‘He has willingly chosen to disregard the law,’ New Jersey’s interim U.S. attorney says Newark mayor Ras Baraka arrested by federal agents (Amanda Lee/X) Department of Homeland Security officials arrested Newark mayor and New Jersey gubernatorial hopeful Ras Baraka (D.) on Friday following a chaotic scene at a Garden State immigrant detention facility. Baraka tried
What to know as Trump hints at 80% China tariff – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump appeared to give his treasury secretary his starting point in trade talks with Beijing set for this weekend. Weeks after imposing a 145% tariff on China, the president posted, “80-percent tariff on China seems right.” Kelly O’Grady
The crowd broke into a New Jersey immigration facility, said the Department of Homeland Security. The Democrats said they were exercising oversight authority. A confrontation erupted Friday at a New Jersey detention center after three Democratic members of Congress and a group of protesters entered the federal immigration facility without authorization, according to the Department
Washington — Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish doctoral candidate at Tufts University, was released from immigration custody Friday, hours after a judge ordered her to be freed on bail. U.S. District Judge William Sessions, who is presiding over the case, said at the conclusion of Friday’s bail hearing that Ozturk raised “very substantial” and “very significant” claims
David Steiner is set to become the new Postmaster General as the agency grapples with rising losses and significant debt. WASHINGTON—The Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service (USPS), on May 9, announced that it would appoint David Steiner to be the 76th United States Postmaster General. Steiner, a waste management executive and
The treasury secretary urged Congress to raise the debt limit by mid-July before it goes into recess. The federal government is likely to exceed its statutory debt limit in August, when Congress is slated for a recess, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The timing of the so-called X date is likely to place added
Trump has invoked the Alien Enemies Act, stating that members of the Tren de Aragua gang invaded the United States. The Trump administration may suspend the writ of habeas corpus as litigation plays out in cases where potential deportees sought to challenge their detention under that legal vehicle. “The Constitution is clear … that the