Federal judges in several states have rejected President Trump’s controversial picks for top prosecutor posts in a rare standoff between the courts and the White House, but those acting U.S. attorneys will nonetheless remain in place because of actions taken by the president and the Justice Department. File: Alina Habba, acting US attorney for New
DACA recipient with no criminal record detained by ICE – CBS News Watch CBS News The roundup of undocumented immigrants was supposed to focus on what the administration calls the “worst of the worst” criminals. But as Lilia Luciano reports, some detainees have no criminal record at all. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before {
Members of the Texas House Democratic Caucus are now discussing when they will return to Texas. They said they consider it a success that they have just about killed the special session and an effort in the House to pass new Congressional maps that will give Republicans five new majority seats. After failing to reach
The State Department on Tuesday released a long-awaited series of reports on worldwide human rights practices that reveal scaled-back criticism of select countries including El Salvador and harsher assessments of traditional U.S. allies, including the United Kingdom and Germany. The release follows a period of revisions that administration officials said were meant to “streamline” the
A federal judge on Tuesday said he would block the Trump administration from using a federal building in New York City to hold immigrants facing deportation unless it reduces the number of detainees and improves conditions at the site, including by providing sleeping mats and hygiene products. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan issued the temporary
Russia has signaled to the U.S. that it may be willing to end the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters Tuesday. “We had a call with President Trump and with some European leaders. During the call, there was a signal from Mr. Witkoff, who was also on the call, that Russia is
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed new legislation requiring more thorough background checks before hiring police officers, a law inspired by the shooting death of Sonya Massey. Massey was shot and killed by former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson in July 2024 inside her home near Springfield. Grayson has been fired and charged with