Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas has died, multiple sources tell CBS News, weeks after taking office. He was 70 years old. Turner also served as Houston’s mayor from 2016 to 2025. His death appears to have been sudden. Turner attended President Trump’s joint address to Congress, a source said, but at some point he
In the wake of a televised Oval Office squabble pitting President Trump and Vice President JD Vance against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the U.S. has paused intelligence sharing with its war torn ally, according to CIA Director John Ratcliffe. Ratcliffe acknowledged the halt in intelligence sharing Wednesday morning during an interview on Fox Business. Ratcliffe
Rep. Al Green, a Democrat from Texas, was swiftly escorted from the House chamber Tuesday night after interrupting President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress. Green, a 77-year-old congressman, was ejected for shouting early on during Mr. Trump’s speech, in which the president reviewed his administration’s sweeping legislative agenda and outlined, for an
17m ago DOJ has threatened to prosecute local officials who don’t comply with immigration agenda The hearing will likely highlight a standoff between the federal government and local jurisdictions that has emerged since Mr. Trump took office. In January, the new leadership at the Justice Department directed federal prosecutors and law enforcement to focus
Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to halt a lower court order that required the Trump administration to unfreeze nearly $2 billion in foreign-aid funding, clearing the way for the money to flow to groups that have done work for the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development overseas. The decision from
Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to halt a lower court order that required the Trump administration to unfreeze nearly $2 billion in foreign-aid funding, clearing the way for the money to flow to groups that have done work for the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development overseas. The decision from
Washington — The Trump administration signaled Tuesday it will move to let Idaho enforce its strict abortion ban, even in the treatment of pregnant women suffering medical emergencies, a dramatic reversal from the previous administration in a closely watched lawsuit. The state’s largest hospital system said it could be forced to airlift women out of