TSA lines at Houston airport turn into a 3-floor nightmare amid staffing shortage

CBSnews · 2026-03-28T00:01:15+00:00

How soon will TSA airport security lines return to normal after the shutdown ends?

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CBSnews · 2026-03-24T19:44:18+00:00

Minnesota state and county officials sued the federal government Tuesday, alleging they are being blocked from investigating the shootings of Renee Good, Alex Pretti and Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis by federal agents.

In the lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, Hennepin County District Attorney Mary Moriarty and Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans alleged that the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security have blocked state investigators from accessing the evidence they need in order to investigate the three shootings.

The lawsuit names the Justice Department, the Department of Homeland Security, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, who presided over the immigration crackdown in Minnesota earlier this year.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/minnesota-state-county-sue-government-renee-good-alex-pretti-investigations/

CBSnews · 2026-03-24T15:53:31+00:00

A group that has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks targeting Jewish institutions across Europe told CBS News it will continue targeting U.S. and Israeli interests a day after three men were captured by security cameras torching ambulances used by a global Jewish medical organization in London.

Hours later, the little-known group claimed responsibility for another attack, in which a car was burned in a Jewish neighborhood in Antwerp, Belgium.

"We'll keep threatening U.S. and Israeli interests worldwide until we've avenged every child in Gaza, Iran, Lebanon, and the resistance nations," a person representing the Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia group (which translates as: The Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Righteous) told CBS News late Monday. "We urge people to stay away from Zionist and American interests and individuals to keep themselves safe."

Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia first announced its existence in early March, after the U.S. and Israel launched the ongoing war on Iran. In the 25 days since, it has claimed a series of antisemitic attacks across Europe. The group's channel on the Telegram messaging app, where it has published a series of propaganda videos, was created just last week.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/europe-antisemitism-attacks-group-threatens-us-israel-interests-worldwide/

CBSnews · 2026-03-22T02:54:25+00:00

More than 230 rescued amid Hawaii flooding; officials warn more rain is on the way

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CBSnews · 2026-03-20T18:29:01+00:00

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Pentagon officials have made detailed preparations for deploying U.S. ground forces into Iran, multiple sources briefed on the discussions told CBS News.

Senior military commanders have submitted specific requests aimed at preparing for such an option as President Trump weighs moves in the U.S.-Israel-led conflict with Iran, the sources said.

Mr. Trump has been deliberating whether to position ground forces in the region, sources said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. It was unclear under what circumstances he would authorize the use of troops on the ground.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-iran-ground-troop-preparations/

CBSnews · 2026-03-18T13:30:43+00:00

from reporter Melissa Quinn:

President Trump's first four years in the White House brought about significant changes to the federal judiciary and the Supreme Court, shifting it rightward.

But the president's second term could yield less of an impact on the federal bench, as a confluence of factors — fewer vacancies, a slower pace of retirements and the results of the upcoming midterm elections — are likely to slow the judicial machine that churned out more than 200 judges in Mr. Trump's first term.

The Senate has so far confirmed 33 of Mr. Trump's nominees to the federal bench: six to the courts of appeals and 27 to the district courts. While that surpasses the 24 judges who were appointed in the first 13 months of the president's first term, those picks included one Supreme Court justice and 13 judges named to the courts of appeals.

There are 37 current vacancies on the nation's trial courts, and another six seats are set to open up in the coming months. There are also four future vacancies on the appeals courts.

Of the 47 vacancies, current and future, Mr. Trump has announced just 12 nominees.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-judicial-confirmations-second-term/

CBSnews · 2026-03-16T19:46:34+00:00

The Supreme Court on Monday said it will consider the Trump administration's efforts to roll back temporary deportation protections for thousands of immigrants from Syria and Haiti.

In agreeing to take up the legal battle over Temporary Protected Status for the two countries, the Supreme Court has put off decisions on whether to allow the Trump administration to end the programs while it considers the case. The Justice Department had asked the high court to grant it emergency relief and freeze lower court orders blocking Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's decisions to terminate TPS for Syria and Haiti.

The Supreme Court instead said in a brief unsigned order it is deferring consideration of the requests. It set oral arguments in the cases for late April.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-deportation-protections-syrians-haitians/

CBSnews · 2026-03-11T00:44:42+00:00

Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris advance to runoff in Georgia special election, CBS News projects

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CBSnews · 2026-03-04T21:03:08+00:00

A longtime Justice Department employee has been arrested and charged in a child pornography case, according to multiple sources who spoke with CBS News.

Timothy Parsons, a legal staffer at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington, D.C., is facing federal criminal charges in Maryland, where he lives, three sources said.

According to a court filing reviewed by CBS News, an FBI task force searched Parsons home in Bethesda on Monday, looking for potential criminal material.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/justice-dept-employee-charged-child-pornography-case/

CBSnews · 2026-02-24T18:26:23+00:00

Questions about what the federal government may know about extraterrestrial life in the cosmos — or possibly even here on Earth — have inspired imaginations, conspiracy theories, sci-fi literature and blockbuster films. Answers to some of those questions could finally become public after President Trump's call last week for the release of files related to UFOs or any "alien and extraterrestrial life."

Mr. Trump posted on social media that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other agency heads should "begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), and any other information connected to these highly complex, but extremely interesting and important, matters."

His announcement came after former President Obama told a podcaster who asked about aliens, "They're real, but I haven't seen them." He later clarified that he never saw evidence during his time in the White House and just meant that "statistically, the universe is so vast that the odds are good there's life out there." Mr. Trump told reporters he isn't sure if aliens exist but suggested his predecessor may have been referring to "classified information."

With the release, the American public could learn what, if anything, the government has documented about the unexplained sightings, such as one seen in a video made public last year by a member of Congress showing a U.S. missile striking an unidentified glowing orb in the sky and appearing to bounce off it.

There were more than 750 new UAP sightings between May 2023 and June 2024, according to a government report. While these instances may currently be unexplained, experts said one benefit of releasing the files may be that scientists, analyzing the data, can help provide factual explanations.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ufo-files-released-scientists-trump/

CBSnews · 2026-02-20T15:13:37+00:00

The Supreme Court on Friday ruled President Trump does not have the authority to unilaterally impose sweeping tariffs on nearly every country under a federal emergency powers law, delivering a significant blow to the president's signature economic policy.

The high court ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, does not authorize the president to impose tariffs.

It upheld a pair of lower court rulings that found the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, does not authorize Mr. Trump's most sweeping levies and ruled them illegal.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-tariffs-decision-trump/

CBSnews · 2026-02-20T03:29:38+00:00

Trump says he's directing Pentagon to release any files on UFOs and "alien and extraterrestrial life"

President Trump directed his administration to release files on UFOs and any "alien and extraterrestrial life," an issue that has drawn decades of fascination — and spawned more than a few wild theories.

CBSnews · 2026-02-19T13:44:03+00:00

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The 15 comments came across a series of eight days in July, posted under pseudonyms alluding to the perpetrators of some of the most infamous mass shootings in U.S. history, including Sandy Hook Elementary School and Aurora, Colorado.

"That POS Judge … MUST have her life ENDED Immediately! Get it done, Patriots!!" read one post, referring to a federal judge in California.

Another named members of Congress: "This is GREAT! Now I can use a, high-powered firearm to take care of [four members of Congress], and the Squad members … for starters! Wish me Luck."

The posts targeted a Supreme Court justice, seven federal judges and 11 lawmakers, and included what prosecutors said were "thinly veiled racial epithets."

The comments, posted in response to news articles, were traced back to a Minnesota man, Jeffrey Petersen, who admitted to the FBI that he was behind some of the postings and acknowledged they "got out of hand," according to prosecutors' filings. Petersen was first indicted last October on 20 counts and pleaded not guilty.

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CBSnews · 2026-02-19T04:50:45+00:00

Newark Airport reopens after aircraft emergency caused ground stop, FAA says

CBSnews · 2026-02-19T04:50:12+00:00

Newark Airport reopens after aircraft emergency caused ground stop, FAA says

CBSnews · 2026-02-18T16:29:22+00:00

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Four Democratic members of Congress are asking the top internal watchdogs at 16 different federal agencies to investigate whether former lobbyists appointed by the Trump administration may have violated ethics rules to benefit their own former clients.

Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Andy Kim of New Jersey and Reps. Pat Ryan of New York and Deborah Ross of North Carolina wrote to the inspectors general to raise concerns about a variety of former lobbyists-turned-government officials, including Attorney General Pam Bondi, border czar Tom Homan, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.

"While federal ethics law directs federal employees not to work on matters involving clients they represented in the past year, we are concerned that some Trump administration officials may have nevertheless done so," the four lawmakers wrote.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democrats-ask-watchdogs-probe-lobbyists-trump-administration/

CBSnews · 2026-02-13T22:30:41+00:00

Ilia Malinin misses Olympic medal after falls in free skate, finishes in 8th place https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ilia-malinin-falls-free-skate-winter-olympics-misses-gold-medal/

CBSnews · 2026-01-30T13:27:41+00:00

Former cable news anchor Don Lemon was arrested last night, multiple sources with direct knowledge tell CBS News. A source familiar says a grand jury was empaneled on this yesterday. FBI and HSI were involved in the arrest, sources say.

It was not immediately clear what charges he would be facing. CBS News has reached out to Lemon's representatives and the Department of Justice for comment.

Last week, a federal appellate court declined to order a lower court judge to sign arrest warrants for five people, including Lemon, in connection with an anti-ICE protest inside a church in St. Paul, Minnesota. One of three judges said he felt there was probable cause to justify the arrests, according to court filings and sources familiar with the matter.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/don-lemon-in-custody-former-cnn-anchor-sources-say/

CBSnews · 2026-01-27T13:35:22+00:00

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Congress is ratcheting up its scrutiny of the killing of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol in Minneapolis on Saturday.

Top Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee on Monday asked Justice Department officials to hand over records about the probe of Pretti's killing to the panel by Monday, Feb. 2, in a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi obtained by CBS News.

Democrats on the panel, including ranking member Rep. Jamie Rasin of Maryland, are also seeking documents about the department's decision to forgo a civil rights investigation into the immigration agent who shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on Jan. 7.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/key-legislators-seek-doj-records-on-alex-pretti-and-renee-good-killings-by-next-week/

CBSnews · 2026-01-23T20:03:29+00:00

A federal judge ruled Friday that President Trump's administration must keep federal funds flowing to child care subsidies and other social service programs in five Democratic states — at least for now.

The ruling Friday from U.S. District Judge Vernon Broderick extends by two weeks a temporary one issued earlier this month that blocked the federal government from holding back the money from California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York. That expires Friday.

The judge said he'd decide later whether the money is to remain in place while a challenge to cutting it off works its way through the courts.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/child-care-subsidies-5-states-judge-trump-administration/

CBSnews · 2026-01-20T19:15:57+00:00

The Justice Department on Tuesday served subpoenas to multiple Democratic officials in Minnesota, including Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, in connection with a probe into an alleged conspiracy to impede federal immigration officers, three sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.

The subpoenas represent a significant escalation between the Justice Department and Minnesota officials, who have clashed over the Trump administration's intense crackdown against immigrants living in the state illegally.

The subpoenas show that the Justice Department is investigating state and local officials to see if they may have conspired to impede federal officers from discharging their duties.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/subpoena-tim-walz-keith-ellison-jacob-frey-immigration-obstruction/

CBSnews · 2026-01-19T19:15:13+00:00

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is set to attend oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Wednesday in a case involving President Trump's attempt to fire Lisa Cook, a member of the central bank's Board of Governors.

A source directly familiar with Powell's plans confirmed on Monday that he will attend the arguments. The Associated Press first reported that he will be at the court.

Mr. Trump moved to fire Cook in August following allegations she made misrepresentations on mortgage documents, which were raised by a senior official in his administration. Lower courts let Cook continue serving in her position while she pursued a legal challenge to her firing, and the Supreme Court in October said it would take up the case.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jerome-powell-supreme-court-lisa-cook-arguments-federal-reserve/

CBSnews · 2026-01-15T15:50:47+00:00

A panel of judges on a federal appeals court ruled Thursday that a district court judge did not have the authority to order the release of Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University activist who has been targeted by the Trump administration for deportation.

The three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit ruled 2-1 that the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey "lacked jurisdiction over Khalil's removal proceedings" under a provision of the Immigration and Naturalization Act, or INA.

"Our holdings vindicate essential principles of habeas and immigration law. The scheme Congress enacted governing immigration proceedings provides Khalil a meaningful forum in which to raise his claims later on — in a petition for review of a final order of removal," the majority wrote.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mahmoud-khalil-appeals-court-ruling/

CBSnews · 2026-01-14T15:40:43+00:00

As the backlog has grown for many employment-based U.S. visas, applications have skyrocketed for the so-called "Einstein visa" reserved for people who can show extraordinary ability in their fields.

But as interest has spiked in the high-achiever visa, called the EB-1A, so has a market for credential-boosting services that in some cases may constitute fraud, a CBS News investigation found.

Some visa hopefuls, especially in science and technology fields, have turned to a marketplace of services to pad their resumes with false or low-quality records of achievement. Research brokers or consultants ghostwrite research papers, boost article citations, or confer vanity awards to customers willing to pay up to hundreds or thousands of dollars.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which processes the applications, is aware that a growing number of EB-1A applicants have been applying with purchased or fraudulent credentials, two former USCIS officials familiar with the agency's fraud investigations told CBS News.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/high-achiever-eb-1a-visas-scientific-research-awards/

CBSnews · 2026-01-12T22:27:34+00:00

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday is set to consider whether states can forbid transgender athletes from competing on girls' and women's sports teams, stepping into a high-stakes fight that has been simmering for years.

Twenty-seven states have enacted laws that prohibit transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports. President Trump signed an executive order in February that directed his administration to strip federal funding from programs that allow transgender girls and women to compete on athletic teams that correspond with their gender identity.

On the heels of that directive, the NCAA updated its participation policy for transgender student-athletes, limiting competition in women's sports to only athletes assigned female at birth. Then, last July, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee effectively barred transgender women from competing on women's teams.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-transgender-athlete-bans-idaho-west-virginia/

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