Mohsen Mahdawi graduated from Columbia University with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy Monday, less than three weeks after he was released from immigration custody after being detained at what he was told was a U.S. citizenship interview. Mahdawi — who helped lead pro-Palestinian protests on Columbia’s campus in 2023 — was greeted by cheers and
“Gettysburg” movie director on the importance of historical reenactors – CBS News Watch CBS News This week on “The Takeout,” writer and director Ron Maxwell explains why he used reenactors in his film “Gettysburg.” “Reenactors are a living Civil War historian,” Maxwell told CBS News’ Major Garrett. View CBS News In Be the first to
The Republican-backed tax and spending bill that’s now moving forward in the House is getting a reality check from Wall Street. That’s because the proposed tax breaks are projected to far outstrip any savings in the bill, potentially leading to mounting U.S. debt and a worsening fiscal outlook, according to economists and policy experts. If
President Trump said the tone and spirit of his two-hour phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday about the war in Ukraine were “excellent,” and Russia and Ukraine would “immediately start negotiations toward a ceasefire.” Mr. Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president said in a social media post, and Zelenskyy
Washington — The Senate is expected to take a key procedural vote Monday evening on a crypto regulation bill after Democratic opposition tanked an initial attempt to advance the measure earlier this month amid concern over ties between the digital asset industry and the Trump family. The first-of-its-kind legislation, known as the GENIUS Act, would
Washington — President Trump on Monday signed a bipartisan bill into law that makes it a federal crime to post real and fake sexually explicit imagery online of people without their consent. The bill, known as the “Take It Down Act,” was backed by first lady Melania Trump, who made a rare public appearance in
President Trump said the tone and spirit of his two-hour phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday about the war in Ukraine were “excellent,” and Russia and Ukraine would “immediately start negotiations toward a ceasefire.” Mr. Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president said in a social media post, and Zelenskyy