The Trump administration recently transferred immigration detainees from countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Caribbean to detention facilities at the Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba, dramatically expanding the nationalities of those held there, internal U.S. government records obtained by CBS News show. As of earlier this week, Guantanamo Bay’s immigration detainees — who
A view of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on June 27, 2025. Alex WROBLEWSKI/AFP WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate passed its version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act at midday on July 1 after a “vote-a-rama” that began the previous day and continued through the night. Vice President JD Vance broke a 50–50 tie
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Washington — The Senate is nearing a final vote on President Trump’s massive tax and spending bill after a marathon series of amendment votes that stretched more than 24 hours as Republicans work to pass the centerpiece legislation of Mr. Trump’s second-term agenda. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has been working to sway GOP holdouts
The U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 29, 2025. Senate Republicans worked overnight and read a new version of the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill,” as they approach U.S. President Donald Trump’s July 4 deadline. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images The Senate vote-a-rama on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act continued into a second day, having
The U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 29, 2025. Senate Republicans worked overnight and read a new version of the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill,” as they approach U.S. President Donald Trump’s July 4 deadline. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) announced on July 1 that a deal has been reached
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) listens at an event in Fairfax, Va., on Oct. 22, 2020. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo FAIRFAX, Va.—Democrats and Republicans chose candidates in northern Virginia on Saturday who will vie to replace the late U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, a Democrat who served the congressional district in the Washington suburbs for 16 years. Democrats