The more things change, the more they stay the same: Columbia University’s Trump-imposed reforms include a new masking policy that requires protesters to show their face or hand over ID. Students returned from spring break on Monday and put the new rule to the test. Dozens of activists, our Jessica Costescu and Jessica Schwalb report,
The head of the beleaguered U.S. Postal Service, Louis DeJoy, resigned Monday after nearly five years in the position, leaving as President Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have floated the idea of privatizing mail service. DeJoy had said last month he planned to step down but hadn’t set a date. He leaves
Washington — Leaders of U.S. intelligence agencies will appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday to testify about global security threats facing the country. The hearing, which is set to begin at 10 a.m., will feature testimony from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, FBI Director Kash Patel, National Security
The outcome of the case could have an impact on the balance of power in Congress. The Supreme Court on March 24 grappled with a much-litigated racial gerrymandering case from Louisiana involving two consolidated cases: Louisiana v. Callais and Robinson v. Callais. Gerrymandering refers to the manipulation of electoral district boundaries to benefit a particular
The U.S. and Russia were expected to release a joint statement early Tuesday morning after discussions in Saudi Arabia aimed at achieving a Black Sea maritime ceasefire deal, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. The statement was expected to come out at 4 a.m. in Washington, D.C., which is 11 a.m. in Moscow,
The student’s lawyers have also filed a motion seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent her arrest. A Columbia University student filed a lawsuit on March 24 against President Donald Trump and top administration officials, to block any potential deportation efforts over her participation in pro-Palestinian protests. Those protests had been described the Department of
The report reflects a ‘first step’ that U.S. officials are taking to expose Chinese communist authorities’ corruption and Achilles’ heel, an expert says. Corruption is an “endemic feature” of China under communist rule due to the opaque political system in the party-state and the lack of checks and balances, according to a recent U.S. intelligence