POLITICS

DHS offers undocumented migrants $3,000 if they self-deport by end of 2025

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The Department of Homeland Security has tripled its “exit bonus” for undocumented migrants who voluntarily depart the United States through self-deportation, increasing the financial incentive from $1,000 to $3,000 for those who register with the U.S. government and depart the country by the end of the calendar year.  DHS says all qualified participants who leave

Nuclear Firm Working With Chinese Military Companies Pushes for $900 Million US Uranium Contract

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On its face, Orano Federal Services, a North Carolina-based nuclear fuel cycle company, is a plausible partner for a $900 million Department of Energy contract to produce uranium for America’s nuclear plants. But the firm’s parent company, the French majority state-owned Orano Group, works with two Chinese military companies to boost Beijing’s nuclear power industry,

In Deleted Social Media Posts, Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed Repeatedly Drew Equivalence Between 9/11 and the US Response

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Abdul El-Sayed, a candidate in the Democratic primary for Michigan’s open Senate seat, repeatedly drew an equivalence between 9/11 and the ensuing war on terror in since-deleted posts on X and a 2021 op-ed, arguing that both were “perpetrated ignorantly” and driven by “tribalistic grievance.” “Today, I mourn the 3K lives, 6K injuries, & infrastructural

Trump, Starmer Discuss Ukraine, Gaza Peace Efforts in Pre-Christmas Call

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President Donald Trump boards Air Force One as he departs from Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport after holding a political rally, in Elm City, N.C., on Dec. 19, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed the U.S.-led peace efforts in Ukraine and Gaza in a

Justice Department pulls down some Epstein files, says more could come down

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Justice Department pulls down some Epstein files, says more could come down – CBS News Watch CBS News At least 15 documents related to Jeffrey Epstein that were initially made public have been pulled from the Justice Department website. The agency says it will keep reviewing and redacting materials to “protect victims.” Shanelle Kaul has