Businesses are pressing the Trump administration to issue tariff refunds after the Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Trump unlawfully imposed levies under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA. Yet that process faces potential legal and political roadblocks, with experts saying it could drag out for years. Economists and trade experts told CBS News
Remaining slavery exhibits at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia do not need to be put back up for now after a last-minute ruling from an appeals court. Third Circuit Judge Thomas Hardiman granted the Trump administration a partial stay shortly before it was set to miss a court-mandated 5 p.m. deadline to restore a
At the same time the U.S. has entered negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, President Trump acknowledged he’s considering limited military strikes against the regime, and inside the Trump administration, there are factions weighing in with the president on each option. A Trump ally, who requested anonymity to talk about private discussions, described the
An attorney for the widower of Rep. Tony Gonzales’ former aide alleges the Texas Republican coerced the staffer into a sexual relationship and is now “playing the role of a victim in a situation that he created.” The staffer, Regina Santos-Aviles, died by suicide in September after setting herself on fire, according to the autopsy
Washington — President Trump is pressuring Iran to either curtail its nuclear program or face potential military strikes, grappling with an issue that has vexed presidents from both parties for decades. Iran — which denies any nuclear weapons ambitions — has amassed a growing stockpile of uranium that is enriched to near the level of
The Trump administration on Friday formally proposed a regulation that would dramatically restrict work permits for asylum-seekers, confirming a CBS News report about a plan to upend longstanding U.S. immigration policy. Since the 1990s, U.S. law has allowed immigration officials to grant work permits to asylum applicants if their cases have been pending for at
President Trump said in a news briefing Friday that 32,000 people were killed during the recent protests in Iran, a far higher number than has previously been reported. Mr. Trump, who made the remarks while addressing the Supreme Court’s ruling striking down his sweeping tariffs, did not offer a source for the death toll. When asked