Judge denies bid to block Trump administration from placing USAID workers on leave

Washington — A federal judge on Friday declined to block the Trump administration from putting thousands of employees with U.S. Agency for International Development on administrative leave and recalling others from overseas, clearing the way for the president to resume his efforts to overhaul the agency as part of his plans to slash the size

Acting head of ICE reassigned amid frustrations over deportation efforts

Washington — Caleb Vitello, the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is being reassigned amid internal frustrations over the agency’s progress in carrying out President Trump’s mass deportation goals, administration officials told CBS News on Friday. In a statement, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin confirmed Vitello’s reassignment, saying he “is no

Trump Administration Reassigns Acting ICE Director, Spokesperson Says

Trump and his border czar, Tom Homan, have expressed frustration over recent arrest numbers. The Trump administration is reassigning the acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director, Caleb Vitello, to other duties, a spokesperson confirmed on Friday. “He is no longer in an administrative role, but is overseeing all field and enforcement operations: finding, arresting,

Acting ICE Director Reassigned, DHS Spokesperson Says

Trump and his border czar, Tom Homan, have expressed frustration over recent arrest numbers. The Trump administration is reassigning the acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director, Caleb Vitello, to other duties, a spokesperson confirmed on Friday. “He is no longer in an administrative role, but is overseeing all field and enforcement operations: finding, arresting,

Karen Bass Boots LA Fire Chief After Blaming Her for Ghana Trip

Bass said fire chief Kristin Crowley failed to deploy firefighters before flames erupted L: Karen Bass (Apu Gomes/Getty Images) R: LAFD former chief Kristin Crowley (Rachel Murray/Getty Images for MAKERS) Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass (D.) on Friday terminated city fire chief Kristin Crowley, whom she accused earlier this week of failing to warn her

NBC Settles Defamation Lawsuit With Georgia Doctor Whom Rachel Maddow Dubbed the ‘Uterus Collector,’ Avoiding High Stakes Trial

NBC’s top anchors made ‘verifiably false’ statements about a doctor they accused of performing ‘mass hysterectomies’ on female inmates at ICE facility, a federal judge ruled last year Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow (MSNBC/Youtube) NBCUniversal quietly settled a $30 million defamation lawsuit filed by a Georgia doctor after MSNBC’s biggest stars—including Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace,

Judge Delays Eric Adams’s Corruption Trial But Does Not Dismiss Charges

A federal judge on Friday delayed New York City mayor Eric Adams’s (D.) trial indefinitely but declined to immediately dismiss the corruption case, leaving the Justice Department’s request to drop the charges in limbo. Judge Dale Ho ruled that he will instead appoint an outside attorney, Paul Clement, to argue against the DOJ’s attempt to