Mayorkas says some migrants “try to game” the U.S. asylum system

El Paso, Texas — In an interview with CBS News, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said some migrants coming to the U.S.-Mexico border are trying to “game” the U.S. asylum system, echoing a statement often made by Republicans but rarely expressed by Biden administration officials. “The reality is that some people do indeed try to

Judge rejects special counsel request to limit Trump’s speech in classified documents case

Washington — The federal judge overseeing special counsel Jack Smith’s classified documents case against former President Donald Trump denied prosecutors’ request that the court impose a gag order on certain public statements that they argued posed a danger to law enforcement. In an order issued Tuesday, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon rejected Smith’s motion that she

Trump, Biden Agree on Major Changes in Debate Format

The two major candidates ended weeks of wrangling, but it’s unclear who will benefit most. Wrangling over the ground rules of presidential debates is a time-honored tradition that dates back to the first-ever televised debates in 1960 when John F. Kennedy refused to wear makeup on camera, and Richard Nixon followed suit. The suntanned Democrat