Washington — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from deporting noncitizens detained in the Southern District of New York under President Trump’s proclamation invoking the wartime Alien Enemies Act. Another judge in Colorado issued a similar order later in the day. In New York, U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein said in a
In former President Joe Biden‘s first interview since leaving office, he slammed President Trump’s foreign policy, describing Mr. Trump’s actions toward Russia as “modern-day appeasement” and saying “what the hell’s going on here?” about what he called Mr. Trump’s “confiscation” policy regarding Greenland, Canada, the Panama Canal and renaming the Gulf of Mexico. “What the hell’s
The vice chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, who was appointed to the post by President Joe Biden late last year, has been fired, a senior White House official confirmed to CBS News. Alvin Brown’s ouster happened Tuesday. Brown, a Democrat who was the first African American elected mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, was appointed
Washington — A federal appeals court on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to comply with a lower court order that requires it to transfer Tufts Ph.D. student Rumeysa Ozturk from a detention facility in Louisiana to Vermont. The three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit rejected a bid for emergency
Washington — Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that the Trump administration believes Russia is “asking for too much” in its initial offer on a deal to end its war with Ukraine. During remarks at the Munich Leaders Meeting, the vice president underscored the importance of direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, and said that
Top House Democrats on Wednesday are asking Attorney General Pam Bondi to spare a civil rights-era office that has frequently been referred to as the “peacemakers program.” An internal Justice Department memo reviewed by CBS News last month said President Trump’s appointees are considering closing the Community Relations Service, which was created as part of
On the eastern plains of Colorado, in a county of less than 6,000 people, Lincoln Health runs the only hospital within a 75-minute drive. The facility struggles financially, given its small size and the area’s tiny population. But for over a decade, the Hugo, Colorado-based health system has remained afloat partially thanks to a surprising