Washington — Democratic leaders say a proposal from the White House is “incomplete and insufficient” as they demand new restrictions on President Trump’s immigration crackdown and threaten a shutdown of the Homeland Security Department. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a statement late Monday that a White House
Chappell Roan announced Monday that she’s left her talent agency after its CEO was named in files related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the Department of Justice. The Epstein Files Transparency Act passed overwhelmingly by Congress in November compelled the Department of Justice to release all the documents in its
Updated 6:00 AM Hearing came together following Pretti’s death The committee initially sought testimony from the leaders of ICE, CBP and USCIS on Jan. 15. But after Pretti’s killing on Jan. 24, the committee chairman, Rep. Andrew Garbarino of New York, wrote to the leaders “formally memorializing this previous invitation.” Garbarino said in a
President Trump is threatening to block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Detroit and Canada “until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them.” In a post on Truth Social, Mr. Trump also demands that Canada “treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve.”
The U.S. military struck its 39th alleged drug-carrying boat on Monday, killing two people and leaving one survivor who is now the focus of a search-and-rescue effort. The military’s Southern Command said in a post on X it struck a vessel that was “operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations” and “engaged in narco-trafficking operations.” It did not
Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein who herself was convicted of sex trafficking in 2021, invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and refused to answer questions during a virtual appearance before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Scott MacFarlane reports. Original CBS News Link</a
A federal judge on Monday blocked a California law from going into effect that would ban federal immigration agents from covering their faces, but they will still be required to wear clear identification showing their agency and badge number. California became the first state to ban most law enforcement officers from wearing facial coverings under