The AES Corporation 495-megawatt Alamitos natural gas-fired power station in Long Beach, Calif., on Oct. 1, 2009. David McNew/Getty Images California and 12 other states sued the federal government Wednesday to force the release of congressionally approved grants for clean energy programs, arguing the Trump administration unlawfully terminated the funding. The lawsuit, led by California
A major appeals court decision is expected to bolster the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts by allowing easier detention of people who illegally cross the southern border. The conservative-leaning U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld on Feb. 6 the federal government’s policy requiring detention without bond hearings, which determine whether someone can
Subsidies. Love ’em or hate them, they dominated the news during the Affordable Care Act’s sign-up season, and their reduction is now hitting many enrollees in the pocketbook. While lawmakers continue to disagree on a way forward, and the politics of affordability keeps the issue front and center, it would be understandable to think these
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The Trump administration has given Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers broader powers to detain lawful refugees who have yet to secure permanent U.S. residency, in its latest effort to more heavily scrutinize immigrants, illegal and legal alike, according to a government memo issued Wednesday and obtained by CBS News The directive, dated Feb. 18 and
Debates over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement agenda have led to a partial government shutdown affecting agencies under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) umbrella. Among the agencies affected is the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which went into shutdown on Feb. 14, creating uncertainty for air travelers. We had a problem loading this article. Please
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a signing ceremony for the “Board of Peace” at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace is hosting its first meeting in Washington on Feb. 19, featuring attendees representing nearly 50 nations and the European Union among the