopen

Washington — President Trump said Friday he is canceling all orders signed by former President Joe Biden using an autopen, a mechanical device that reproduces signatures. “Any document signed” by Biden via the use of an autopen “is hereby terminated, and of no further force or effect,” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social.  “I am hereby

Investigators probe suspect’s background in D.C. National Guard shooting

  30m ago D.C. law enforcement officers may join National Guard patrols, officials say There are ongoing discussions about whether Washington, D.C., agencies, including the Metropolitan Police Department, Metro Transit Police and U.S. Park Police, should accompany National Guard members on patrols of the city, two law enforcement officials told CBS News on Friday.  No

Trump lashes out at female reporters, calling them “ugly,” “stupid,” “piggy”

Washington — President Trump has lashed out at several female reporters who have asked him questions or written critically of him in recent weeks, calling them “ugly,” “stupid,” and “piggy.” The most recent incident came at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday night, when CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes asked the president about the suspect