Pentagon orders military to pull library materials linked to diversity

How Trump’s orders could reshape the military Trump signs executive orders to address DEI, transgender troops in U.S. military 02:31 Washington — The Pentagon has ordered military leaders to remove and review library materials related to diversity, anti-racism and gender issues within the next two weeks.  The order was sent Friday to leadership and is

U.S. plans to soon receive White South Africans granted refugee status, doc shows

The Trump administration is planning to soon receive the first group of White South Africans it says deserve a safe haven in the U.S. because of alleged racial discrimination in post-Apartheid South Africa, government documents obtained by CBS News show. The initial arrival of the South African nationals who have been granted refugee status could

New FEMA head tells staff: “Don’t get in my way… I will run right over you”

During his first all-hands meeting with agency personnel, acting Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator David Richardson issued a striking warning: “Don’t get in my way,” the former United States Marine Corps ground combat officer told staff, according to a recording of the speech obtained by CBS News.  “Obfuscation, delay, undermining,” Richardson continued, referencing tactics he

Judge orders Tufts student detained by ICE to be released on bail

Washington — A federal judge on Friday ordered Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts doctoral candidate, to be immediately released from immigration custody on bail as she pursues a challenge to her detention by immigration authorities after the Trump administration revoked her student visa. U.S. District Judge William Sessions, who is presiding over the case, said at the

Columbia activist Mohsen Mahdawi can remain free from custody, appeals court rules

Washington — A federal appeals court on Friday said Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi can remain released from immigration custody while a legal challenge to his detention moves forward, denying a request from the Trump administration to allow immigration officials to re-detain Mahdawi. The three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit

HHS moving to fire probationary employees again, officials say

The Department of Health and Human Services is moving for a second time to fire probationary employees at the nation’s health agencies, multiple federal officials said, after many previously had their terminations paused amid court battles over their fate. In mid-February, thousands of recently hired or promoted workers at the department had received letters firing