Hundreds of foreign doctors about to complete training in the U.S. will have to leave the country if the federal government doesn’t rapidly process their visa waiver applications, which have been languishing since the fall and winter, immigration attorneys say. The waiver program, run by the Department of Health and Human Services, allows physicians who
ARLINGTON, Va.—A few months ago, Max Moore and his allies were voices in the social media wilderness. Their campaign to “Make DC Square Again”—an effort to return Arlington County and the City of Alexandria to the District of Columbia—was getting likes and reposts on X amid a redistricting battle in the state. But social media
Sign at a runoff election for Louisiana governor at a polling station at Quitman High School in Quitman, La., on Nov. 16, 2019. Matt Sullivan/Getty Images A federal lawsuit filed Thursday in the Middle District of Louisiana seeks to block state officials from suspending U.S. House primary elections after the Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s
Black Louisiana voters and civil rights advocates call on the Supreme Court to uphold a state congressional map in Louisiana v. Callais at Supreme Court of the United States in Washington on March 24, 2025. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Legal Defense Fund Louisiana Democrats on Thursday criticized the suspension of U.S. House primaries in the
President Donald Trump signs an executive order regarding federal workers contracting in the Oval Office at the White House on April 30, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that seeks to address longstanding problems in the federal government’s contracting system, citing “unpredictable costs,” “bloated overhead,” and weak
The Trump administration is proposing wastewater testing on a national level to try to ferret out data on illegal drug use in real time, according to a draft of a new drug control strategy obtained by CBS News. The administration also aims to apply artificial intelligence technologies to screen cargo for illicit drugs at ports
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks in Paris on March 16, 2026. Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images Save, budget, invest, and plan, and you’ll have a direct stake in helping the American economy thrive for its next 250 years, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told a group of middle school students on Thursday. Bessent’s brief remarks, delivered