California Supreme Court declines to stop Newsom’s redistricting plan

Washington — The California Supreme Court will not prevent Democrats from moving forward Thursday with a plan to redraw congressional districts. Republicans in the Golden State had asked the state’s high court to step in and temporarily block the redistricting efforts, arguing that Democrats — who are racing to put the plan on the ballot

Texas House passes GOP redistricting plan after weeks-long standoff

The Texas House of Representatives gave final passage on Wednesday to House Bill 4, a controversial Republican-backed proposal to redraw the state’s congressional maps and potentially add up to five new GOP-leaning districts. Entering Wednesday, the bill needed to pass two votes in the House to advance to the Senate. Each vote passed 88-52.  Before

U.S. strikes deportation deals with Honduras and Uganda

Internal government documents obtained by CBS News show the Trump administration has expanded its campaign to persuade countries around the world to aid its crackdown on illegal immigration by accepting deportations of migrants who are not their own citizens. Camilo Montoya-Galvez explains. Original CBS News Link</a

Trump admin. can end deportation protections for Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua

A federal appeals court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to end temporary deportation protections for more than 60,000 people from Nicaragua, Honduras and Nepal — at least for now. A lower court last month blocked the Department of Homeland Security from ending Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for the three countries until

Gabbard cutting Director of National Intelligence staff by roughly 40%

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is slashing her office’s staff by around 40% — the latest major Trump-era change slated for the intelligence agency. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, or ODNI, is planning on cutting its headcount to around 1,300 employees, down from approximately 2,000 in February and 1,500 as of

Texas House poised to advance controversial Republican redistricting plan

The Texas House of Representatives gaveled back into session Wednesday morning with the controversial proposal to redraw congressional maps up for a vote after Democrats fled the state to protest the earlier attempt to bring the bill to the floor.  State Rep. Todd Hunter, the lead author of proposed Texas redistricting legislation, said on the