Who is Al Green, the congressman removed during Trump’s speech?

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

Democratic mayors of “sanctuary cities” set to testify before Congress

  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

Supreme Court won’t lift lower court order unfreezing $2 billion in foreign aid

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

Supreme Court won’t lift lower court order unfreezing foreign aid funds

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

Trump administration expected to seek to let Idaho enforce strict abortion ban

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

Poll on Trump’s 2025 joint address to Congress finds large majority of viewers approve

A large majority of speech watchers approved of what they heard from President Trump’s joint address to Congress Tuesday night.  The viewership was heavily Republican — historically a president’s party draws more of their own partisans. This was no exception, and they liked what they heard. This CBS News/YouGov survey interviewed a nationally representative sample

Man allegedly behind 2021 Kabul airport bombing being extradited to U.S.

Inside Kabul over 3 years after U.S. withdrawal Inside Afghanistan more than 3 years after U.S. withdrawal 04:21 U.S. officials told CBS News that Mohammad Sharifullah is being extradited to the U.S. in connection with the August 2021 Abbey Gate suicide bombing at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, which killed 13 American service