Washington — The Texas Legislature is set to convene Monday for a special session where it will attempt to redraw the state’s congressional map to boost President Trump and his allies’ efforts to maintain the GOP’s grip on the U.S. House in next year’s midterm elections. The state’s decision to recraft the boundaries of House
Washington — House Republicans approved a package after midnight Friday to claw back $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funding, sending it to President Trump’s desk. Congress beat a Friday end-of-day deadline to pass the bill, which is known as a rescissions request, after which the money would have had to be spent
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said the U.S. Department of Justice is targeting him after the federal government requested a list of incarcerated undocumented immigrants. During a news conference on Thursday, Luna said the federal government has threatened to charge him if his agency does not cooperate. “I’ve personally received, I’m going to call
President Trump late Thursday ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to seek the release of grand jury testimony related to Jeffrey Epstein — as his administration faces pressure to disclose more details on the late sex offender. “Based on the ridiculous amount of publicity given to Jeffrey Epstein, I have asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to
President Trump asked about the idea of firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in a meeting with lawmakers this week, CBS News has reported, a legally untested move that follows years of on-and-off criticism of the Fed leader leveled by Mr. Trump. The president’s gripes with his handpicked Fed chair — whom he has called
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was injured during one of Israel’s attacks on Iran, two U.S. intelligence sources have confirmed to CBS News. The sources told CBS News that reports in Iranian state-run media are accurate that Pezeshkian was attending a Supreme National Security Council meeting when the Israeli strike happened. The state media report said
Public broadcasting funding cuts could lead to news blackouts in rural areas – CBS News Watch CBS News The potential loss of just more than $1 billion in federal funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting could impact the operations of smaller, rural-area NPR and PBS stations the most. Karen Hua reports. View CBS News