Trump signs order allowing punishment of nations illegally detaining Americans

President Trump signed an executive order establishing a designation for states accused of wrongfully detaining U.S. citizens.

• Sep 5

Navy base to serve as hub for Chicago immigration crackdown, memo indicates

Homeland Security personnel and equipment began arriving at Naval Station Great Lakes earlier this week, a U.S. official familiar with the operation told CBS News.

• Sep 5

Senate Democrats to probe firings of DOJ employees who worked for Jack Smith

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are asking Pam Bondi for records of at least 20 DOJ staff fired in August.

• Sep 5

475 people detained in raid by ICE, other agencies at Hyundai site in Georgia

The operation targeted one of Georgia's largest and most high-profile manufacturing sites, where Hyundai makes electric vehicles and is building an EV battery plant.

• Sep 6

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Venezuelan fighter jets flew over U.S. Navy ship in "show of force"

Two armed Venezuelan F-16 fighter jets flew over the USS Jason Dunham on Thursday, multiple defense officials told CBS News — amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela.

• Sep 4

Biden recently had skin cancer surgery, spokeswoman says

A spokeswoman confirmed to CBS News on Thursday that Biden "recently had Mohs surgery."

• Sep 4

Trump signs executive order renaming Defense to Department of War

President Trump singed an executive order Friday directing the Department of Defense to use the name Department of War as a "secondary title" — restoring a name it last held in the late 1940s.

• Sep 5

D.C. National Guard deployment in the capital extended to Nov. 30

"President Trump is committed to the long-term safety and security of Washington, D.C., for its residents and visitors," a White House official said.

• Sep 4

Appeals court rules "Alligator Alcatraz" site can stay open

A federal appeals court has halted a lower court ruling that required Florida and the Trump administration to dismantle parts of "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Everglades.

• Sep 5

Judge rips DOJ for causing "embarrassment" in dismissing another D.C. felony case

The judge said the Trump administration "is playing cops and robbers, like children" during its takeover of D.C.'s police department.

• Sep 4

As Trump justifies boat strike, here's what to know about Tren de Aragua

The deadly U.S. military strike this week on a boat allegedly carrying drugs​ from Venezuela is the latest measure President Trump has taken to combat the threat he sees from the Tren de Aragua gang.

• Sep 4

New York AG appeals ruling that erased penalty in Trump civil fraud case

New York's attorney general is appealing the ruling that slashed President Trump's half-billion-dollar penalty in his civil fraud case.

• Sep 4

Feds scrap proposal to offer cash to air passengers for flight disruptions

Transportation Department drops Biden-era proposal to require airlines to financially compensate passengers for flight disruptions.

• Sep 5

U.S. designating 2 more gangs as foreign terrorist groups, Rubio says

The announcement targeting Los Lobos and Los Choneros came after a lethal U.S. military strike​ against a similarly designated gang in Venezuela.

• Sep 4

RFK Jr. denies pressuring ousted CDC director to preapprove vaccine changes

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy denied pressuring the ousted CDC director to preapprove vaccine recommendations.

• Sep 4

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