Erbil, Iraq — President Trump has threatened to cut off all U.S. support for Iraq if the country reelects former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for a third term. Al-Maliki, a member of Iraq’s Shiite Muslim majority, was forced to resign in 2014 after two consecutive terms in office amid pressure from both inside and outside the
Washington — Senate Homeland Security Committee Democrats are calling on Secretary Kristi Noem to testify before the panel “without delay,” following the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis this month. In a letter first obtained by CBS News and sent to Noem on Wednesday, Democrats on the Homeland Security
Washington — Democrats on Capitol Hill are raising concerns with the FBI’s search of an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia, and warning that the operation is an example of President Trump using federal law enforcement to intimidate voters and undermine democracy. The FBI executed the search warrant at the Fulton County Election Hub and
Washington — The Senate is set to take a procedural vote Thursday morning on a package to fund the remaining government agencies and programs, with less than two days to avoid a partial government shutdown. But Democrats say they won’t allow the package to move forward without reforms to immigration enforcement. Though Congress has approved
Washington — Federal immigration officials have brought an end to enhanced immigration enforcement operations in Maine, Sen. Susan Collins said Thursday. “While the Department of Homeland Security does not confirm law enforcement operations, I can report that Secretary Noem has informed me that ICE has ended its enhanced activities in the State of Maine,” Collins, a Republican,
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Thursday launched her campaign to be Minnesota’s next governor, a surprise twist in the race for the top job in the state as it experiences an unprecedented immigration enforcement operation that’s ignited a national debate. In an announcement video on social media, Klobuchar began by acknowledging that Minnesota has
Washington — Hundreds of American families and the children they’re in the process of adopting from abroad are in a wait-and-see mode after President Trump’s latest travel ban and visa freeze covering dozens of countries — unlike past travel bans — made no blanket exceptions for international adoption visas, advocacy groups and bipartisan lawmakers say.