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

Poll of 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

Sen. Elissa Slotkin delivers Democratic response to Trump speech

Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin warned that President Trump’s first weeks in office after returning to the White House have brought “reckless” approaches to managing the economy and foreign affairs. Slotkin spoke for roughly 10 minutes as she delivered the Democratic Party’s official response to Mr. Trump’s nearly two-hour, often campaign-style address to Congress Tuesday night. What