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Michigan Air National Guard troops listen as President Trump speaks during a visit with Michigan Air National Guard Troops on April 29 at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images The Department of Homeland Security is asking the Pentagon to provide some 20,000 National Guard forces to assist in the removal of migrants in the United States without legal status. A U.S. official with knowledge of the plan who was not authorized to talk tells NPR that military lawyers are reviewing the request from DHS. The request was first reported by…

A military parade to mark the Army’s anniversary next month — coinciding with President Trump’s birthday — is estimated to cost between $25 million and $45 million, an Army spokesperson told CBS News.The parade in Washington, D.C., is expected to include over 100 vehicles and thousands of soldiers who will be housed in federal buildings. It could also involve 50 helicopters, prompting “extensive coordination” with the Federal Aviation Administration, the spokesperson said.The event will take place as part of the Army’s 250th anniversary celebrations on June 14 — the same day as Mr. Trump’s 79th birthday.Reports about a possible military…

A Texas mother was arrested this week on allegations she purchased ammunition and tactical gear for her son, who authorities said was planning “mass targeted violence” at a San Antonio school, according to an affidavit obtained by CBS News.Ashley Pardo, 33, was arrested Monday on one count of aiding in the commission of terrorism after tactical gear and ammunition were found at her home, which authorities said she purchased for her son in exchange for babysitting his younger siblings, according to the arrest affidavit issued by Bexar County Magistrate Court. Pardo “intentionally and knowingly aided” her son, San Antonio police wrote…

Ad Policy American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 – 1945) sits at a desk in front of a series of microphones (two labelled NBC and two CBS) as he delivers a ‘Fireside Chat’ radio broadcast, 1930s. (Stock Montage / Getty Images) On this episode of American Prestige, Kevin Schultz, chair of the Department of History at the University of Illinois Chicago, joins the program to talk about his new book, Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Including White Liberals): A History. In this first part of the discussion, we get into liberalism’s consistent spirit yet inconsistent character, the transition from progressivism…

When the crypto mining firm American Bitcoin announced plans to go public on the Nasdaq stock exchange this week, the company called it a “major milestone” for a key stakeholder, Dominari Holdings — a little-known investment house that recently added a very recognizable name to its advisory board: Donald Trump Jr.It was the latest maneuver in a series of high-stakes, and potentially lucrative business deals Trump Jr. and his younger brother Eric, also a Dominari adviser, stand to benefit from.Since his father won the 2024 election, Trump Jr. has joined at least eight corporate boards or advisory committees, adding political…

  Updated 5m ago Drugs discussed in messages In a message, Ventura allegedly asked if she wrote to Combs if he had anymore pills on him. Ventura told the court she wasn’t sure which kind. What kinds of pills was she taking around that time in 2009, the defense asked. Opiates, Ventura said. Was Combs taking opiates the time?Ventura testified she didn’t know home much or what his intake was.  By Alice Gainer https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/live-updates/diddy-trial-live-updates-cassie-ventura-cross-examination/#post-update-f024cc0f   22m ago Explicit messages and videos discussed Cross-examination resumed after a short break. The defense showed some explicit messages from 2009 Ventura sent to Combs, including one sent ahead…

Painted portrait of Wong Kim Ark in the Asian American Community Heroes Mural, located in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Julie Caine/Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco hide caption toggle caption Julie Caine/Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco Painted portrait of Wong Kim Ark in the Asian American Community Heroes Mural, located in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Julie Caine/Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco Who was Wong Kim Ark and what is the story behind the Supreme Court case United States vs. Wong Kim Ark? Find out here, and listen to a full episode to learn more. Source link

President Trump’s push to remove people from the U.S. using the wartime Alien Enemies Act got a rare stamp of approval from a federal judge this week, as one of the more controversial parts of Mr. Trump’s immigration strategy faces a slew of court challenges.U.S. District Judge Stephanie Haines of Pennsylvania, a Trump nominee, ruled Tuesday the president is legally allowed to use the 18th-century law to deport Venezuelan migrants accused of belonging to the gang Tren de Aragua. However, Haines also said the administration hasn’t given people facing Alien Enemies Act removal enough notice to bring court challenges.The ruling…

Politics / Cultural Contradictions / May 15, 2025 As an undergrad, I mocked the radical leftist turned reactionary. But with his cruel, vindictive politics taking over the government, he had the last laugh. Ad Policy David Horowitz, who died in April, spoke on the CU Boulder campus on February 14, 2005, about what’s wrong with various professors in US universities today.(Brian Brainerd / The Denver Post via Getty Images) The first time I thought about David Horowitz was in 2006, when I was a 22-year-old senior at Horowitz’s alma mater, Columbia University. A friend—like me and Horowitz, a Jewish David—had…

One of the founders of Ben & Jerry’s, Ben Cohen, was arrested on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., after he interrupted a Senate committee hearing to protest Congress’s funding for Israel’s military as it wages war against Hamas in Gaza. Mr. Cohen, 74, was among a group of protesters that disrupted a Senate health committee hearing as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, promoted President Trump’s budget for the next fiscal year. The protesters shouted and held up signs as Mr. Kennedy was speaking before Capitol Police officers escorted them out, according to a broadcast of the hearing. A video…