The Trump administration is expected to issue an executive order as early as Friday establishing a designation for state sponsors of wrongful detention, CBS News has learned, in a move that would allow the U.S. to punish countries that illegally detain U.S. nationals or take them hostage. The effort is aimed at curbing the number
The Department of Homeland Security asked the Pentagon to accommodate roughly 250 federal agents and 140 vehicles at a military base in Illinois ahead of an expected increase in immigration roundups in the Chicago area, according to an internal government memo obtained by CBS News. In a request for assistance to the Department of Defense,
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are launching an investigation Friday into the firings of Justice Department attorneys and employees who investigated President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his handling of classified records. In a letter obtained by CBS News, the panel’s Democrats are asking Attorney General Pam Bondi to hand over
Washington — A federal appeals court on Thursday halted a lower court ruling that required Florida and the Trump administration to dismantle parts of “Alligator Alcatraz,” a controversial immigration detention site in the Everglades. The 2-1 ruling by a panel of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit will effectively allow
Washington — The Defense Department is considering authorizing up to 600 military attorneys to serve as temporary immigration judges, a defense official confirmed. Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement that at the request of the Justice Department, the Defense Department is in the process of “identifying qualified Judge Advocates and civilian attorneys for
U.S. warships head to Venezuela U.S. warships head to Venezuela to combat drug cartel threats 03:35 Two armed Venezuelan F-16 fighter jets flew over the USS Jason Dunham on Thursday, according to multiple Defense Department officials who described the action as a “show of force.” The Dunham, an Aegis guided-missile destroyer, is among a flotilla
Washington — President Trump is hosting a dinner Thursday night at the White House with tech giants and other business and political leaders, but Tesla CEO Elon Musk will not be among those attending. More than a dozen tech titans were invited to the event, including Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Microsoft