Memo shows U.S. can send migrants with no criminal record to Guantanamo

A government memo obtained by CBS News shows the Trump administration created broad rules outlining which migrants can be held at Guantanamo Bay, allowing officials to send non-criminal detainees there despite a vow to hold “the worst” offenders at the naval base. As part of his aggressive crackdown on immigration, President Trump in late January

DOJ files lawsuit against Maine claiming state violated Title IX

Washington — Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Wednesday that the Justice Department is filing a civil lawsuit against Maine’s Department of Education for “discriminating against women by failing to protect women in women’s sports” in what she alleged is a violation of Title IX. “The Department of Justice will not sit by when women are

AP says its reporters were blocked from Oval Office despite court order

Washington — The Associated Press said its reporters were prevented from attending an Oval Office event with President Trump and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele even though a federal judge had ordered the White House to restore the news outlet’s access as of Monday. An AP spokesperson said in a statement that its “journalists were blocked

Judge blocks WH from enforcing parts of executive order targeting law firm

Washington — A federal judge on Tuesday said she will prevent the Trump administration from enforcing portions of an executive order that targets the law firm Susman Godfrey, finding that the directive likely retaliates against the firm and its clients for their exercise of constitutionally protected speech. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan granted the firm’s

Senior adviser to Pete Hegseth put on leave amid leak investigation

Pentagon watchdog to evaluate Signal leak Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal to be evaluated by Defense Department watchdog 02:20 The Pentagon has put two Defense Department officials on administrative leave pending an investigation into an unauthorized disclosure, officials confirmed to CBS News. Dan Caldwell, a senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, was escorted from the

Detained Columbia student Mahdawi tells CBS he feared citizenship interview was “honey trap”

Just one day before Mohsen Mahdawi was detained by immigration agents at what he was told was his citizenship interview, the Columbia student and Palestinian activist told CBS News he thought there was a chance the long-awaited appointment could be a trap. “It’s the first feeling of like, I’ve been waiting for this for more