Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in birthright citizenship cases

14th Amendment explained What the 14th Amendment says about birthright citizenship 03:28 Washington — President Trump on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to limit for now the scope of three lower court orders that broadly blocked enforcement of his executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. The Trump administration asked the high court for emergency

Nearly 100 arrested in Trump Tower protest over Mahmoud Khalil’s detention

NYPD holds news conference on Trump Tower demonstration NYPD holds news conference on Trump Tower demonstration 02:11 Nearly 100 people were arrested Thursday after staging a sit-in at Trump Tower in New York City Thursday, the NYPD said.  It started at around 11:30 a.m. Thursday, police said. According to police, roughly 150 people dressed in

Protest in support of Mahmoud Khalil at NYC’s Trump Tower ends with 98 arrests, police say

Nearly 100 people have been arrested after staging a sit-in at Trump Tower in New York City Thursday, the NYPD said.  It started at around 11:30 a.m. Thursday.  According to police, roughly 150 people dressed in civilian clothes entered Trump Tower just before noon. Once inside, they removed their shirts to reveal red t-shirts with

Judge orders 6 federal agencies to rehire fired probationary workers

Washington — A federal judge in California ordered six federal agencies to reinstate probationary employees who were fired last month, finding that their terminations by the Office of Personnel Management were unlawful. U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco handed down his order in a challenge brought by a group of unions against the

Trump to invoke wartime power from 1798 for Guantanamo deportations

President Trump is planning to invoke a wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as soon as Friday to authorize the summary deportation of some migrants, including to Guantanamo Bay, escalating his government-wide immigration crackdown, multiple U.S. officials familiar with the plan told CBS News. The 227-year-old law gives presidents the extraordinary power