The shutdowns, ‘one of the regime’s most powerful tools of repression,’ have allowed Tehran to violently crack down on protests People gather during protest on Jan. 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran (Getty Images) A coalition of advocacy groups petitioned House Foreign Affairs Committee leadership to immediately advance three pieces of bipartisan legislation that would help
The Justice Department has quietly gutted a more than 60-year-old program created to ensure that low-income and indigent immigrants can receive competent and affordable legal representation, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the matter tell CBS News. The Recognition and Accreditation program, which is part of the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review, accredits
The Senate proceeds to an executive session to resume consideration of the nomination of Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Olka.) to be Secretary of Homeland Security with a confirmation vote, followed by a vote on a motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Colin McDonald of California to be an assistant attorney general. Original News Source
The Senate proceeds to an executive session to resume consideration of the nomination of Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Olka.) to be Secretary of Homeland Security with a confirmation vote, followed by a vote on a motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Colin McDonald of California to be an assistant attorney general. Original News Source
Washington — Amid Trump administration demands for Tehran to keep the free flow of commerce in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. officials have told CBS News that there are at least a dozen underwater mines through the vital passageway, according to current American intelligence assessments. U.S. officials, who have seen current American intelligence assessments and
MacFarlane said the move will allow him to do ‘independent, unfiltered reporting’ R: Scott MacFarlane (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Former CBS News “Justice Correspondent” Scott MacFarlane exited the Tiffany Network earlier this month, saying he sought “independence.” He’s now joining the left-wing media company MeidasTouch, which got its start as an anti-Trump political action committee that
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with a major elections dispute involving whether federal law bars states from counting mail ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but received by election officials later. The case before the high court, known as Watson v. RNC, involves Mississippi’s deadline for late-arriving mail ballots and whether