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Washington — A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Trump’s former personal lawyer Alina Habba is serving illegally as the U.S. attorney for New Jersey.The judge’s decision came after three men facing criminal charges in the state challenged her appointment, arguing that Habba’s appointment last month as acting U.S. Attorney in the District of New Jersey violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann of Pennsylvania wrote that Habba has been serving “without lawful authority” since the beginning of July and “must be disqualified from participating in any ongoing cases.” The judge did not toss out the criminal indictments…

Texas state Rep. Todd Hunter, front right, answers questions during debate over a redrawn U.S. congressional map during a special legislative session on Wednesday in Austin. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP California and Texas, the country’s two most populous states, are getting closer to redrawing their congressional districts in a political fight sparked by President Trump. Lawmakers who lead the states are both seeking to add five U.S. House seats for their respective parties, after Trump, who’s eager to maintain the narrow GOP majority in the House, pushed the Texas Legislature to redistrict and help Republicans in…

Washington — President Trump said he’s going out in Washington, D.C., Thursday night to patrol the city alongside law enforcement and the National Guard. Mr. Trump made the announcement as the Metropolitan Police Department tells CBS News no homicides have been reported in the district in over a week, after the Trump administration began an anti-crime initiative that’s swamped the city with federal law enforcement and National Guard members. “I’m going to be going out tonight, I’m going to keep it a secret,” the president joked to radio host Todd Starnes. “…I’m going to be out tonight I think with the police,…

In this moment of crisis, we need a unified, progressive opposition to Donald Trump.  We’re starting to see one take shape in the streets and at ballot boxes across the country: from New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s campaign focused on affordability, to communities protecting their neighbors from ICE, to the senators opposing arms shipments to Israel.  The Democratic Party has an urgent choice to make: Will it embrace a politics that is principled and popular, or will it continue to insist on losing elections with the out-of-touch elites and consultants that got us here?  At The Nation, we…

A panel of justices on a New York appellate court threw out the half-billion-dollar penalty in the civil fraud case against President Trump and others on Thursday, ruling that the fine was “excessive” while saying they were divided on the merits of the case.One of the justices on the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department wrote that the penalty, known as a disgorgement, against Mr. Trump, two of his sons and other executives and their company was “an excessive fine barred by the Eighth Amendment.”In February 2024, a New York judge ordered Mr. Trump and his codefendants to pay the state…

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said last week that the number of unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S. has declined by 1.6 million since President Trump began his immigration crackdown. “This is massive,” Noem said in a statement, crediting the decline in part to an ad campaign warning undocumented immigrants to leave or face arrest and deportation. “This new data shows illegal aliens are hearing our message,” she added. In the Department of Homeland Security’s news release, Noem did not specify how many of those individuals were believed to have departed the U.S. voluntarily, versus those who have been deported. But the vast…

Rep. Nicole Collier, D-Fort Worth, waves to supporters from the House Chamber at the Capitol in Austin, Wednesday morning, Aug. 20, 2025, after spending two nights in the chamber for refusing to sign a permission slip to leave. Jay Janner/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jay Janner/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images Texas Republicans are on the verge of redrawing the state’s congressional districts for President Trump, who thinks the new maps would help Republicans win five more seats in next year’s midterm elections. To try to stall the process, dozens of Texas House Democrats left…

The United States is deploying three Aegis guided-missile destroyers to the waters off Venezuela as part of President Trump’s effort to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels, a White House official confirmed to CBS News on Wednesday, confirming a report by the Reuters news agency. The USS Gravely, the USS Jason Dunham and the USS Sampson were to depart for the region over the next few days, the official said. A Defense Department official confirmed to The Associated Press that the military assets had been assigned to the region in support of counter narcotics efforts. The official, who was…

Politics / August 19, 2025 Destroying DEI has a clear motive: to stop Americans from seeking common cause. Ad Policy Stacey Abrams discusses her new novel at the Sixth & I Synagogue on July 24, 2025, in Washington, DC.(Shannon Finney / Getty Images) In recent weeks, the Trump administration has expanded its attacks on America’s most vulnerable communities. From the horrific Republican tax and budget bill that plunges the working classes into debt and supercharges masked deportations, to the executive orders demonizing the homeless and prohibiting algorithmic justice in AI, Republicans have moved to eradicate their deepest fear: a multiracial,…

When Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell takes the stage Friday at the annual Jackson Hole, Wyoming, economic forum, he will face pressures ranging from President Trump’s repeated calls for his resignation to a recent mix of worrying economic data. Powell, whose term as Fed chair ends in May of 2026, will likely be making his last major speech as the central bank’s leader at the event, which is hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The symposium is closely watched by investors and economists because it provides a stage for Fed officials to share their views on the economy…