Washington — President Trump nominated Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general on Monday, aiming to formalize the onetime Trump defense lawyer’s control over the Justice Department. Blanche has served as acting attorney general since Mr. Trump fired Pam Bondi in April. He previously spent just over a year as deputy attorney general, the No.
Washington — A federal judge on Monday invalidated President Trump’s policy imposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for high-skilled foreign workers, finding it unlawful. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin ruled in favor of a group of 20 states that challenged the new fee announced by Mr. Trump in September. The judge found that
The Pentagon on Monday updated its religious affiliation codes after members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints criticized the list because it did not describe LDS as a “Christian” faith. On Friday, the Pentagon cut the number of religious affiliation codes from over 200 to 31 to help military chaplains streamline religious
President Trump walked out of an interview with NBC News in Wisconsin after he was challenged on his claims of election fraud and struggled to provide evidence for those claims. In an interview with NBC News’ Kristen Welker that was taped Friday and aired Sunday, Welker pressed the president for evidence on his claims of
California voters are still waiting for results in two of the state’s most-watched primaries, as the races for governor and Los Angeles mayor remain unresolved after a weekend that saw a shift in the battle for the second spot in the November mayoral election. Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nithya Raman previously faced a six-percentage-point deficit
The Trump administration on Monday plans to announce it is seeking to revoke the citizenship of 17 U.S. citizens accused of immigration fraud, expanding its unprecedented denaturalization campaign, CBS News has exclusively learned. Justice Department officials said the move represents the largest-ever effort by the U.S. government to use its denaturalization powers, which were rarely
Californians are still waiting for results in two of the state’s most-watched primaries, as the races for governor and Los Angeles mayor remain unresolved after a weekend that saw a shift in the battle for the second spot in the November mayoral election. Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nithya Raman previously faced a six-percentage-point deficit to