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The credentials committee of the Democratic National Committee voted on Monday to void the results of the internal party vote that made David Hogg a party vice chair, ruling that the election had not followed proper parliamentary procedures.The decision — which came after roughly three hours of internal debate and one tie vote — will put the issue before the full body of the Democratic National Committee. It must decide whether to force Mr. Hogg and a second vice chair, Malcolm Kenyatta, to run again in another election later this year.Mr. Hogg, 25, an outspoken survivor of the 2018 school…

Why a new ICE facility is nearly empty – CBS News Watch CBS News The first ICE detention center to open under the Trump administration holds just 152 people, despite being built to hold 1,000. Nicole Sganga reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

A control room at the Arizona PBS offices in Phoenix is seen Friday, May 2, 2025. Earlier this month, President Trump issued an executive order claiming to direct CPB’s board to end federal funding to PBS and NPR. Katie Oyan/AP hide caption toggle caption Katie Oyan/AP Less than a day after President Trump attempted to fire three Corporation for Public Broadcasting board members last month, DOGE staffers also attempted to assign a team to review its operations. CPB leaders denied that request, citing federal law that establishes the independent nonprofit outside of the control of the federal government. The request…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, posted photos on Sunday of himself and his grandchildren swimming in a contaminated Washington creek where swimming is not allowed because it is used for sewer runoff.Rock Creek, which flows through much of Northwest Washington, is used to drain excess sewage and storm water during rainfall. The creek has widespread “fecal” contamination and high levels of bacteria, including E. coli, and the city has banned swimming in all of its waterways for more than 50 years because of the widespread contamination of Rock Creek and other nearby rivers.“Rock Creek has high levels of…

Saying that there are no more excuses, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday released a model ordinance for local municipalities to address homeless encampments, along with announcing new funding for treatment and housing.Newsom discussed the ordinance at a news conference Monday annoucing a “statewide funding announcement” regarding California’s mental health and homelessess issues.At the news conference, the governor called out cities and counties to do their part in in addressing encampments., saying the state is providing resources.”It is time to disabuse ourselves that you can continue with the same talking points of 5 to 10, 15 years ago,” Newsom said.…

The Democrats missed their first chance to spotlight Trump’s repeated violations of the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution. They shouldn’t miss their second. Ad Policy President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on May 12, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. President Trump is traveling to Saudi Arabia, the first stop on his four-day Middle East visit and the first international trip of his second term.(Win McNamee / Getty Images) Back when outrage over Donald Trump’s blatant Oval Office corruption was still a novelty, a group of former national security officials filed an amicus brief in a 2019 lawsuit Democratic…

Pam Bondi, the attorney general of the United States, circled the Roosevelt Room in late February, handing out bulky white binders labeled “Epstein Files: Phase 1” to a conclave of Trump-allied influencers summoned to the White House for their first visit.That Ms. Bondi, the nation’s top law enforcement official, would prioritize a case of importance primarily to conspiracy theorists was telling. Anxious to appease the restive MAGA base, she hyped the disclosure as “breaking news” on Fox the night before, part of an effort to fulfill President Trump’s campaign promise to reveal new details on the financier Jeffrey Epstein’s misdeeds…

Hamas released Edan Alexander, believed to be the last living U.S. citizen held hostage in Gaza, Monday as President Trump departed Washington for a trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, officials said. Alexander was transferred to the Red Cross and then later to the Israel Defense Forces. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s government “will assist in his absorption and will accompany him and his family.” Netanyahu’s office posted a video of Alexander being transferred into IDF hands. “The Israeli government is committed to the return of all the kidnapped and missing — both…

The Trump administration announced on Monday that it is investigating a California program that has long provided cash assistance to some undocumented immigrants who are older or have disabilities but are not eligible for federal aid. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in Los Angeles issued a subpoena to Los Angeles County requesting records that include the identities of people who applied for the state’s Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants, the Department of Homeland Security announced.The program for decades has provided subsistence-level benefits to impoverished residents 65 or older, as well as those who are blind or have a disability.California officials…

Staff members at the Library of Congress denied access on Monday to two Justice Department officials who had been tapped for top positions there as part of a shake-up initiated by President Trump, according to two people familiar with the situation. The lockout led to a brief standoff on Capitol Hill. The episode at the library, an agency of the legislative branch, became the latest tension point in a battle over where Congress’s authority ends and the White House’s begins. The people who described it did so on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment.It unfolded…