Harvard’s Standoff With Trump Administration Presages Court Battles

Federal agencies freeze $2.2 billion and accuse the university of reinforcing an entitlement mindset and violating civil rights laws. Now that Harvard University has rejected a list of conditions from the Trump administration implicating billions in future federal funding, the lines between campus free speech, racial policies, and federal oversight of higher education activities could

Trump Opens National Security Probe Into Critical Mineral Imports

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will have 90 days to conduct the analysis and submit a report. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 15, tasking the Secretary of Commerce to investigate the national security effects of the United States importing processed critical minerals and the products made from them. “The United States manufacturing

Detained Columbia student Mahdawi tells CBS he feared citizenship interview was “honey trap”

Just one day before Mohsen Mahdawi was detained by immigration agents at what he was told was his citizenship interview, the Columbia student and Palestinian activist told CBS News he thought there was a chance the long-awaited appointment could be a trap. “It’s the first feeling of like, I’ve been waiting for this for more

Trump Finds Some Early Success at Supreme Court—A Look So Far

Nonprofits, states, and others have launched more than 100 legal challenges against President Donald Trump’s agenda, sometimes halting his actions. The legal battles have reached the Supreme Court on 10 occasions. Of those, the administration has won five in five cases and lost two. Three cases surrounding Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order have yet to

Biden says “we can’t go on like this as a divided nation”

Washington — Former President Joe Biden on Tuesday delivered his first public remarks since leaving office, focusing on preserving Social Security but he also urged that “we can’t go on like this as a divided nation.”   Biden assailed President Trump’s administration but did not name Mr. Trump directly. He also didn’t address his departure from

Senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put on leave amid leak investigation

Pentagon watchdog to evaluate Signal leak Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal to be evaluated by Defense Department watchdog 02:20 The Pentagon has put a senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on administrative leave pending an investigation into an unauthorized disclosure, a defense official confirmed to CBS News. Dan Caldwell was escorted from the Pentagon

7 Countries Oppose US National Security Review on Copper Imports

Top copper suppliers say that their exports do not threaten U.S. national security, as the Trump administration considers tariffs. Seven U.S. trade partners have formally opposed a federal investigation examining whether copper imports threaten national security. Chile, Canada, Peru, Indonesia, South Korea, China, and the European Union submitted written comments to the Commerce Department ahead