Fogel was detained in Russia in 2021 and sentenced to 14 years behind bars for possessing marijuana at an airport. After three-and-a-half years in a Russian prison, American schoolteacher Marc Fogel was greeted by President Donald Trump in the White House Diplomatic Reception Room after his release on Tuesday night. “I feel like the luckiest
CBS News Live CBS News Sacramento Live A satirical online petition is catching the attention of both Californians and Danes alike. As of Tuesday, the “Denmarkification” petition – which calls for the country of Denmark to buy the state of California – has collected more than 200,000 signatures. The petition comes in response to President
Washington — President Trump hosted Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday and renewed his suggestions that Gaza could be emptied of residents, controlled by the U.S. and redeveloped as a tourist area — a plan that could likely only work if the Arab nation agrees to accept more refugees. The pair
Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, who is now the acting head of the CFPB, had signaled he would shut down the agency. Two top officials in the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced Tuesday that they are resigning from their positions in the midst of orders issued by the Trump administration
More than two-dozen Christian and Jewish groups representing millions of Americans — ranging from the Episcopal Church and the Union for Reform Judaism to the Mennonites and Unitarian Universalists — filed a federal court lawsuit Tuesday challenging a Trump administration move giving immigration agents more leeway to make arrests at houses of worship. The lawsuit, filed in
CBS News Live CBS News 24/7 Live Washington — The White House announced Tuesday that it has negotiated the release of Marc Fogel, an American schoolteacher who had been behind bars in Russia since 2021. “Today, President Donald J. Trump and his Special Envoy Steve Witkoff are able to announce that Mr. Witkoff is leaving
Washington — President Trump hosted Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday as he escalates pressure on the Arab nation to take in refugees from Gaza — perhaps permanently — as part of his audacious plan to remake the Middle East. Mr. Trump welcomed Abdullah and Crown Prince Hussein at the entrance