DNC Signals Possible Legal Action Against 10 States Over Proposed DOJ Voter-List Agreement

A voter registration sign hangs at the Miami-Dade Election Department in Miami on Oct. 1, 2012. Joe Raedle/Getty Images The Democratic National Committee (DNC) sent warning letters to election officials in 10 states on Friday, saying proposed agreements with the Justice Department to share unredacted voter registration files and act on list maintenance concerns could

Trump Appoints New US Nuclear Regulatory Chief

Ho K. Nieh is sworn in as a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission member by former Commissioner William Ostendorff as his wife, Kerry, observes in Washington on Dec. 16, 2025. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission President Donald Trump has tapped Ho K. Nieh to chair the five-member Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), marking the third leadership change in

U.S. Treasury Secretary pushes for Minnesota fraud crackdown

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the creation of a new IRS task force and other measures to combat fraud, underscoring the Trump administration’s focus on Minnesota amidst the immigration crackdown. “Minnesota is going to be the protocols, procedures and investigative techniques and collaboration. Minnesota is going to be the genesis for a national rollout,”

Trump Stands Firm on Taking Greenland, Vows to Block Russia, China

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with U.S. oil companies executives in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 9, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Friday reiterated his interest in taking over Greenland, citing increasing threats from Russia and China in the Arctic. His remarks

Trump posted some U.S. jobs data the before its official release

President Trump disclosed U.S. jobs data the day before the Department of Labor released hiring numbers for December, a closely watched economic report on Wall Street that can sway financial markets.  At 8:20 p.m. EST on Thursday, Mr. Trump posted a graph depicting changes in private and government employment since January 2025. When the full jobs report

DOJ creates task force to challenge state AI regulations

The Justice Department on Friday announced to employees it is creating an artificial intelligence taskforce to challenge state-level regulations so that AI companies can “be free to innovate without cumbersome regulation,” according to an internal memo reviewed by CBS News. The memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi cites President Trump’s executive order last month aimed

Mortgage Rates Plunge as Government Plans Bond Buying—Here’s How It Works

The current administration has proposed a range of ideas to help young families achieve homeownership, including bringing down mortgage rates, and banning large institutional investors from buying residential homes. We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center. Original News