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President Trump on Friday night authorized the military to take control of a strip of public land along the southern border.  The president justified the use of the military by saying the United States is “under attack from a variety of threats.”  “The complexity of the current situation requires that our military take a more…

The Trump administration confirmed to a federal judge that the Maryland man mistakenly deported last month is “alive and secure” but remains confined in a notorious El Salvador prison. The filing by the U.S. State Department, however, did not address the judge’s demands that the administration detail what steps it was taking to return Kilmar…

What to know about U.S., Iran’s talks to deescalate nuclear tensions – CBS News Watch CBS News Saturday, the words “constructive” and “positive” were used to describe talks aimed at defusing nuclear tensions between the U.S. and Iran. Leigh Kiniry has the latest on the negotiations. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for…

How Health and Human Safety Department cuts could affect your health – CBS News Watch CBS News In his first network TV interview since becoming Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sat down with Dr. Jon LaPook. Kennedy said he was not familiar with cuts to programs that could have a devastating…

Ukraine-Russia ceasefire is “far off,” expert says Why expert says Ukraine-Russia ceasefire is “still far off” 03:52 President Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to discuss a possible ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine. “This is another step in the negotiating process towards a ceasefire and an ultimate peace…

Why Luigi Mangione could face the death penalty What to know as prosecutors seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione 02:50 Attorneys for Luigi Mangione asked a judge to stop federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty against their client, saying the U.S. government “intends to kill Mr. Mangione as a political stunt.” The motion filed…

Jena, Louisiana — An immigration judge in Louisiana on Friday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with its effort to deport Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil, upholding one of the deportation grounds cited by the government. Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Jamee Comans ruled that the administration’s determination that Khalil poses “adverse foreign policy consequences”…

Peter Carr, a longtime Justice Department spokesman, has been fired by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, Carr told CBS News.  Carr did not say why he was terminated, but said it was the deputy attorney general who fired him. Carr was a career employee of the department’s office of public affairs. In that role, he…

Washington — A federal judge said Friday that the Trump administration failed to comply with an order for it to provide information she requested about a Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador, including where he is currently located and whether they have taken any steps to facilitate his return to the United States. U.S.…

President Trump underwent an annual physical exam at Walter Reed Hospital on Friday, the first physical of his second term.  Mr. Trump was at the hospital for just over four hours, slightly less than the four hours and 45 minutes the White House schedule had allotted for the visit. The results of his exam weren’t…