U.S. to speed up asylum processing at northern border to deter crossings

The Biden administration is planning to speed up the processing of asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Canada border in response to an unprecedented increase in migrant crossings there, according to internal Department of Homeland Security documents obtained by CBS News. The effort involves two changes to how the U.S. processes migrants under a longstanding “Safe Third Country”

Harris Says Musk ‘Trying to Control Democracy’ with Trump Interview While Dodging Interviews Herself

Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign accused Elon Musk of “trying to control democracy” through his interview Monday evening with Republican nominee Donald Trump, even though Harris has yet to sit down for any interviews or press conferences as the Democratic nominee. “Musk is using his vast fortune and broad reach to try to control our

Local Officials Say ‘New Green Deal’ Is Paying Dividends on Main Street USA

In two-year commemoration of landmark bill’s adoption, municipal leaders tout benefits of 2022 measure that Republicans in 2024 campaigns vow to repeal. When the Democrat-majority Congress adopted the $370 billion Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), it was cheered and condemned as a massive federal intervention to accelerate a “clean energy” transition from fossil fuels to meet

‘New Green Deal’ Is Paying Dividends on Main Street USA, Local Officials Say

In two-year commemoration of landmark bill’s adoption, municipal leaders tout benefits of 2022 measure that Republicans in 2024 campaigns vow to repeal. When the Democrat-majority Congress adopted the $370 billion Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), it was cheered and condemned as a massive federal intervention to accelerate a “clean energy” transition from fossil fuels to meet

Nancy Pelosi Recounts Attack on Husband in New Book

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul, was attacked in their San Francisco home on Oct. 28, 2022. The assailant—David DePape, a 40-year-old illegal immigrant from Canada—broke into the Pelosi home at 2 a.m. and awoke Paul in his bedroom, demanding to know, “Where’s Nancy?” Paul, after speaking with DePape for several minutes, was surreptitiously

Nancy Pelosi Recounts Attack on Husband in New Book

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul, was attacked in their San Francisco home on Oct. 28, 2022. The assailant—David DePape, a 40-year-old illegal immigrant from Canada—broke into the Pelosi home at 2 a.m. and awoke Paul in his bedroom, demanding to know, “Where’s Nancy?” Paul, after speaking with DePape for several minutes, was surreptitiously

Trump’s meandering live chat with Musk on X plagued by glitches

Donald Trump ran through his checklist of conspiracy theories in a rambling conversation with uber-wealthy supporter Elon Musk Monday night that was initially derailed by what the tech titan said was a technical glitch. Trump’s return to X, formerly known as Twitter, lasted more than two hours, was overwhelmingly friendly and shed little light on