Erbil, Iraq — President Trump has threatened to cut off all U.S. support for Iraq if the country reelects former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for a third term. Al-Maliki, a member of Iraq’s Shiite Muslim majority, was forced to resign in 2014 after two consecutive terms in office amid pressure from both inside and outside the
Washington — Senate Homeland Security Committee Democrats are calling on Secretary Kristi Noem to testify before the panel “without delay,” following the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis this month. In a letter first obtained by CBS News and sent to Noem on Wednesday, Democrats on the Homeland Security
Washington — Democrats on Capitol Hill are raising concerns with the FBI’s search of an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia, and warning that the operation is an example of President Trump using federal law enforcement to intimidate voters and undermine democracy. The FBI executed the search warrant at the Fulton County Election Hub and
Diana Buttu, who teaches courses on negotiation skills and female leadership, has praised Hamas in the past Diana Buttu (Al Jazeera English/YouTube) A Harvard lecturer who writes a column for Zeteo, the anti-Israel blog of former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan, is slated to speak at a conference in Qatar next month with a top Hamas
Senator Amy Klobuchar attends a field hearing at the Minnesota Senate Building in St Paul, Minn., on Jan. 16, 2026. Jim Vondruska/Getty Images Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) has officially announced she is running for governor of Minnesota, saying in a video posted online that “these times call for grit and resilience” and urging voters to
Border czar Tom Homan speaks during a news conference about ongoing immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 29, 2026. Scott Olson/Getty Images White House border czar Tom Homan said on Jan. 29 that he has made significant progress during his meetings in Minneapolis, allowing for the drawdown of federal agents and the conduct
Washington — The Senate is set to take a procedural vote Thursday morning on a package to fund the remaining government agencies and programs, with less than two days to avoid a partial government shutdown. But Democrats say they won’t allow the package to move forward without reforms to immigration enforcement. Though Congress has approved