The Trump administration has made plans to deport nearly 200 Afghan nationals by first sending them to Pakistan, where officials would then return the deportees to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, a U.S. official told CBS News. The official cautioned the plans are still in flux, and that it’s unclear when such deportations could take place. The Afghans…
Washington — The Justice Department and a group of Vietnam War veterans are set to face off in a Washington, D.C., courtroom on Friday over the fate of President Trump’s proposed 250-foot arch that he wants to build between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan will hear arguments over…
The Justice Department has issued grand jury subpoenas to state and local officials in California, escalating a dispute over allegations by the federal government that the state may have as many as 20,000 non-citizens registered to vote ahead of the midterm elections, according to sources with direct knowledge and copies seen by CBS News. News…
Washington — The Trump administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to resume for now construction of a border wall and other infrastructure through a remote area of West Texas that includes Big Bend National Park. The Justice Department urged the high court to lift a lower court injunction that temporarily bars…
Attorneys for Representative Ilhan Omar have accused the Justice Department of violating a magistrate judge’s order by failing to follow certain protocols designed to safeguard her constitutional interests as a member of Congress during the search of her home in Washington, D.C. In the Oct. 16 letter, Omar’s attorneys Amy Jeffress and Joshua Matz asked…
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said federal agents executed multiple search warrants on the same day they searched Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington home. While appearing on a podcast Friday, Mullin described the ongoing investigation as a “strong case” while suggesting cases of coordinated immigration fraud could be prosecuted under federal racketeering laws. In an…
Washington — The Justice Department has ordered California to review a list of people whom the federal government believes may have received mail-in ballots for the upcoming November election despite not being U.S. citizens, according to a letter reviewed by CBS News. In the Oct. 13 letter, acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter imposed a…
Washington — A growing number of Republicans are voicing concern over the Pentagon’s plan to livestream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter in December — or at the very least, saying they won’t be watching. Over the weekend, President Trump said the administration was still making a determination about whether the firing-squad execution would…
Washington — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Sunday defended the Pentagon’s plan to livestream the execution of an ex-Army major who was convicted of the 2009 killing of 13 people at Fort Hood, while saying that he doesn’t see an “elevated risk” to U.S. security amid criticism. “I think people need to…
On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin Sen. Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, Republican of Wyoming Democratic New Hampshire Senate candidate Rep. Chris Pappas Shyam Sankar, chief technology officer of Palantir Click here to browse full transcripts from 2026…
