The Biden administration announced a new regulation Thursday aimed at allowing immigration officials to more quickly identify and deport migrants who are ineligible for U.S. asylum earlier in the process. The regulation by the Department of Homeland Security would apply to migrants who ask for asylum after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. CBS News reported
An aide to Rep. Henry Cuellar and a political and business consultant have agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to help the Democratic congressman from Texas launder more than $200,000 in bribes and to assist prosecutors in a federal criminal investigation, according to court documents unsealed this week. Federal court records show Mina Colin Strother,
Maggie Tamposi Goodlander, a former White House aide and the wife of national security adviser Jake Sullivan, launched her campaign Thursday to represent New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District after six-term Rep. Annie Kuster announced she would not seek reelection. “I know how to get things done and deliver for New Hampshire,” Goodlander said in a
Washington — Sen. Bob Menendez was at work in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, but in four days he’ll be in a Manhattan courtroom as a criminal defendant fighting federal corruption charges that involve the governments of Egypt and Qatar. The New Jersey Democrat told CBS News he plans to be at his trial every
New York — One of the star witnesses in former President Donald Trump’s trial, adult film actor Stormy Daniels, gave defiant testimony Thursday in her final day on the stand as the defense accused her of fabricating details of the alleged sexual encounter between her and Trump. “You’re trying to make me say it changed,
Xavier University of Louisiana became the second school to rescind a commencement invitation to United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield because of student outcry over the conflict in the Gaza Strip. The move came days after the University of Vermont also canceled Thomas-Greenfield’s commencement address. Administrators at both universities cited pressure from students and the community
Xavier University of Louisiana became the second school to rescind a commencement invitation to United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield because of student outcry over the conflict in the Gaza Strip. The move came days after the University of Vermont also canceled Thomas-Greenfield’s commencement address. Administrators at both universities cited pressure from students and the community