A pair of NFL legends and former Kansas City Chiefs teammates recently traveled to Israel to press the case for Israeli and American hostages held captive by Hamas. Nick Lowery, one of the league’s all-time greatest placekickers, and former star fullback Tony Richardson returned from the five-day trip, sponsored by Athletes for Israel, earlier this…
President Donald Trump has received criticism from Pope Francis as the 47th U.S. president is set to unleash his mass deportation plan. The Holy Father weighed in on the anticipated operation, saying “if this is true, it is a disgrace.” He added that it would impact the poor and the unfortunate, saying, “this won’t do….
The Trump administration is significantly expanding its powers to quickly deport illegal immigrants, one of a number of rapid-fire moves made by the administration to fulfill its promise to launch a mass deportation operation. A Department of Homeland Security notice, issued Tuesday, removes limits put on the power of expedited removal put in place in…
House and Senate leaders left a meeting at the White House on Tuesday with varying levels of optimism about being able to fit their plans for a massive conservative policy overhaul into one bill. “The reason the president talked about the one big, beautiful bill, and the reason we talk about it as well, is…
The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said Tuesday. The Washington Free Beacon first reported that it obtained a copy of the “One Flag Policy” order, which permits only the American flag…
President Donald Trump has revoked a Biden-era order allowing transgender people to serve in the military. After taking the oath of office on Monday, the new president signed an order revoking former President Joe Biden’s order known as Enabling All Qualified Americans To Serve Their Country in Uniform, which was signed in 2021. On the…
A memo from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management went to every department and agency, and gave them until 5 p.m. local time on Wednesday to notify all federal employees who work on DEI programs that they are being placed on paid leave, effective immediately. All of the DEI programs across the federal government will…
More of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection defendants are expected to be released from prison Wednesday after President Trump pardoned over 1,500 of the rioters. CBS News political reporter Taurean Small has more.
Senate Republicans are trudging through the process to confirm President Trump’s nominees as Democrats push back on their speedy approval.
Four people have been hurt in a stabbing attack in Tel Aviv, Israel, with the suspect, reportedly a Moroccan citizen with a U.S. green card, shot dead at the scene. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has the latest on that and the ongoing ceasefire in Gaza.