Washington — Senate Democrats are threatening to block a package to fund major parts of the government this week, including the Department of Homeland Security, following the deadly shooting of a man by federal agents in Minneapolis. But a partial government shutdown would likely have little impact on the administration’s ongoing immigration enforcement operations, since
Washington — The families of two Trinidadian men who were killed in a U.S. missile strike on a boat in the Caribbean in October sued the Trump administration in federal court, arguing the “premeditated and intentional killings lack any plausible legal justification.” Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo were among the six passengers who were killed
Washington — A federal judge in Oregon dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit Monday that sought sensitive voter information from the state. The decision from U.S. District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai is the latest setback for the Trump administration in its efforts to obtain copies of voter registration lists from dozens of states. Earlier this month, a
Washington — The chief judge of the U.S. District Court in Minnesota ordered the acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to appear in his courtroom in-person on Friday and explain why he should not be held in contempt of court for violating an earlier order. Judge Patrick Schiltz wrote in a brief three-page order that
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is facing internal scrutiny within the Trump administration in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CBS News, but Noem is expected to keep her job. Sources said Noem was at the White House on Monday and faced questions
Alex Vindman, who became a key player along with his twin brother in President Donald Trump‘s first impeachment, announced on Tuesday that he is running for the U.S. Senate as a Democrat in Florida. Vindman, an Army veteran, was serving on the National Security Council in 2019 when the Republican president pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr
Congress is ratcheting up its scrutiny of the killing of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol in Minneapolis on Saturday. Top Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee on Monday asked Justice Department officials to hand over records about the probe of Pretti’s killing to the panel by Monday, Feb. 2, in a letter to Attorney General