Appeals court again declares DACA illegal, but keeps policy alive

Washington — A federal appeals court on Friday declared the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration policy unlawful, casting a cloud of certainty over more than half a million unauthorized immigrants brought to the U.S. as children ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. A panel of judges before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the

Supreme Court takes up case over LGBTQ books in Maryland schools

Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to take up a dispute over whether a Maryland school district violated parents’ religious rights when it declined to allow them to opt their elementary school children out of instruction involving storybooks about gender and sexuality. The dispute centers around a decision by the Montgomery County School Board

Nelly set to perform at Trump’s inaugural ball, sources say

D.C. prepares for Trump’s inauguration D.C. prepares for President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration 02:46 Rapper Nelly is set to perform at one of President-elect Donald Trump’s three official inaugural balls on Monday, sources familiar with inauguration planning told CBS News. The Grammy Award-winning artist, known for his global 2002 smash hit, “Hot In Herre,” will

Trump inauguration moved inside the Capitol due to weather

Washington — Monday’s inauguration ceremony for President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will take place inside the Capitol due to dangerously low temperatures, Trump announced on social media on Friday.  “There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I don’t want to see people hurt, or injured, in

Biden sets presidential pardons, commutations record with almost 2,500 more

Washington — President Biden announced Friday that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, using his final days in office on a flurry of clemency actions meant to nullify prison terms he deemed too harsh. The recent round of clemency gives Mr. Biden the presidential record for most

Trump inauguration moved inside the Capitol due to freezing temperatures

Washington — Monday’s inauguration ceremony for President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will take place inside the Capitol due to dangerously low temperatures, Trump announced on social media on Friday.  “There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I don’t want to see people hurt, or injured, in