The Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security are close to finalizing an agreement that will allow the federal government to use sensitive voter registration data for immigration and criminal investigations, sources with direct knowledge of the plan told CBS News. The Justice Department’s controversial collection of voter roll data is being litigated in
Washington — An amendment that would require voters to show photo identification to cast a ballot failed to advance in the Senate on Thursday, despite Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer saying last week that Democrats were not opposed to such a requirement. The amendment to the elections bill needed 60 votes to advance. It was
The Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office has received a grand jury subpoena ordering it to turn over certain individual voter records, as part of a federal investigation into whether non-citizens are registered or have unlawfully cast ballots, sources with direct knowledge told CBS News. The investigation, which is being run by the Justice Department and
22m ago Thune says Republicans sent Democrats “last and final” offer Entering the Senate chamber, Thune told reporters that Republicans have made a final offer to Democrats. “The Dems are now in possession of what I think is our last and final,” Thune said. “So let’s hope this gets it done.” 26m ago
Washington — Television host, comedian and satirist Bill Maher will receive the 27th Mark Tain Prize for American Humor this year, the Kennedy Center announced Thursday, days after the White House called reports that Maher would receive the prize “fake news.” The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, whose board is filled with the president’s
The Justice Department this week conceded to a federal judge in New York it had been incorrectly citing an Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo to partially justify arrests at immigration courthouses, calling the oversight a “material mistaken statement of fact.” Justice Department lawyers disclosed in a letter on Tuesday that a May 2025 ICE memo
14m ago Trump floats ending the filibuster to open DHS President Trump floated ending the Senate’s 60-vote threshold to reopen DHS, asking, “When is ‘enough, enough’ for our Republican Senators.” “There comes a time when you must do what should have been done a long time ago, and something which the Lunatic Democrats will