President-elect Donald Trump promised major changes to the United States immigration system when he campaigned, and now local ...

Presidents are granted the authority to issue pardons under Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution. The Constitution's framers were heavily influenced by the English legal tradition of pardon, ...

Congress returns this week from a Thanksgiving recess with a number of priorities to get through before the end of the year.

A special session​ called by California Gov. Gavin Newsom will begin Monday. Lawmakers have been tasked with weighing how to defend the state's progressive policies during President-elect Donald Trump ...

Musk, who bought Twitter in 2022 for $44 billion, has overhauled the service, changing its name to X and prioritizing ...

Mayor Eric Adams is moving to close emergency migrant shelters in New York City and five upstate counties as the number of ...

Fateh, 34, became the first Somali American and first Muslim to serve in the Senate when he was first elected in 2020.

Hunter Biden was convicted of three separate felony charges related to his purchase of a gun and pleaded guilty to tax ...

A California senator has said that the state won’t aid the incoming Trump administration in its mass deportation efforts ...

CBS News has confirmed that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to serve as the next U.S. defense secretary, ...

President-elect Donald Trump's intention to make Kash Patel his FBI director is drawing harsh critiques from some politicians who don't think he is the right person for the job. CBS News' Nancy Cordes ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth faced reporters on Capitol Hill Monday but refused to ...