Chicago — Two Illinois National Guard members told CBS News they would refuse to obey federal orders to deploy in Chicago as part of President Trump’s controversial immigration enforcement mission — a rare act of open defiance from within the military ranks. “It’s disheartening to be forced to go against your community members and your
Indiana’s Republican governor on Monday said he would be calling a special session to consider redrawing the state’s congressional map, following in the footsteps of other GOP states — although the state Senate president cautioned that “the votes still aren’t there.” Gov. Mike Braun posted on X that he will be “calling a special legislative
Washington — A Minnesota man was arrested earlier this month and charged with threatening Attorney General Pam Bondi in a TikTok post that appeared to place a $45,000 bounty on the nation’s top law enforcement official. The post targeting Bondi was reported to the FBI on Oct. 9 by a TikTok user in Detroit and
11m ago Senate to vote on judicial nominations on Monday The Senate will work to approve two judicial nominations on Monday, with no plans to vote for a 13th time on advancing a House-passed measure to fund the government. The chamber will reconvene at 3 p.m., according to Majority Whip John Barrasso’s office.
Air traffic controller Jack Criss is now clearing takeoffs and takeout orders. The single dad took on a side gig as a DoorDash delivery driver during the second-longest government shutdown in modern history in order to make some extra cash and cover his daughter’s high school tuition. For the past few weeks, air traffic controllers
A U.S. warship docked in Trinidad and Tobago‘s capital on Sunday as the Trump administration boosts its military pressure on neighboring Venezuela and President Nicolás Maduro. The arrival of the USS Gravely, a guided missile destroyer, in the capital of the Caribbean nation joins the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, which is moving closer to Venezuela.
President Trump arrived Monday in Japan, where new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is banking on building a friendly personal relationship with the U.S. leader to ease trade tensions. Mr. Trump’s Asian tour, which kicked off over the weekend, has a heavy focus on business ties, and speaking to journalists as he flew into the Japanese