Kathryn Watson

3 days ago | cbsnews.com | Ellee Watson |Jennifer Jacobs |Kathryn Watson

The Trump administration is planning to move Greenland from the purview of U.S. European Command to U.S. Northern Command, several U.S. officials told CBS News. Moving Greenland to Northern Command, which is in charge of defending the homeland, is a symbolic statement suggesting a view of Greenland as more a part of the defense of the U.S. than of Europe. In the eyes of the U.S., the move treats Greenland more like Canada and less like a part of the Kingdom of Denmark.

3 days ago | flipboard.com | Ellee Watson |Jennifer Jacobs |Kathryn Watson

6 hours ago 'Musk's failure is glaring, and it's a pity' The head of Tesla and SpaceX, who recently left the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), failed to stem the rise in the federal budget … 6 hours ago Ex-Homeland Security official Taylor fights back against Trump's 'unprecedented' investigation order WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Homeland Security official during President Donald Trump’s first administration who authored an anonymous op-ed sharply critical of the president is calling...

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Kaia Hubbard |Kathryn Watson |Caitlin Yilek |Joe Walsh

Washington — President Trump this week has issued pardons and commutations for several convicted fraudsters, the latest in a series of pardons for white-collar criminals in his second term, claiming in many cases that they were unfairly targeted for being his supporters.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Kathryn Watson |Scott MacFarlane |Aaron Navarro

4 hours agoTrump says he will look into possible pardons for the men convicted of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen WhitmerWhitmer, who met with Trump multiple times this year, once placed some of the blame for the plot on Trump's rhetoric. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would look at pardoning the men convicted in a scheme to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, and swiped at the legitimacy of the case, …NowTrump was just asked about the ‘TACO trade’ for the first time.

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Kathryn Watson |Aaron Navarro

President Trump has signed off on a full pardon for former Rep. Michael Grimm of New York, according to a White House official. Grimm, a Republican, was convicted in November 2014 of tax fraud and related charges stemming from his ownership of a Manhattan restaurant before joining Congress. Prosecutors said he underreported wages and revenue to the government, and that he filed false tax documents. Grimm was sentenced to eight months in prison.