In his Oval Office meeting Wednesday with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, President Trump made allegations of persecution of White farmers in South Africa, which he used to justify granting refugee status to a group of Afrikaners earlier this month. Ramaphosa has denied there is a genocide, and some Afrikaners say Mr. Trump is being lied to
Washington — Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily halted Friday lower court orders that required the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency to turn over information to a government watchdog group as part of a lawsuit that tests whether President Trump’s cost-cutting task force has to comply with federal public records law. Roberts issued a temporary
Security for Trump administration border czar Tom Homan costs more than $500,000 a month, multiple sources within the administration told CBS News, an amount that has drawn attention from allies of President Trump who have been seeking to shrink government spending. The total cost of Homan’s security — with roughly $500,000 in salaries for agents
President Trump on Friday signed several executive orders to help clear the way for more nuclear power development and, in the words of one of his top officials, “usher in the American nuclear renaissance.” “It’s a hot industry, it’s a brilliant industry,” Mr. Trump said of nuclear power before signing the executive orders. The White
The Trump administration is planning to dispatch hundreds of border agents to different parts of the country so they can help Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest unauthorized immigrants in the U.S interior, three sources familiar with the plan told CBS News. The plan would be the latest escalation in the Trump administration’s aggressive efforts to
A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from revoking Harvard University’s ability to enroll foreign students, hours after the Ivy League school challenged a decision by administration officials that targeted its enrollment. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs agreed to grant Harvard’s request for immediate relief and set a hearing for May 29,
The House Republicans’ campaign arm is focusing a new advertising campaign on Democrats from politically risky seats who voted against the GOP’s sweeping effort to cut taxes and pass Medicaid work requirements, setting the stage for what may prove to be one of the biggest political messaging clashes of next year’s midterms. Republicans in Washington