California’s construction industry hurt by ICE raids, builder says – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump’s immigration crackdown is causing labor shortages for California’s construction industry. The shortages come at a time when Los Angeles is trying to rebuild after January’s devastating wildfires. Carter Evans reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications…
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U.S. Envoy: Israel, Syria reach ceasefire deal Israel, Syria reach ceasefire agreement, U.S. Envoy announces 04:58 The leaders of Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire following recent Israeli airstrikes on the Syrian capital, a U.S. envoy said Friday, as he urged all sides in war-torn Syria to lay down arms. Israeli Prime Minister…
ICE director explains Medicaid data use and agency’s efforts “to gain intelligence” – CBS News Watch CBS News Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons tells CBS News that the agency’s access to personal data of Medicaid enrollees will help officers locate “people that have been lawfully deported” by a judge or released from a sanctuary jurisdiction.…
Los Angeles — One construction site in Los Angeles has just about everything needed to build a traditional family home. Everything, that is, except enough workers. “We have probably three people on site, four people on site, and normally, we’d have about double, about eight to 10 people,” general contractor Jason Pietruszka told CBS News.…
Washington — In an exclusive interview, Todd Lyons, the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, told CBS News he’s not a “proponent” of agents wearing masks during arrest operations, but said he will allow the practice to continue due to concerns about his officers’ safety. He also confirmed ICE plans to use data…
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday afternoon that it is eliminating its scientific division, known as the Office of Research and Development. The move to shutter the ORD comes one day after the agency said it was undergoing a reorganization involving several other EPA divisions. ORD conducts critical research to “safeguard human health and ecosystems…
Why millions of Americans could see their health insurance rates rise – CBS News Watch CBS News Millions of Americans who take advantage of the Affordable Care Act could see their health insurance costs skyrocket next year due to multiple factors, including the expiration of COVID-era subsidies. The national health information nonprofit KFF found that…
Trump sues Wall Street Journal over Epstein story – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump on Friday filed a libel lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal’s publisher and its leader, Rupert Murdoch, after the paper published a story on what it called a “bawdy” birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein that the paper alleged was…
Trump signs GENIUS Act, first federal law regulating crypto – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump held a signing ceremony at the White House on Friday after Congress passed the GENIUS Act, a landmark federal law that will regulate cryptocurrency. Specifically, the GENIUS Act will set government guidelines for the cryptocurrency known as stablecoin.…
President Trump on Friday filed a libel lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal’s publisher and its leader, Rupert Murdoch, after the paper published a story on what it called a “bawdy” birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein that the paper alleged was signed by Mr. Trump. The lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of Florida, seeks…