Attorneys for New York Attorney General Letitia James took aim at the Trump-appointed prosecutor overseeing her bank fraud case Thursday, accusing interim U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan of an improper conversation with a journalist and vowing to seek dismissal of the indictment on the grounds that Halligan was unlawfully named to the job. The pair of
President Trump announced Thursday that he has called off a plan to deploy federal agents to San Francisco, following a conversation with Mayor Daniel Lurie. In a statement on Truth Social, Mr. Trump said prominent tech company bosses had also contacted him Wednesday, urging him not to go forward with a so-called “surge” operation set
Washington — The entire White House East Wing appears to have been demolished, new images show, after the White House said President Trump doesn’t need to seek approval to tear it down. Photos taken Thursday and a new satellite image from Planet Labs PBC show some rubble where the East Wing used to stand, after
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
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
As the state draws national attention in part because of Proposition 50 and redistricting, Californians also weigh in on what they think the state more generally can — and can’t — show the nation, and on the potential prospects of some of its leading political figures. A large number of Californians in his own Democratic
New York City Mayor Eric Adams endorsed former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the race to replace him Thursday. Adams and Cuomo appeared at NYCHA’s Carver Houses Thursday afternoon. Cuomo embraced Adams as they met. “Andrew and I are two kids from New York, and when you think about it, Andrew and his brother, and I