Washington — The Senate is nearing a final vote on President Trump’s massive tax and spending bill after a marathon series of amendment votes that stretched more than 24 hours as Republicans work to pass the centerpiece legislation of Mr. Trump’s second-term agenda. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has been working to sway GOP holdouts
President Trump once again targeted former close aide Elon Musk early Tuesday, attacking the amount of government subsidies Musk is receiving after the tech billionaire and world’s richest person renewed criticism of the president’s flagship spending bill. “Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far,” Mr. Trump said on his Truth Social
Washington — President Trump will be paying a visit Tuesday to a new immigration detention center in South Florida that state officials are calling “Alligator Alcatraz.” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the plans Monday and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt later confirmed it, saying DeSantis, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Republican
A military commander has discussed shifting some California National Guard troops away from the Trump administration’s weekslong deployment to deal with protests in Los Angeles so they can help fight wildfires, two U.S. officials told CBS News. Gen. Gregory Guillot, the leader of U.S. Northern Command, made the request to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth,
Former Texas Democratic Rep. Colin Allred formally launched his 2026 U.S. Senate campaign Tuesday morning, entering what is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched races of the cycle. A former NFL linebacker, Allred represented the Dallas area in the House for three terms before mounting an unsuccessful challenge to Republican Sen.
A military commander has discussed shifting some California National Guard troops away from the Trump administration’s weekslong deployment to deal with protests in Los Angeles so they can help fight wildfires, two U.S. officials told CBS News. Gen. Gregory Guillot, the leader of U.S. Northern Command, made the request to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth,
Washington — A federal magistrate judge said Monday that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador and then was returned to the United States to face criminal charges of human smuggling, will remain in federal custody until at least mid-July. Abrego Garcia’s lawyers had asked the judge Friday to