Detained Columbia student Mahdawi tells CBS he feared citizenship interview was “honey trap”

Just one day before Mohsen Mahdawi was detained by immigration agents at what he was told was his citizenship interview, the Columbia student and Palestinian activist told CBS News he thought there was a chance the long-awaited appointment could be a trap. “It’s the first feeling of like, I’ve been waiting for this for more

Biden says “we can’t go on like this as a divided nation”

Washington — Former President Joe Biden on Tuesday delivered his first public remarks since leaving office, focusing on preserving Social Security but he also urged that “we can’t go on like this as a divided nation.”   Biden assailed President Trump’s administration but did not name Mr. Trump directly. He also didn’t address his departure from

Senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put on leave amid leak investigation

Pentagon watchdog to evaluate Signal leak Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal to be evaluated by Defense Department watchdog 02:20 The Pentagon has put a senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on administrative leave pending an investigation into an unauthorized disclosure, a defense official confirmed to CBS News. Dan Caldwell was escorted from the Pentagon

Watch Live: Biden to deliver public remarks today, first since leaving office

Washington — Former President Joe Biden is delivering his first public address since leaving office, speaking Tuesday at a Chicago conference focused on protecting Social Security. Appearing at the Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled conference, Biden is set to deliver a keynote address Tuesday evening, according to the conference schedule, as speakers highlight the

Judge in Abrego Garcia case tells DOJ she has “no tolerance for gamesmanship”

Greenbelt, Maryland — A federal judge on Tuesday admonished the Department of Justice for not complying with her order to facilitate the release of a Maryland man who the Trump administration admitted had been mistakenly deported to a prison in El Salvador, and ordered expedited discovery in the case.  “We have to give process to

Meta CEO Zuckerberg pushes back against FTC claims on Day 2 of trial

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg sparred Tuesday with a Federal Trade Commission attorney over the meaning of emails the Facebook founder wrote about why he wanted to acquire Instagram, as a historic antitrust trial alleging Meta illegally monopolized the social media market went into its second day. Zuckerberg returned to the witness stand on Tuesday to