Court upholds Prop 50, allowing California to use its redrawn congressional maps

A federal three-judge panel for the U.S. Central District Court of California upheld Prop 50, ruling that Democrats can proceed in using their newly redrawn congressional maps in the state for the 2026 midterm elections.  The court found “that the evidence presented reflects that Proposition 50 was exactly what it was billed as: a political gerrymander

Trump admin. cuts grants for mental health, addiction treatment programs

Thousands of federal grants supporting mental health and addiction treatment programs were suddenly terminated late Tuesday, sources told CBS News.  The abrupt cancellations at the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration impacted 2,706 of the agency’s discretionary grants valued at around $1.9 billion, a source familiar with the matter told CBS News.  President

“Fundamental” differences remain over Greenland’s future, Denmark says after U.S. meeting

Washington — The U.S. and Denmark still have “fundamental” differences over the future of Greenland, but will continue to talk, Denmark’s foreign minister said after a White House meeting Wednesday amid President Trump’s push to take over the Arctic island. Denmark’s foreign minister, Lars Loekke Rasmussen, met with Greenland’s minister for foreign affairs, Vice President

Trump says “killing in Iran is stopping,” with “no plan for executions”

Washington — President Trump said Wednesday he’s heard on “good authority” that the “killing in Iran is stopping,” as thousands are feared dead amid anti-government protests.  He also said there’s “no plan for executions,” a day after he told “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil on Tuesday there would be “very strong actions” against the

U.S. says it’s moving into next phase of Gaza peace plan, warns Hamas

The United States says it’s moving into the next phase of a Gaza peace plan involving disarming Hamas, rebuilding and daily governance. Trump envoy Steve Witkoff  said in a post on X that this second phase of the president’s “20-Point Plan to End the Gaza Conflict” would move on from the initial ceasefire deal agreed late last year

Vance, Rubio meet with Greenland and Denmark’s foreign ministers

Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other White House officials met Wednesday with Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers amid the Trump administration’s ongoing threats to take over Greenland.  Officials involved in the meeting have not yet briefed reporters on the discussion.  The meeting came one day after Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik