New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference in the Manhattan borough of New York City on Feb. 16, 2024. David Dee Delgado/Reuters New York Attorney General Letitia James filed an appeal on Sept. 4 of a court ruling that threw out an estimated $500 million penalty in President Donald Trump’s business
The Trump administration is expected to issue an executive order as early as Friday establishing a designation for state sponsors of wrongful detention, CBS News has learned, in a move that would allow the U.S. to punish countries that illegally detain U.S. nationals or take them hostage. The effort is aimed at curbing the number
The Department of Homeland Security asked the Pentagon to accommodate roughly 250 federal agents and 140 vehicles at a military base in Illinois ahead of an expected increase in immigration roundups in the Chicago area, according to an internal government memo obtained by CBS News. In a request for assistance to the Department of Defense,
U.S. passports are arranged for a photograph in Tigard, Ore., on Dec. 11, 2021. Jenny Kane/AP Photo A federal appeals court on Sept. 4 upheld a lower court ruling that blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order banning the use of gender-neutral markers on passports. U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick issued an injunction in
A Boeing 737 American Airlines passenger aircraft and an Airbus A320 American Airlines passenger aircraft at LaGuardia airport in New York City on April 30, 2025. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration on Sept. 4 dropped a Biden-era proposal that would have required airlines to pay cash and provide other compensation to passengers
Armed National Guard members patrol the National Mall in Washington on Aug. 27, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times District of Columbia National Guard troops will extend their encampment through Nov. 30 to help ensure public safety in the nation’s capital, the commanding general said on Sept. 4. National Guard troops have been assisting law enforcement
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are launching an investigation Friday into the firings of Justice Department attorneys and employees who investigated President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his handling of classified records. In a letter obtained by CBS News, the panel’s Democrats are asking Attorney General Pam Bondi to hand over