President Joe Biden has pronounced Thursday, Jan. 9, to be a national day of mourning for Jimmy Carter, a day that coincides with the 39th president’s state funeral. In addition to ordering that flags be flown at half-staff for 30 days, Mr. Biden on Monday issued an executive order that has federal offices closing for the
Former President Jimmy Carter‘s casket arrived in the nation’s Capitol Tuesday afternoon for a military tribute and other ceremonies before he will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. The former president’s casket arrived at the Capitol shortly before 4:30 p.m. The streets of Washington, D.C., with the ground covered in snow from a
The U.S. government will issue refunds to tens of thousands of unauthorized immigrants married to American citizens who applied for a Biden administration program that was struck down in federal court, according to internal government documents obtained by CBS News. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, or USCIS, plans to refund the $580 application fee that
Washington — The House approved its first policy legislation of the new Congress on Tuesday with a bill aimed at addressing illegal immigration. The Laken Riley Act would require the Department of Homeland Security to take into custody undocumented immigrants who have been charged with theft and other crimes. The legislation is named for Riley, a
President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” calling the move “appropriate” and criticizing Mexico for the migrants crossing the U.S. southern border. Trump made the comments during an open-ended Mar-a-Lago press conference during which he also didn’t rule out using military or
John Irving, a former federal prosecutor who now represents Trump-world figures like Peter Navarro and Carlos de Oliveira, is under consideration to be named the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., in President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. Multiple sources familiar with the matter confirm to CBS News that Irving is a contender for the job, but no
Former President Jimmy Carter‘s casket arrived Tuesday afternoon in Washington, D.C., for a military tribute and other ceremonies before he will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. The state funderal is set for Thursday. President Biden said he will be delivering a eulogy at Thursday’s service, along with several others. President-elect Donald Trump said