Seat switching, oversold tickets cause drama at pre-inauguration Trump dinner

At weddings, bar mitzvahs and work dinners, it’s commonplace to see guests fiddling with the seating arrangements. It also happened Sunday night at a formal dinner for GOP megadonors, Cabinet nominees, top political leaders, and senior White House staff. “A lot of people got screwed up on the name cards. A lot of big people,”

Here’s what to know about Trump’s Stargate AI deal with OpenAI

President Trump announces major private-sector AI infrastructure investment President Trump announces major private-sector AI infrastructure investment 00:56 When President Trump announced the new $500 billion Stargate AI venture from OpenAI, Softbank and Oracle on Tuesday, he promised it would ensure “the future of technology” in the U.S. So far, Wall Street appears to agree, with

DHS terminates all its advisory committees, ends “Salt Typhoon” investigation

The Department of Homeland Security has terminated its advisory committees, wiping out decades of institutional experience and abruptly ending a sweeping investigation into the Chinese-linked hack of U.S. telecom companies, sources familiar with the move confirmed to CBS News.  According to a memo signed by Acting DHS Secretary Benjamine C. Huffman, and obtained by CBS

House Passes Laken Riley Act, First Bill Headed to Trump’s Desk

The bill, which would increase the detentions of foreign national criminals, passed both houses of Congress with bipartisan support. The U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 22 passed the Laken Riley Act, a bill that would increase the detention of illegal immigrants in the United States This is the first bill going to President Donald

Border Agency Returns to Using Term ‘Illegal Alien’

A CBP memo states that Biden-era guidance on terminology has been revoked. A government directive issued on the first day of the Trump administration indicates that federal agencies have been instructed to use legal terms such as “illegal alien” instead of political euphemisms adopted by the Biden administration. “Illegal alien is back in,” and terms