Behind Trump’s decision to call off deploying federal forces to San Francisco

Behind Trump’s decision to call off deploying federal forces to San Francisco – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump announced that he has called off a plan to deploy a “surge” of federal forces to San Francisco following a conversation with Mayor Daniel Lurie. Camilo Montoya-Galvez has details. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before

Pritzker signs executive order aimed at addressing federal enforcement

Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order on Thursday aimed at addressing federal enforcement in Illinois, telling CBS News that his newly created Illinois Accountability Commission will serve as a permanent record of alleged civil rights abuses by federal agents in Chicago.  Pritzker told CBS News, in an exclusive interview, the state is documenting “unlawful

Trump pardons Binance founder who pleaded guilty to money laundering charge

Washington — President Trump has pardoned a billionaire cryptocurrency exchange founder who pleaded guilty to a money laundering-related charge, claiming the man was a victim of political prosecution by the Biden administration.  Changpeng Zhao, a Chinese-born Canadian founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, pleaded guilty in November 2023 to charges of enabling money laundering while serving

Colombia calls for U.S. to stop boat strikes, “engage in dialogue”

The Colombian government has asked the United States to stop attacking vessels in the Pacific and the Caribbean as part of an operation that Washington says is targeting drug smuggling. U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced strikes on two alleged drug-running boats in the Pacific that left five people dead. The first