Washington — The Senate was holding a key test vote on President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” Saturday evening, even as it was unclear whether the tax and spending measure has enough support to lift it over the hurdle. After the vote had gotten underway, Vice President JD Vance arrived on …
Read More »Trump appeals court nominee Emil Bove denies whistleblower’s claim that he told lawyers to ignore court orders
Top Justice Department official Emil Bove, who has been nominated for the federal appeals bench, testified before the Senate Wednesday that he never told department attorneys to ignore court orders, denying the account of a whistleblower. Bove, a former criminal defense attorney who represented President Trump, rejected suggestions by Democrats …
Read More »Los Angeles’ immigration detention facilities a “ticking time bomb,” immigration lawyer says
Los Angeles — Outside the federal Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles, a 26-year-old man stood waiting, hoping to deliver blood pressure medicine to his father, who was detained last Thursday by federal immigration officials. The man, who asked that CBS News not use his name, said his …
Read More »Appeals court extends order allowing Trump to deploy National Guard to L.A.
Washington — A federal appeals court on Thursday extended its block of a judge’s order that directed President Trump to return control of California’s National Guard to Gov. Gavin Newsom. The unanimous order from a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit is a victory …
Read More »Senate passes landmark crypto regulation bill with bipartisan support
Washington — The Senate passed a landmark piece of legislation to regulate crypto after a bumpy path through the upper chamber. The bill, known as the GENIUS Act, would establish a regulatory framework for the $250 billion market for stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency tied to the value of an …
Read More »Former defense secretary’s concern about National Guard in L.A. is “loss of life like we saw in 1970”
As President Trump warned Tuesday that the deployment of National Guard troops and Marines in Los Angeles is just the start of what he’d do to quell protests against immigration operations, a former defense secretary cautioned about the risk of potentially deadly consequences. In an interview with CBS News’ Ed …
Read More »Thousands of students in limbo as Trump administration seeks to shut down Job Corps centers
Emily Scott is a Job Corps student in Los Angeles who is also a caretaker for her disabled mother. She is four months away from graduating from the Job Corps program as a licensed nurse. Andrea Watts of Las Vegas was homeless before finding her way to a Job Corps …
Read More »Judge says Trump administration must provide hormone therapy, accommodations to transgender inmates
Washington — A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled Tuesday that the federal Bureau of Prisons must continue providing hormone therapy and social accommodations to transgender inmates while they pursue a legal challenge to President Trump’s executive order that sought to restrict access to the treatments. U.S. District Judge Royce …
Read More »Trump to pardon reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley
Washington — President Trump said he would pardon reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who are in prison for charges that include bank fraud and tax evasion, in an emotional call with their children on Tuesday. “Your parents are going to be free and clean. I hope we can …
Read More »Judge overseeing Trump documents case agrees to push first pretrial conference
Washington — The federal judge overseeing the criminal case involving former President Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of sensitive government records agreed to postpone the first pretrial conference scheduled in the proceedings to next week. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon said in a brief order Tuesday that the conference, which involves …
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