A new immigration detention facility designed to house hundreds of undocumented immigrants convicted of serious crimes opened in Louisiana this week as part of what Attorney General Pam Bondi called a “historic agreement” between the state and federal government. The new facility — which is located inside the Louisiana State Penitentiary, commonly known as Angola
Washington — President Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court late Wednesday to review a federal appeals court decision that found many of his tariffs are illegal, warning that the ruling threatens to “unilaterally disarm the United States and allow other nations to hold America’s economy hostage to their retaliatory trade policies.” The appeal from the
Former Republican Sen. John E. Sununu is seriously exploring a bid to return to the Senate in his home state of New Hampshire, multiple sources familiar with his plans tell CBS News. The former senator, part of the influential Sununu political dynasty, has been viewed as a top recruit for Republicans ahead of next year’s
Republican Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas, a former White House physician, announced Wednesday that the Navy has restored his retired rank of rear admiral, overturning a 2022 demotion that followed a scathing investigation into his behavior during his time at the White House. Jackson posted a June 13 letter from Navy Secretary John Phelan saying he
Heading toward fall, Americans are continuing to rate the U.S. economy negatively, as most pick “uncertain” and “struggling” to describe its current state. Ratings dipped again slightly over the last month. A third of Americans pick the descriptors “rebounding” or “expanding.” (Respondents could pick multiple words.) And more than twice as many said “unfair” as
The Trump administration on Wednesday moved to terminate the legal status and work permits of nearly 270,000 Venezuelan migrants enrolled in the Temporary Protected Status program, urging them to self-deport from the U.S. The announcement marked the latest effort by the Trump administration to revoke humanitarian protections granted to hundreds of thousands of migrants from
Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday the federal government has “no immediate plans” to send National Guard forces to Chicago, one day after President Trump again suggested he will send federal forces to the nation’s third-largest city — drawing criticism from local leaders. The president had told reporters Tuesday that “we’re going in” to Chicago, but