Luigi Mangione withdraws plans to use psychiatric defense in state murder case

Attorneys for Luigi Mangione are withdrawing his psychiatric defense in the state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, documents filed Thursday show. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The development comes one day after a judge said that the defense team was … Read more

Trump administration plans aggressive expansion of denaturalization cases

Trump administration plans aggressive expansion of denaturalization cases – CBS News Watch CBS News A Justice Department official tells CBS News that the Trump administration plans to revoke the citizenship of more than 250 foreign-born citizens by the fall. CBS News immigration correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the details. Source link

Trump upends Senate GOP’s plans once again with demands over nominations

Washington — Senate Republicans were poised to pull off a complex maneuver this week to confirm President Trump’s newest pick for director of national intelligence, a move that would have resolved an impasse over a lapsed warrantless surveillance program.  Then, the president himself threw a wrench in the plans. In an early morning Truth Social … Read more

Georgia Republicans backtrack on redistricting plans

Georgia lawmakers will not redraw the state’s political maps this month after GOP Gov. Brian Kemp called them into a special session to do so. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Following a major Supreme Court ruling on redistricting this spring, Kemp asked the Republican-led Legislature … Read more

NATO chief downplays US military cutbacks as top commander makes backup plans

BRUSSELS — BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte played down on Wednesday the impact of the Trump administration’s decision to cut back the number of troops and military equipment it would provide its allies should they come under attack. NATO’s supreme allied commander, an American, is working on backup plans to defend Europe after … Read more

Keir Starmer set to unveil plans for new online protections for children

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is preparing to announce a package of measures Monday aimed at protecting children online, including possible restrictions on social media use for those under 16, according to a Downing Street spokesperson. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “How we keep kids … Read more

U.S. military making plans to secure Iran’s nuclear materials if deal is reached, sources say

Washington — Amid volatile diplomacy and tit-for-tat strikes between the United States and Iran, American military planners have discussed contingencies that would involve U.S. forces helping secure Iran’s nuclear materials if a deal is reached, according to U.S. officials familiar with knowledge of the ongoing planning.  The discussions, which remain preliminary and are contingent on … Read more

NATO weighs options to defend Europe as the US plans for conflict elsewhere

BRUSSELS — NATO’s top military officer is weighing alternative plans to defend Europe should it come under attack from Russia, after the United States announced that it is cutting the number of aircraft and warships that it would provide in a security crisis. The so-called NATO Force Model is Plan A for making forces from … Read more

Medicare Advantage plans denied prior authorization requests at unusually high rates, HHS report finds

Patients enrolled in some of the nation’s largest Medicare Advantage plans were denied requests for rehabilitation and other critical services at unusually high rates, according to a report released Thursday by the Department of Health and Human Services’ inspector general. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. … Read more