Texas man arrested for allegedly making bomb threats outside ICE facility

Authorities in Dallas arrested a 36-year old man who the Department of Homeland Security says issued bomb threats against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility on Monday. Shortly after 6:30 p.m. Monday, Bratton Dean Wilkinson allegedly approached security officers and showed them what he claimed to be a “detonator” on his wrist, prompting a

Trump’s move to fire Lisa Cook could give him leverage over Fed board

President Trump’s move to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook could roil financial markets, raise uncertainty for investors and heighten concerns that the White House is trying to wrest control of the historically independent central bank, according to Wall Street analysts.  Mr. Trump announced her removal in a letter posted Monday night on Truth Social, citing allegations

Utah ordered to redraw congressional map, seat for Democrats possible

The Utah Legislature will have to redraw the state’s congressional map after a judge ruled Monday that the lines enacted in 2021 did not conform with “mandatory redistricting standards and requirements” — opening up the door for a winnable seat for Democrats in the red state.  According to the ruling released late Monday, “the core

Jack Smith lawyers say basis of ethics probe against him is “imaginary”

Lawyers for former special counsel Jack Smith on Monday defended him in the face of an ethics probe into his actions investigating President Trump before the 2024 election, referring to the basis of the investigation as “imaginary and unfounded.” Earlier this month, the Office of the Special Counsel — which is not affiliated with Smith’s

U.S. to resume “neighborhood checks” for citizenship applications

The Trump administration is reinstating a long-dormant practice of conducting “neighborhood checks” to vet immigrants applying for U.S. citizenship, expanding its efforts to aggressively scrutinize immigration applications, according to a government memo obtained by CBS News. The neighborhood checks would involve on-the-ground investigations by officials at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services that could include interviews

Trump administration threatens funding for 3 states over trucker English rules

California, Washington and New Mexico could lose millions of dollars of federal funding if they continue failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday. An investigation launched after a deadly Florida crash involving a foreign truck driver who made an illegal U-turn on Aug. 12 found what Duffy called