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Washington — Caleb Vitello, the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is being reassigned amid internal frustrations over the agency’s progress in carrying out President Trump’s mass deportation goals, administration officials told CBS News on Friday. In a statement, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin confirmed Vitello’s reassignment, saying he “is no
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The Justice Department is expanding the historic clemency that was extended to U.S. Capitol insurrectionists and defendants by moving to dismiss charges unrelated to the assault on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, if the separate indictments stemmed from Jan. 6-related investigations. In a court filing in Ocala, Florida, a newly appointed top federal prosecutor
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An attorney employed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement allegedly made “racist, bigoted, xenophobic, hateful, harassing and dishonest” posts on an X account where he tried to hide his identity, according to a legal complaint filed against him. James Rodden — who, as of at least Wednesday, was employed by ICE as assistant chief counsel, functioning
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Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, has continued to slash through federal agencies, firing workers and canceling contracts. But as it tallies its savings online, there are continuing indications that the group, which President Trump has referred to as Musk’s team of “super geniuses,” is overstating its achievements. The latest sign of
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Washington — A federal judge on Thursday allowed President Trump’s efforts to shrink the federal workforce to continue moving forward while legal proceedings continue, declining a request from a group of labor unions to temporarily block his firing of federal employees and other actions targeting government workers. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, who sits on
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Trump comments on pulling congestion pricing approval Trump comments on pulling congestion pricing approval 04:50 The Trump administration says it is pulling the plug on New York City’s controversial congestion pricing toll, just weeks after it started, but Gov. Kathy Hochul and the MTA are fighting to keep it in place. In a letter to
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the Pentagon to come up with plans to cut 8% from the defense budget in each of the next five years, according to sources familiar with his plans. The Defense Departmen expects to redirect those fund to other programs in the department that would be prioritized by President Trump.
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A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday denied the Trump administration’s bid to pause a lower court ruling that blocked the president’s executive order seeking to terminate birthright citizenship. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined an emergency request from the Justice Department that sought to pause a lower-court judge’s order. Four separate judges have blocked
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John Rosenow, a fifth-generation farmer in Waumandee, Wisconsin, owns more than 900 acres and over 600 dairy cows. He said about 90% of the work on the farm is done by immigrants. Those immigrants include Kevin, who was born in central Mexico and crossed the U.S. southern border illegally when he was 18. Now 21,
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Judge weighs DOJ motion to drop corruption case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams – CBS News Watch CBS News A federal judge said he needs more time to decide whether to accept the Justice Department’s request to drop its corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, so that the mayor can devote his
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