What comes next after the Supreme Court’s Trump immunity ruling

Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that former presidents are entitled to immunity from federal prosecution for official acts, a landmark decision that has major ramifications for former President Donald Trump. The ruling dealt primarily with special counsel Jack Smith’s case against Trump in Washington, D.C. While the court’s 6-3 decision made some

House Republicans sue Garland, seeking Biden audio

Washington — House Republicans filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday as they seek audio recordings of President Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur as part of their impeachment inquiry.  The House Judiciary Committee’s lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Washington is the latest escalation in the fight over the audiotapes

Steve Bannon reports to prison in Connecticut

Washington — Trump ally Steve Bannon reported to federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut on Monday to begin serving a four-month sentence for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.  Bannon arrived at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury around noon and was formally taken into

Illegal border crossings fall to lowest level of Biden’s presidency

Illegal crossings along the U.S. southern border fell to a 3-year low in June following President Biden’s drastic move to curtail asylum and continued efforts by Mexico to stop migrants heading north, according to preliminary Customs and Border Protection data obtained by CBS News. Border Patrol processed approximately 84,000 migrants who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border