A woman who was arrested for spitting at a police officer at the National Zoo earlier this month was mistakenly held in jail for a week, even though the Justice Department had decided not to seek pretrial detention, according to court documents and sources who spoke with CBS News. Kristal Rios Esquivel was arrested Aug.
Susan Monarez testifies in Washington on June 25, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images Less than a month after she was sworn in, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez is no longer with the agency, the Department of Health and Human Services announced on Aug. 27. HHS announced the departure in a post on
Susan Monarez testifies in Washington on June 25, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images Less than a month after she was sworn in, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez has been fired, the White House announced. White House spokesman Kush Desai, late on Wednesday, said Monarez was not “aligned with the President’s agenda of
Surrounded by reporters, Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his wife Jennifer Vasquez Sura enter a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Baltimore, Md., on Aug. 25, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images El Salvador native Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the target of numerous deportation efforts by the Trump administration, cannot be deported until at least early
The Federal Reserve Bank in Washington on Jan. 14, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he will give President Donald Trump a shortlist of Federal Reserve chair candidates after Labor Day. In an Aug. 27 Fox Business interview, Bessent stated he and other White House officials will be interviewing “11 very
Cracker Barrel says it will scrap its new logo and return to the original version after fierce backlash from customers and public figures. Two children were killed and more than a dozen injured after a gunman opened fire at a church in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning. The Transportation Department is planning to assume manage… Original
President Donald Trump participates in a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on Aug. 26, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is expected to host a major meeting at the White House to discuss a comprehensive plan for Gaza’s future, as Israeli forces prepare to seize