POLITICS

Washington — A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Trump’s former personal lawyer Alina Habba is serving illegally as the U.S. attorney for New Jersey. The judge’s decision came after three men facing criminal charges in the state challenged her appointment, arguing that Habba’s appointment last month as acting U.S. Attorney in the District of

California’s contentious new congressional maps, championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, easily advanced in the state Assembly on Thursday, setting up for final passage in the Senate before landing on Newsom’s desk.  The new map would shift five of California’s Republican U.S. House seats to be more favorable to Democrats in the 2026 midterm elections.  The

Washington — As Russia’s war in Ukraine rages on despite high-level meetings to discuss a possible path to peace, CBS News has learned that Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, issued a directive weeks ago to the U.S. intelligence community ordering that all information regarding the Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations not be shared with U.S.-allied

A South Texas woman who was arrested on murder charges in 2022 after using medication to terminate her pregnancy has alleged new details about her case against a local sheriff and prosecutors, claiming they violated her constitutional rights. Her Aug. 12 court filing comes as the debate over medicated abortion is heating up in Texas,

A U.S. Navy sailor was convicted Wednesday of charges that he sold military secrets, including details about military warships, to a Chinese intelligence officer while on active duty in exchange for payment.  Jinchao Wei, also known as Patrick Wei, who was an active-duty sailor stationed at Naval Base San Diego, was found guilty by a