https://www.cbsnews.com/ Politics From CBSNews.com Fri, 20 Jun 2025 23:41:14 -0400 5 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-harvard-foreign-students-judge-ruling/ Harvard can continue hosting foreign students, a federal judge ruled Friday. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 22:51:10 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/30/0722498b-38b2-4878-9132-6bd5728c2077/thumbnail/60x60/954c247c28ed6741253ddf965ec55085/ap25105725017467.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f f4e77b7f-5806-43af-a65e-fb1b5049ab95 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vance-boelter-prepper-minnesota-lawmaker-shootings-melissa-hortman-john-hoffman/ Recently unsealed court documents shed more light on the mindset and actions of the man charged in connection to the deadly shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses this past weekend in the Twin Cities. 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Fri, 20 Jun 2025 22:11:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/20/63d15c92-0b25-422f-b969-288eadd72472/thumbnail/60x60/3463721326e29e1babaf983b06a9584a/ap25087667581552.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f feb91900-fc10-489b-8ffa-a9225269f5f0 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-says-maybe-try-to-fire-federal-reserve-jerome-powell-interest-rates/ President Trump entertained the idea of firing Jerome Powell on Friday, a legally untested and contentious move. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 21:31:33 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/21/5a304cbd-2216-4edb-a648-e1f2eafd503c/thumbnail/60x60/3931560413ec5d4a309f44b3706d64a9/gettyimages-2220155767.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 863c11bb-05df-4b0f-b933-771a2c725aa1 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mahmoud-khalil-ordered-released-judge/ Mahmoud Khalil exited an ICE facility late Friday, after months in detention. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 20:17:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/21/b559c50c-92f8-4b6d-b19e-4045a14db327/thumbnail/60x60/97728c8b6ecabc5d2c1e1c62e07648f7/ap25172004573779.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f f7b3badf-687c-44b5-948f-b8626d355420 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/diplomacy-de-escalate-israel-iran-conflict/ There's a narrow window to bring the Israel-Iran conflict to an end before President Trump decides whether to involve the U.S. in the Israeli offensive. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 19:53:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/20/0bb08afb-6fcb-40e2-9abf-4c37b0175b2e/thumbnail/60x60/3d8227dab558e4b8d32a41d8070f3ec2/gettyimages-2220157029.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 2968d18f-302f-4676-84ee-3a52f2ecde42 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/with-us-pressure-mounting-iran-faces-narrowing-window-for-diplomacy/ Diplomacy will have a "last shot" within the next two weeks to bring the Israel-Iran conflict to an end, according to one American and one European diplomatic official, a window set by President Trump this week as he decides whether to involve the U.S. in Israel's offensive against Iran. Margaret Brennan has more. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 19:46:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/20/09ba18d8-88f9-4d6e-bf53-abc38179237a/thumbnail/60x60/55d060f94a15e5422e17d96546287e44/cbsn-fusion-with-us-pressure-mounting-iran-faces-narrowing-window-for-diplomacy-thumbnail.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f ab3369a3-a25f-477c-b680-396c8f17cd47 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/california-mayor-says-ice-raids-are-terrorizing-working-class-latino-community/ As ICE agents swoop into places around the country that rely on immigrant labor, Salvador Melendez sees the effects firsthand as mayor of Montebello, a working-class, predominantly Latino city just 10 miles east of Los Angeles. Jonathan Vigliotti reports. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 19:43:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/20/1f36e359-ec13-422d-a91d-8098f3b1c893/thumbnail/60x60/1d1b776bab8543eaf9f856795b40905a/cbsn-fusion-california-mayor-says-ice-raids-are-terrorizing-working-class-latino-community-thumbnail.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 47196a72-81a9-495d-b203-7307dcad8696 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/what-to-know-about-release-of-mahmoud-khalil-from-ice-detention/ After 104 days in U.S. custody, Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian protester, is set to be released from an ICE detention center in Louisiana. Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the latest. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 19:39:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/20/186c8dfd-11dd-4927-ac71-683c7b09a057/thumbnail/60x60/585e91382f7385b99500aaf55defffd5/cbsn-fusion-what-to-know-about-release-of-mahmoud-khalil-from-ice-detention-thumbnail.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f f4e9e8af-eedc-4b38-9d2e-a2cbb07da3cc https://www.cbsnews.com/video/mahmoud-khalil-released-from-ice-detention-on-bail/ A federal judge in New Jersey ordered that Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil must be released from detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement as his immigration proceedings play out. Lilia Luciano has been following the case. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 19:38:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/20/0b55c286-d1ea-4738-afbd-19d0b5bb5340/thumbnail/60x60/df974859d437ab53e4f703e0178cc442/cbsn-fusion-mahmoud-khalil-released-from-ice-detention-on-bail-thumbnail.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 9a8a14aa-5575-42df-a870-1eb5a57842e2 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-tulsi-gabbard-wrong-iran-nuclear-program/ President Trump said his intelligence director was "wrong" when she testified Iran wasn't building a nuclear weapon. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 17:47:44 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/20/3bbdedde-069d-4d3b-8c9c-1f86af499209/thumbnail/60x60/70f15eaa4e8d640ddc5cb85d155fc819/ap25171723845124.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 6f64417a-8fad-4877-800a-a21c54a70382 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/louisiana-law-schools-ten-commandments-court/ A panel of three federal appellate judges has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in each of the state's public school classrooms is unconstitutional. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 17:41:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/11/12/59d116ee-6b58-4f2f-8f7e-883fc6e91366/thumbnail/60x60/29cc2816764a73756bffb92e513959c6/10-commandments.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 19b8a245-c9e4-4567-8de9-03ccb62ffebc https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-cant-require-states-to-cooperate-with-ice-transportation-funding/ A judge said the Trump administration cannot tie federal transportation funding to cooperation with immigration authorities. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 15:12:49 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/15/ae42a2b7-9702-45e1-a036-1658c0066aad/thumbnail/60x60/b460bfbff48b1aefb059b0d47465e4c7/ap25135548366533.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f f9634754-c489-4301-9daa-a901b1dbbff6 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ohio-max-miller-run-off-the-road/ Ohio Rep. Max Miller said Thursday an "unhinged man" ran him off the road. Police said Friday they identified the driver, and he turned himself in. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 15:01:47 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/19/bd2e1c42-6a0e-4bd7-af13-d5d320c5766c/thumbnail/60x60/13b9a1661a358ad2b6d55a60c8df05c0/ap23285740532043.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 9f748c91-b17e-4cf2-97a5-581eac108aac https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senator-lisa-murkowski-trump-big-beautiful-bill/ In an interview with CBS News' Norah O'Donnell, GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski says Medicaid cuts could be a key sticking point for President Trump's "big, beautiful bill." Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:56:35 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/19/48e5af36-9fbd-4b41-9e44-6eb2358162ee/thumbnail/60x60/f3a0b870869853099cdc9e6b2ec18688/murkowski-sunmo-preview-sot-frame-538.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 8cd9244c-97b6-4d2f-8f37-51e0a37718b5 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-far-from-home-by-lisa-murkowski/ In her memoir, Alaska's senior senator offers a message to Americans about how to get an increasingly partisan government back on track: "It's your responsibility." Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:26:31 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/20/2f1e678d-5c7e-47fa-9877-efb2fb15559a/thumbnail/60x60/6bc0c6ba5f30a49f77bbe0eaa174d482/far-from-home-cover-forum-books-1280.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f a598d2f2-3c2b-4a1f-93ee-aef125b99e0d https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-988-national-lgbtq-suicide-lifeline-backlash/ A part of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline dedicated to LGBTQ+ youth — known as 988 option 3 — will close in July, the agency said. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:59:05 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/09/8c645ca3-ff9e-4243-9c4b-81b9af183930/thumbnail/60x60/5bb618bdfe4f8f6296d6e6ee7e6d9056/gettyimages-2192048758.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 436c05e3-d716-472f-b987-a4c42af7af11 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-attack-plans-iran-no-final-decision/ President Trump has been briefed on both the risks and the benefits of bombing Fordo, Iran's most secure nuclear site. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 00:37:39 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/18/9c84a694-5994-4557-945e-87cbd0a96569/thumbnail/60x60/9dc1a337096ad692f755a9d2920179c3/ap25169536460162.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 059a47f9-8268-4f2c-9f45-7c294467320f https://www.cbsnews.com/news/appeals-court-extends-order-allowing-trump-to-deploy-national-guard-to-l-a/ In a victory for President Trump, about 4,000 National Guard troops can remain in Los Angeles for now. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 00:22:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/18/5bd46a70-7018-450f-8eee-a39c0a66c0f9/thumbnail/60x60/9c884bb14508787c2f4084fddaec962f/gettyimages-2219934046.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 59b6e6eb-70d0-4bbc-97b2-b3d304291ca3 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-juneteenth-speech-galveston-texas/ The event celebrated Juneteenth at the historic Reedy Chapel AME Church in Galveston, Texas. Thu, 19 Jun 2025 22:26:43 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/20/2378d26c-d696-4355-b985-f498c8ef2c44/thumbnail/60x60/ea34646d2d20767aa3f65505cdec35c1/ap25171013471660.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 463d10c6-6619-4c7e-b8fd-1cd66e7d6613 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/juneteenth-trump-too-many-non-working-holidays/ President Trump appeared to mark Juneteenth — a day he has commemorated in the past — by arguing businesses are closed for "too many non-working holidays." Thu, 19 Jun 2025 21:22:24 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/19/9766acb1-e1a4-49be-b68a-c7f7972bf729/thumbnail/60x60/70699cae52c6232e67a07f2e8f23df90/cbsn-fusion-trump-signals-openness-more-negotiations-iran-near-future-thumbnail.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 5786d727-f8dc-4a13-b577-cd0e77141435 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/the-impact-of-trumps-two-week-pause-on-iran-attack-decision/ President Trump has been briefed on both the risks and the benefits of bombing Fordo, Iran's most secure nuclear site, and his mindset is that disabling it is necessary because of the risk of weapons being produced in a relatively short period of time, multiple sources told CBS News. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president will make a decision on whether to order a strike within the next two weeks. Benjamin Jensen, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins to discuss. Thu, 19 Jun 2025 20:31:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/20/51afeb97-772a-4717-be58-201e4ef5eac7/thumbnail/60x60/6882e3b3e88f704658e954ca6c4c26f3/cbsn-fusion-the-impact-of-trumps-two-week-pause-on-iran-attack-decision-thumbnail.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f c55fe8e2-7139-4763-a782-b219d482e3ee https://www.cbsnews.com/video/emmett-till-monument-at-risk-under-trump-plan-to-roll-back-national-monument-protections/ There are more than 100 national monuments across the country, but for the first time in nearly a century, parts of these historic areas are eligible to be sold to private buyers. Kati Weis reports. Thu, 19 Jun 2025 20:28:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/20/abeacd04-57a8-4a26-a33c-21001333a45b/thumbnail/60x60/8bb2ac842e28320371c1bd6137783cff/cbsn-fusion-emmett-till-monument-at-risk-under-trump-plan-to-roll-back-national-monument-protections-thumbnail.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f a750a85a-7577-4223-b43b-d0c827a454b8 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/transgender-man-speaks-out-after-passport-lists-wrong-gender-under-trump-policy/ The Trump administration is challenging a judge's ruling which halted the administration's effort to require Americans to list only their gender assigned at birth on passports. Tom Hanson reports on the ongoing legal fight. Thu, 19 Jun 2025 20:25:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/20/cbefb17a-2441-403e-9539-cfcca164e1cf/thumbnail/60x60/5591e0648bcb8dc44bf944c1d3f37525/cbsn-fusion-transgender-man-speaks-out-after-passport-lists-wrong-gender-under-trump-policy-thumbnail.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 596b08e7-7043-46d0-bffc-14fb816db336 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-monitor-iran-backed-cells-trump-weighs-strikes/ FBI Director Kash Patel has increased efforts to monitor possible domestic sleeper cells linked to Hezbollah, U.S. officials say. Thu, 19 Jun 2025 18:08:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/20/712c4d6b-484d-4e18-b5c9-81184316dde4/thumbnail/60x60/74dbdbecadb0356c353f4e13819d3b31/gettyimages-2217967320.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f a2ba219d-5f78-4daf-959a-5975d81c55ef https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democrats-trump-administration-weaponizing-law-enforcement-silence-political-foes/ Some high-profile Democrats have been detained or prosecuted, in what one lawmaker called "strong-arm tactics" intended to "silence and intimidate people." Thu, 19 Jun 2025 07:58:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/12/3bb7b84e-88a0-4886-8efb-c72a48bf95b4/thumbnail/60x60/ef6f1596d98dc3311bfa7d896686232f/gettyimages-2219168700.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 8e7fbabb-d022-4485-9a01-ba74dd29a74f https://www.cbsnews.com/news/afghan-ally-detained-by-ice-immigration-court/ An Afghan man who worked alongside U.S. troops against the Taliban was detained by ICE officers after he attended a mandatory immigration hearing in San Diego. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 18:53:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/17/af345cd1-3ad1-45e1-9f3a-dcbbc635e541/thumbnail/60x60/a87f0f93d2a0c87b692099b4fd24688c/ice-arrest2.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 32f727db-ee6f-49e2-9faa-931d9995377f https://www.cbsnews.com/news/purdue-pharma-opioid-settlement-more-states/ More states, territories and Washington, D.C., have signed on to a settlement with drugmaker Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family over the opioid crisis, officials said. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 12:04:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/17/2bcd8544-3ee0-4d00-a3bf-fb8f2a847ca9/thumbnail/60x60/99894374efa0e3351f9ea2e22e3fba0d/2025-05-22t222717z-1959827831-rc29nean6bac-rtrmadp-3-mckinsey-opioids.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f af60afc8-0c96-4b3e-80de-754c95d164c1 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/no-kings-day-demonstration-protest-rally-trump-military-parade/ Cities large and small across the U.S. saw crowds gather Saturday for planned "No Kings" protests against President Trump. Sun, 15 Jun 2025 19:55:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/14/4b6988d1-01ea-48fc-a917-17603709f9b5/thumbnail/60x60/4351cce24baa0ca415b0e4c05e8df4c2/gettyimages-2219454644.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 1ee69f33-5a68-4ed2-8713-a499fc034f72 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-democrats-trump-world-liberty-crypto-deal-genius-act-vote/ Senators Elizabeth Warren and Jeff Merkley asked for details on a multibillion-dollar transaction between the Trump family's crypto venture and a pool of investors that includes foreign nationals. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:07:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/11/9fb4bb07-02af-4c25-b35c-18fa20e5c2ba/thumbnail/60x60/092568bfc2c1f948234870d630d0ab8a/gettyimages-2198662732.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 318b2a2c-45d3-4651-b91b-6443b377f0ec