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Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who the Trump administration admitted was mistakenly included in a group of accused gang members sent to a prison in El Salvador, accused the government of having “stonewalled” the court-ordered facilitation of his return to the U.S.”Plaintiffs have sought discovery to uncover the truth as to the Government’s efforts (or lack thereof) as well as its abilities to facilitate Abrego Garcia’s return—the essential issue in this case. Over and over, the Government has stonewalled Plaintiffs by asserting unsupported privileges— primarily state secrets and deliberative process—to withhold written discovery and to instruct witnesses…

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been carrying out President Trump’s vision to shrink government. On Monday, they announced an executive order aimed at drug prices. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Since taking the helm of the Department of Health and Human Services in February, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has moved quickly to shrink the agency, firing thousands of agency staffers. He’s canceled billions in grants to universities and public health departments, purged some leadership and shaken up the norms of the scientific review process. Both the firings and grant…

Advocates for private-school choice celebrated this week as a federal schools voucher bill moved closer to becoming law, a major milestone that eluded their movement during President Trump’s first term.The House Republican budget proposal that advanced on Monday would devote $5 billion to federal vouchers for private-school tuition, home-schooling materials and for-profit virtual learning.The program in the budget bill could bring vouchers to all 50 states for the first time, including Democratic-leaning ones that have long rejected the idea.Supporters hailed the proposal as “historic” and a “huge win,” but some cautioned that there was still much legislative haggling ahead.“Ultimately, every…

  1m ago Court back from lunch break Court resumes for the afternoon shortly after 1:15 p.m.Ventura remains on the stand and is being questioned by the prosecution.  By Alice Gainer https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/live-updates/diddy-trial-live-updates-day-2/#post-update-ac43f8bb   Updated 9m ago Can I watch the Sean “Diddy” Combs trial live? Photos and videos from inside federal court are prohibited, so there is no live stream or broadcast of the trial. Courtroom sketches, however, are allowed.  A courtroom sketch shows Sean “Diddy” Combs on Day 2 of his sex trafficking and racketeering trial in New York City. Jane Rosenberg CBS News New York’s Alice Gainer is at…

Boys don’t cry… A call to action… The war party… Traveling to Cuba… Bill vs. Hill… Burning questions… The best medicine… Correction… Ad Policy This article appears in the June 2025 issue. Boys Don’t Cry Re “Are Men OK?,” by Eamon Whalen [April 2025]: I was taken with Richard Reeves’s idea that some boys and men might benefit from a boys’ and men’s support culture that is not built around toxic models of manhood but instead recognizes that some boys and men need more help with adapting to cultural changes or learning so-called “soft skills” than others. I take issue,…

During President Trump’s first term, the idea that special interests and governments were buying meals and booking rooms at his hotels set off legal and ethical alarms about the potential for corruption.Mr. Trump’s second term is making those concerns look trivial.The administration’s plan to accept a $400 million luxury jet from the Qatari royal family is only the latest example of an increasingly no-holds-barred atmosphere in Washington under Trump 2.0. Not only would the famously transactional chief executive be able to use the plane while in office, but he is also expected to transfer it to his presidential foundation once…

President Trump is delivering remarks Tuesday at a U.S.-Saudi investment summit as the White House announced a $600 billion investment from Saudi Arabia, including what it touted as the “largest defense sales agreement in history.”Mr. Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced multiple economic and defense agreements, an indication of Mr. Trump’s intent to deepen U.S.-Saudi ties, despite long-held concerns from State Department reports and human rights groups about its restriction of civil liberties and political rights.Specifically, the president and crown prince signed agreements for judicial cooperation between the Ministry of Justice in Saudi Arabia and the U.S. Department…

President Trump signed an executive order in February establishing refugee status for Afrikaners, the white ethnic minority in South Africa that created and led the brutal system of apartheid.As part of the executive order, the Trump administration created an expedited path for Afrikaners to resettle in the United States, even as the administration has barred most refugees from countries afflicted by war and famine.While waiting at the airport in Johannesburg, the passengers said the U.S. Embassy had instructed them not to speak with the news media. The first group of Afrikaners arrived in the United States on May 12.Who are…

No, don’t call it purple. When President Trump disembarked from Air Force One in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, he stepped onto the rich lavender-colored carpet unfurled before him, just one feature of the lavish welcome extended to the visiting American leader on the first day of his Gulf tour.Along with a fighter-jet escort in the air and riders on Arabian horses on the ground, the lavender carpet is one of the distinctive and symbolic Saudi protocols for greeting high-profile dignitaries. Saudi Arabia swapped red carpets for lavender in 2021, as the ruling royal family sought to define its own protocols…

Three people fell to their deaths Sunday while rock climbing in Washington state, likely because of an equipment failure, authorities said. A fourth climber in their group survived the ordeal.The climbers were descending a steep gully in the northern section of Early Winter Spire, a pair of rock formations in the Cascades some 150 miles east of Seattle, the Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. What caused the deadly fall at the popular climbing spot is still under investigation, but the sheriff said it appears the climbers’ anchors failed as they were rappelling down the rock face. Rappelling is…