DHS requests 20,000 National Guard troops to help with mass deportation

The Department of Homeland Security has requested roughly 20,000 National Guard troops to assist with the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts, two U.S. officials told CBS News Thursday. The Defense Department is still reviewing the request, and National Guard troops could be pulled from different states to help DHS.  The officials said the troops are

FAA has used eBay and 3D printers to replace parts, Duffy says

The Federal Aviation Administration has resorted to buying replacement parts on eBay and making new parts with 3D printers, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told lawmakers Thursday — as the air safety system draws scrutiny for decades-old technology and persistent staffing problems. “We do try to buy replacement parts on eBay for this really old equipment,”

Supreme Court asks tough questions of federal government in birthright citizenship case

Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday pressed an attorney for the federal government on how President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship would be implemented amid scores of legal challenges that have gone against the administration. The bid by the Trump administration to narrow three lower court orders blocking Mr. Trump from ending birthright citizenship is

Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan enters not guilty plea on obstruction charges

Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal obstruction charges stemming from her allegedly helping a man evade immigration authorities during a federal law enforcement operation at her courthouse. Dugan, a Milwaukee county circuit court judge, was arrested in April by the FBI after director Kash Patel said she “intentionally misdirected federal agents away” from