Trump critic wins Greenland election

Trump critic wins Greenland election – CBS News Watch CBS News The center-right Demokraatit Party won the most votes in Greenland’s parliamentary elections, a surprise result as the territory went to the polls in the shadow of President Trump’s stated goal of taking control of the island one way or another. “CBS Evening News” co-anchors

What rights do green card holders have? Immigration experts explain

The arrest of Mahmoud Khalil , a green card holder and former Columbia University student involved in pro-Palestinian campus protests in 2024, is raising questions about the rights of permanent residents in the United States.  Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Khalil , a lawful U.S. resident married to an American citizen, in New York

Mom worries about daughter with Down Syndrome after Education Department cuts

Mom worries about daughter with Down Syndrome after Education Department cuts – CBS News Watch CBS News Hope Katz Zogby, a 7th grader in Baltimore, gets speech therapy and occupational therapy she receives onsite at her local charter school — programs made possible through funding from the Education Department. Zogby’s mother now worries about what

Afghans who helped the U.S. military blocked from reaching American soil

In August 2021, Tamim Satari raced to the Kabul International Airport to evacuate Afghanistan after working with the American military as an intelligence officer, helping U.S. forces coordinate aerial bomb campaigns against the Taliban. But in the chaos of the U.S. withdrawal, his wife and newborn son were left behind.  “It was so hard, and

Judge blocks parts of Trump executive order targeting law firm Perkins Coie

A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked President Trump’s attempt to retaliate against a law firm that represented Hillary Clinton, ruling that an executive order the president signed last week unlawfully targeted the Perkins Coie law firm and violated its First Amendment rights.  U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell issued a temporary restraining order that stops three

Schumer says GOP doesn’t have votes to pass funding bill

Washington — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer warned Republicans on Wednesday that they do not have the votes to approve a House-passed stopgap measure to keep the government funded through September, with a fast-approaching Friday deadline to avert a government shutdown.  “Funding the government should be a bipartisan effort. But Republicans chose a partisan path, drafting