There was some discussion about trying to conclude by the time financial markets open Monday because of concern about how the bombings will affect the U.S. and global economy, but an end point wasn't locked in.

The Israelis have been notified and are coordinating with the United States, according to multiple U.S. sources. The president has yet to give the final 'go' orders for the strikes, the sources said.

A joint operation would mark Israel's return to combat operations which it had halted during the U.S.-brokered truce. Iran has not hit Israel since the memorandum of understanding fell apart and the U.S. restarted combat operations in early July.

An Israeli official told CBS News: "Israel is unaware of a decision to restart full military operations, nor has been requested of Israel to join any military actions against Iran."

The military strike plan came up during President Trump's cabinet meeting at Camp David on Friday, according to sources briefed later. Some White House aides who focus on politics were strongly opposed, one of the sources said. 

While reporters were in the room, Mr. Trump said: "We'll be hitting them very hard. At some point, they're going to say, 'We just can't take it anymore.'"

"I think we just want to win," he told the press when asked about reviving diplomacy.

Energy infrastructure including power plants and refineries would likely be targeted, two of the sources said. 

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement to CBS News, "As President Trump said at his cabinet meeting today, the United States will win, and Iran will not have a nuclear weapon under his watch."

Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said the Pentagon would not comment on targets before the president makes a final decision. 

"The Department of War is locked and loaded, ready to execute the President's directives at a moment's notice," Parnell said in a statement. 

On Saturday, several U.S. embassies in the Middle East — including Amman, Jordan; Jerusalem; and Baghdad — issued security alerts due to "heightened tensions" and said, "Americans currently in the Middle East should exercise caution and heightened vigilance and should be prepared for flight cancellations, periodic airspace closures, and potential travel disruptions."

A former U.S. military official told CBS that the value of hitting energy infrastructure would be to impact the Iranian military's ability to provide services and effectively govern. 

When Mr. Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met earlier this week, Netanyahu briefed him on three options for the war, including military strikes focused on land resupply routes, a senior Israeli official said. Netanyahu also met with Defense Secretary Hegseth.

The U.S. has already struck bridges in this conflict that were dual-use — used by the military and civilians — a U.S. official said. 

There were high-level U.S. discussions Friday about cutting electricity across Tehran, but no decision had been made as of Friday afternoon.

Last week, Mr. Trump posted on Truth Social that he would bomb and destroy an Iranian bridge or power plant for every attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. 

House Bill 5511, known as the Children's Social Media Safety Act, imposes a series of requirements on social media companies and how they are to interact with users under 18 years old. The law, which will take effect in 2028, was one of Pritzker's top priorities during the spring legislative session and received unanimous support in both chambers.

"Big social media companies have intentionally designed their platforms to keep kids online for as long as possible," Pritzker said before signing the bill at an event in Chicago. "Their algorithms learn what captures a child's attention, which most often seems to be anger and euphoria, and then the algorithm keeps feeding them more of it. Why? The almighty dollar. They feed our kids an unrealistic picture of life and sell them products and agendas to achieve it."

Under the law, social media platforms must confirm a user's age through the device's operating system. When devices are set up for children, parents would set the child's age, which would automatically trigger certain restrictions required by the state.

To limit the addictive nature of social media feeds, the law prohibits companies from using a minor's viewing history or data stored on the device to determine what shows up in their feeds. Instead, feeds for minors will only be allowed to show information the user requested or searched for or was posted by a creator the user follows. Kids will also be able to see media that is a direct, private message to them.

"These are common sense protections," Pritzker said. "They don't prevent young people from connecting with one another or their loved ones online. They don't censor anyone. They take decisions about children's online safety away from the companies and put it back in the hands of parents."

Stronger default privacy settings are also required for minors, including shielding a minor's precise location and limiting digital currency transactions. Social media sites and apps would also be prohibited from sending notifications to minors between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.

"What we're seeing is shrinking attention spans, rising depression rates, and in kids, sacrificing sleep to scroll long past when they should be asleep, is a real danger," House bill sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, D-Glenview, said.

The Illinois attorney general's office would enforce the law. Violators would be liable for fines up to $2,500 for each child for unintentional violations and up to $7,500 per child for intentional violations.

"It is important that we balance the guardrails that keep young people safe — guardrails that technology companies should have implemented from the very beginning," Attorney General Kwame Raoul said.

Raoul has joined lawsuits against both Meta and TikTok, alleging the companies have addictive designs that exploit children.

The law was generally opposed by tech companies. During testimony in committees this spring, lobbyists for the companies raised concerns that the bill would violate First Amendment rights and potentially trigger lawsuits against the state.

The final version of the bill was opposed by the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, Motion Picture Association, tech company advocacy organization TechNet, and the American Civil Liberties Union.

"Innovation and child safety are not competing interests," bill sponsor Sen. Willie Preston, D-Chicago, said. "You do not have to choose between technological progress and protecting children. The greatest innovations solve problems; they do not create them."

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The ruling deals a blow to Democrats, who filed a lawsuit seeking to give voters a do-over because of a chaotic party primary in the governor's race.

More than 117,000 absentee ballots had been returned by Wednesday, up from nearly 108,000 as of the previous week. Democrats were concerned that many of those might have been cast for Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, who had been seen as a Democratic frontrunner before she dropped out on July 17 amid a campaign finance scandal. A day later, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, who had bowed out on July 8, reentered the race.

Rodriguez's name remains on the ballot, along with former state economic development director Missy Hughes, who dropped out in June.

The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission voted 4-2 on July 9 to distribute guidance to clerks saying absentee voters cannot change their ballot after it has been returned. The rarely used process is known as ballot spoiling.

Democrats objected and supported the lawsuit filed by three voters, arguing that state law allows voters who have submitted absentee ballots to change their mind before those ballots are counted on Election Day.

"Voters across Wisconsin will be disenfranchised" if not allowed to do that, attorney Eduardo Castro argued in court on Tuesday.

But Dane County Circuit Judge David Conway disagreed, ruling on Wednesday that "the unambiguous language of the statute does not allow a voter to spoil an absentee ballot after it is returned." He said the guidance issued by the elections commission to the roughly 2,000 clerks who run elections at the local level was consistent with the law.

The judge declined to issue a temporary restraining order sought by Democrats. They had wanted the judge to order the state elections commission to rescind its guidance.

"The judge got it right," said Don Millis, the Republican chair of the elections commission. "The law is clear. Once a voter returns an absentee ballot to the clerk, the voter cannot decide to change his or her vote. The law does not permit do-overs."

Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Devin Remiker said the ruling was wrong, but didn't say if the party would appeal.

The Republican National Committee opposed the effort to allow for revoting.

Ballot spoiling was the subject of a 2022 lawsuit brought by a Republican group. In that case, a Waukesha County judge agreed that the elections commission must rescind its guidance that allowed voters to cast a second ballot. But the state appeals court earlier this year vacated that ruling on technical grounds and did not rule on the merits.

The winner of the Democratic primary will advance to November's general election, most likely against Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, who has only token opposition in his party's primary. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is not seeking a third term.

Democrats hope to keep the governor's office and flip both chambers of the Legislature to gain full control of state government for the first time since 2010.

The former lieutenant governor made the announcement in a video posted on his Facebook page as democratic socialist Francesca Hong has garnered strong support from the liberal wing of the party.

Barnes' decision to drop out came a day after the release of a Marquette Law School poll of Wisconsin Democratic primary voters that found Hong leading Barnes and the other candidates by a significant margin, although about one-third of primary voters remained undecided.

"It's become very clear who our nominee is going to be," Barnes said.

Barnes' move came on the same day that the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that it had asked him about allegations of inappropriate behavior lodged with the state Democratic Party, local party officials and others against him.

The Wisconsin Democratic Party received an anonymous letter in 2024 and again in 2025, making allegations against Barnes, a person with direct knowledge of the party's actions told The Associated Press. The person was not authorized to speak publicly about the review.

The party hired a law firm in 2025 to look into claims that Barnes used his position in the party to seek out inappropriate relationships with young adult women, the person said. The review found nothing actionable because the allegations were anonymous and unspecific, the person with knowledge of the probe said.

Barnes' campaign issued a statement saying, "There are no allegations of misconduct or wrongdoing against Mandela."

Barnes is the third Democrat to withdraw from the race. Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez ended her run amid a campaign finance scandal two weeks ago and former state economic development director Missy Hughes dropped out in June.

After Rodriguez ended her campaign, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley rejoined the race with the endorsement of Gov. Tony Evers.

Crowley made a direct plea to Barnes' supporters to back him.

"There's a place for you in what we're building," he posted on social media.

Evers told reporters Thursday that he was surprised by Barnes' move.

"But he needs to do what he needs to do," Evers said. "I don't know why he's getting out. I have to believe it's something relatively important."

Evers said he stuck by his endorsement of Crowley, who worked closely with Evers and Republican lawmakers on a deal to increase funding for local communities. Evers chose to endorse him over Barnes, who served as his lieutenant governor in his first term.

Evers said Crowley was the best candidate "even if Mandela was in."

Hong did not immediately return a text message seeking comment.

Joel Brennan, a long-shot candidate in the race, said, "It's unfortunate for voters that this primary has gotten more attention for chaos than the stakes of this election."

The shake-up comes after nearly 128,000 voters have already returned absentee ballots and on the third day of in-person early voting. On Wednesday, a judge rejected a lawsuit supported by the Democratic Party seeking to allow voters who have already returned their absentee ballots to cancel them and vote again.

The winner of the Democratic primary is expected to face U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, who faces only nominal opposition in the Republican primary. Tiffany, who has the endorsement of President Donald Trump, said it's become clear the race will be a choice between a "socialist agenda" or "common sense."

"This election is not about red versus blue," he said. "It is about whether Wisconsin stays Wisconsin."

Barnes ending his campaign comes after he benefited from other candidates dropping out in the Democratic primary race for Senate in 2022 to clear the field for him. He ended up losing by under 27,000 votes that year to Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson.

Earlier this year, she left her post as the city's independent inspector general after her four-year term expired, later becoming the chief of staff to Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.

For the first time since she made her move, she discussed how the investigations she led and the whistleblowing skills she developed as Chicago's inspector general will now be used on a statewide basis.

Witzburg, along with her small army of investigators, forced open the city's gift closet that the mayor's office fought her on, tracked O'Hare International Airport workers drinking on the job with bosses footing the bill, and uncovered Chicago Police Department employees scamming the federal government for COVID money.

Now serving as Raoul's top aide, she's turning her focus to the state of Illinois.

"I think there are opportunities to apply that kind of efficiency lens to the work of the office," she said.

The attorney general's office is increasingly busy with unprecedented complexity. It was Raoul's team that fought all the way to the Supreme Court to keep the National Guard from deploying in Illinois during Midway Blitz, the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in the Chicago area.

"What the fed government was going for was just uncontrolled authority for the president to deploy the National Guard without regard to what the facts were on the ground," Raoul said.

The high court will again focus on Illinois next session, examining whether Cook County's assault weapons ban is constitutional.

A conservative-leaning court with a history of expanding the Second Amendment leaves Raoul worried.

"These are types of weapons being trafficked into the hands of people who are ineligible to possess them," Raoul said. "Those are the things that sort of keep me up at night."

It's also his job to thwart the growing number of child predators using online gaming services to find victims, while technology reshapes risks in predictive markets and sweepstakes – like Polymarket and Kalshi.

"We have to evolve to match what's going on and what might pose a threat to consumers," Raoul said.

Raoul is also concerned about the simultaneous changing of the guard atop the Chicago Police Department and the FBI's Chicago office.

As for the reports of rampant mismanagement inside the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago, with several cases dropped following revelations of a federal prosecutor's misconduct in grand jury proceedings, and the departure of several top staffers under new U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros, Raoul said, "I think this is a challenge that's occurring throughout the country."

Recent turnover at the U.S. Attorney's office has actually created some opportunities for Raoul to poach strong candidates for his office.

As for landing Witzburg as his chief of staff, Raoul said he tried to hire her in the past, but this time was a fit.

He also noted Witzburg is not serving as his inspector general. That role is already filled by Diane Saltoun.

The White House said the voter files that were swept up by China "included non-publicly available data," in a fact sheet approved by the CIA, National Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security and Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

The fact sheet did not specify what private information was obtained or which states were impacted. An administration official told reporters the U.S. intelligence community believes China purchased, stole or hacked files, but it cannot confirm what percentage was taken through those methods.

The White House also said Chinese cyber actors "acquired voter registration data stored on commercial websites" in 2022.

The allegation that China collected 220 million U.S. voter registration files first emerged earlier this month, when Mr. Trump declassified a trove of intelligence records that he presented as evidence the U.S. election system falls "catastrophically short." 

The president has sought for years to challenge the results of the 2020 election, which he lost to former President Joe Biden and has alleged — without evidence — was rigged. Intelligence agencies assessed in 2021 that China and other foreign countries did not try to interfere in technical aspects of the 2020 election, including voter registration processes.

Mr. Trump earlier this month called China's collection of voter rolls "the largest compromise of election data in history." That drew pushback from election experts, who noted that voter registration files are public and easily accessible in many states, and obtaining voter rolls would not necessarily allow foreign actors to interfere with the voting process. 

Every state has slightly different rules for what voter data is public. For example, some states freely release the phone numbers and dates of birth of registered voters, while others keep them confidential.

China's effort lasted several years, the administration official said, with China obtaining tens of millions of files from 18 states in 2020 and 220 million files by 2023. 

The official said the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Administration discussed whether the government should release victim notifications for Americans whose files were accessed.

Exactly how China intended to use the voter data is unclear. A 2020 assessment by the National Intelligence Officer for Cyber Issues (NIO-Cyber) said Chinese intelligence "analyzed multiple US states' … election voter data" and intended to "conduct public opinion analysis on the 2020 US general election." The document was declassified four years ago but is heavily redacted.

The White House argued Thursday that foreign powers could also carry out "malign activities" with voter data. Its fact sheet pointed to another newly released 2020 memo by NIO-Cyber that warned adversaries with access to voter registration systems could "alter data" to "prevent individual voters or groups of voters from voting." That memo said it wasn't clear whether any countries had "specific plans to manipulate election-related systems." Election experts have said public voter files cannot be used to modify registration records.

After the 2020 election, the National Intelligence Council assessed that no foreign actors — including China — attempted to alter voter registrations, the casting of ballots, vote counting or any other "technical aspect" of the 2020 election process. 

There was some debate, however, over whether China tried to influence the election to help one side win. Most intelligence agencies believed China stayed on the sidelines, according to the National Intelligence Council's assessments, but the NIO-Cyber offered a minority view that Beijing tried to undermine the Trump campaign through efforts like social media posts.

China, for its part, has denied attempting to meddle in U.S. elections.

The Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., told CBS News earlier this month it has "all along adhered to the principle of non-interference in others' internal affairs."

He's not a household name but has the second-largest war chest of anyone in the expected field.

John Kelly, who lobbied for the Chicago White Sox, Bally's and the United Center, is the latest name to join the list of candidates to become the city's next mayor

"The skills you need to be a successful lobbyist are exactly the skills you'll need to be as mayor," Kelly said. "I think if the current mayor had better lobbying skills, he'd be in Springfield getting Chicago more of its fair share of money, because the mayor is a lobbyist."

As he campaigns, he says he's de-registered as a city hall lobbyist and would sell his business if he wins. 

Despite his wife supporting President Trump online, he calls himself a Democrat who doesn't think it's the job of the mayor to battle the president.

His campaign announcement comes as Mayor Brandon Johnson rolls out new efforts to hold gun vendors accountable.

On Wednesday, Johnson signed an executive order that boxes out problem vendors that don't more tightly regulate against straw purchases. Some question how much teeth it will have since Chicago police officers purchase their own service weapons and not the city. There is only one city vendor the city works with that's not in compliance.

Push to delay vote for next CPD superintendent

Larry Snelling's replacement atop the Chicago Police Department is supposed to be nominated in November and have a final vote in February by Chicago's City Council.

But there's a new push to wait until after the next Mayoral election.

Anthony Driver from the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability says better candidates will be drawn to a job when they learn who will be mayor next spring.

If it happens, interim Superintendent Fred Waller would stay in that spot through next spring.

Calls for Illinois House Speaker Welch to resign

Friday, the state ethics report that led state Rep. Harry Benton to resign will be released. Now, fresh pressure on Speaker of the House Emanuel Chris Welch to resign. The Chicago Tribune reports Welch slow-walked punishment for Benton on sexual harassment allegations.

"I urge my colleagues in the House to call for the speaker's resignation, renew its call for zero tolerance, and perhaps even push for the state's first-ever female speaker of the House," Rep. Fred Crespo (D-Illinois) said in a statement.

There's been a political feud between Crespo and Welch for over a year. Welch stripped Crespo of his title as chair of the appropriations committee and the staffers that come with that. He was also expelled from the House Democratic caucus.

Why? Crespo, according to reports, created an alternative state budget that Speaker Welch never approved.

CBS News Chicago reached out to Welch's office for comment on Crespo's comment but has not heard back.  

The Illinois General Assembly approved HB 4843 unanimously. The bill expands the authority of the Secretary of State's office to suspend or revoke certificates and special registration plates issued to tow truck and wrecker operators who obtain their registrations fraudulently, use tow truck license plates illegally, or otherwise violate vehicle registration laws. 

"For too long, rogue tow-truck operators have exploited loopholes in the system, deceived consumers and undercut the honest businesses that play by the rules," Giannoulias said in a news release. "This legislation gives us stronger enforcement tools to identify bad actors, revoke their registrations and remove them from Illinois roads."

The bill allows the Secretary of State to suspend or revoke a tow truck operator's registration if the operator is not lawfully entitled to tow truck registration or license plates, has made or knowingly allowed illegal use of the plates, has committed fraud in registering vehicles, or has failed to provide notices of vehicle transfers as required.
 
"Our neighborhoods depend on reputable tow operators who respond when vehicles break down, crashes occur and streets need to be cleared safely, but the actions of rogue towers damage the reputation of the entire industry," Chicago Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th) said in a n news release. "By strengthening oversight of tow truck registrations, this bill strengthens accountability and gives motorists in Chicago and throughout the state greater confidence that the companies serving them are operating legally and responsibly."

The bill follows another law that took effect at the beginning of the year, which seeks to stop tow companies from rebranding under a new name if they're proven to have rogue business practices.

CBS News Chicago has repeatedly reported on incidents of tow trucks hauling away cars after wrecks, and then holding vehicles hostage, charging the owners exorbitant fees to get them back.

The law already in effect also allows the Illinois Secretary of State's Office to impound unregistered tow trucks and suspend tow truck registrations for unpaid Illinois Commerce Commission fines. Tow operators must register their business and storage locations, and licenses will be issued to individuals instead of just companies, which legislators said will make it harder for rogue drivers to re-register after violations.

The law prohibits tow truck operators from monitoring police scanners, and they are also forbidden from placing liens on personal items left in towed vehicles.

The laws are providing welcome relief to victims of predatory towing.

The seat held by retiring two-term Sen. Joni Ernst is among the tough targeted races for Democrats navigating a narrow path to winning the Senate majority. Turek faces Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, who has been endorsed by President Donald Trump.

Trump won Iowa by double digits in the last presidential election, and it's been more than a decade since a Democrat represented Iowa in the Senate. Still, Democrats think they have a fighting chance this cycle.

Turek, a state representative, played wheelchair basketball for the United States in four Paralympic Games. In the video, Turek and Obama play a game of I-O-W-A instead of horse.

"I know a little something about winning Iowa," Obama says, a reference to his 2008 caucus victory that launched the little-known U.S. senator from Illinois to the Democratic presidential nomination. Obama also carried Iowa in both the 2008 and 2012 general elections.

"Of all the things I've done in politics, Iowa was my favorite thing," Obama goes on. "There was just a magic about regular folks showing up."

With months to go before the midterm elections, Obama is already throwing his weight behind candidates this cycle. He joined U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico at a taco shop in Texas in May.

Known for his love of basketball, Obama had the White House tennis court modified so he could play basketball and had a professional-grade basketball court installed at his Presidential Center. He met WNBA players, including Iowa native Caitlin Clark, at that court last week.

Against Turek, Obama says he got "whooped."

"Now the ball's in your court, Iowa," Obama says. "Let's make sure that we send Josh Turek to the United States Senate."

Pending a court challenge, the primary system of funding for organizations combating homelessness could be transformed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to comply with Mr. Trump's executive order. 

The president's order argues that past policies neglected "root causes" of homelessness and created a public safety risk. 

Opponents say that the administration would strain the limited number of state treatment centers, criminalize the homeless population and would be an unnecessary shift away from "Housing First" policies. Housing First is an approach that promotes non-conditional access to housing — that is, without requiring sobriety, compliance with treatment or making other demands of recipients. 

Civil commitments

Mr. Trump's order prompted the Justice and Health and Human Services Departments to prioritize funding for states that carry out involuntary psychiatric treatment — or "maximally flexible civil commitment" of individuals with mental illness who "pose a danger to others or are living on the streets and cannot care for themselves."

His order argued that "public order" would be restored by committing homeless people to "long-term institutional settings for humane treatment." 

It called on the Justice Department to reverse any consent decrees that would impede these civil commitments. The order also prioritized funding for states and cities that ban urban camping, urban squatting and open illicit drug use. 

About 30% of those experiencing chronic homelessness have a serious mental illness, according to the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Meanwhile, two-thirds have a substance use disorder or other chronic health condition. 

The call for a tougher law-and-order approach has prompted multiple Republican states to pass laws that penalize homeless encampments or expand the facilitation of involuntary institutionalizations.

Utah recently approved more than $43 million in spending earlier this year in part to target "high utilizers," those who repeatedly cycle through homeless shelters and jail. It is reinforced by a new law that allows these individuals to be put under the supervision of Utah's Division of Adult Probation and Parole.

Both Indiana and Louisiana passed bills this year that make it a crime to sleep overnight or camp on public property. Louisiana's HB 211, called the "Streets to Success Act," punishes first-time violators with fines up to $500. To avoid spending up to six months in jail, eligible individuals may sign up for a new "Homelessness Court Program."

The program would supervise participants for a year and give them access to substance abuse treatment, mental health services, job training and housing assistance. Those who complete the program could have their conviction erased. Those who don't risk a jail sentence. 

Participants "may be confined in a treatment facility" or released on a probationary basis, the state law says. The court could also impose rehabilitation conditions on participants. 

The National Homelessness Law Center called it "one of the cruelest, most extreme anti-homeless bills." Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry defended the homeless courts, arguing they'd help "start removing the homeless off of our streets and into the places that they belong."

Shaina Bessonet, a dental hygienist in Louisiana who experienced homelessness from January 2022 to March 2026, testified against the bill before the state legislature. 

"Just because someone is homeless, because they don't have a place to sleep, doesn't give anybody the right to take them and punish them just for not having a place to go. It's not fixing the problem, it's making it worse," she told CBS News. 

Devon Kurtz, a policy director at the Cicero Institute, said the executive order and a June Justice Department legal opinion, gives states "considerably more discretion" on their psychiatric care. That opinion made it easier for states to keep those with mental illness institutionalized, rather than provide them with in-home or community-based care. 

The Cicero Institute, a conservative think tank that was established by Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, advised the White House on the crafting of the executive order.

"This executive order was really a signal to those agencies that they have to revisit all of these key touch points that are creating these unnecessary burdens and ceilings on state experimentation with policy," Kurtz said.

He argued that the Housing First approach and similar ideas have "been rewarding the places that have done the worst."

But Jennifer Mathis, deputy director of the Bazelon Center for Mental Health, said civil commitment could be more expensive than providing long-term housing and should be "a last resort." 

Mathis, a Biden-era official in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, said the executive order "created an environment where states felt either pressured or permitted to focus on more coercive strategies, to focus less on housing as a solution."

"The basic notion behind the executive order seems to be that these people who are unhoused don't deserve housing," she said.  "They're either criminals or they're problem people, and we should basically be forcing them into treatment because it's just their own fault." 

It's "just wrong at its core," she said. 

Funding changes stuck in the courts

Administration officials claim Mr. Trump's order has resulted in $700 million in HHS funding aimed at helping people with addiction and mental illness, as well as homelessness, though there are limits on the funding being used on Housing First or "harm reduction" policies.

But the administration's vision of how HUD can "increase accountability" in the over $4 billion in grants proposed for homelessness assistance has been stuck in litigation.

Housing First policies have been used by HUD and other federal agencies to address homelessness since 2013. Housing First was initially adopted as a national federal strategy by President George W. Bush's administration in 2004.

The department's report on homelessness in 2025 claimed there's been a roughly 27% increase in homelessness since 2013. 

HUD's 2026 competition notice for grants indicated it has cut the available funds for permanent, supportive housing funding from about $3 billion to $2.4 billion, compared to 2024. It also shifts a greater portion of funding — $1.3 billion — to new transitional, temporary housing programs, compared to the approximately $218 million allocated in 2024.

A recent lawsuit cites a claim by the National Alliance to End Homelessness that the shift towards temporary, transitional housing could kick 97,000 people out of permanent supportive housing.

Attorneys general from 21 states and the National Alliance to End Homelessness sued HUD in July over the latest plan for funding. A legal challenge to stop HUD's 2025 plan for funding was successful in April.

HUD Secretary Scott Turner said the 97,000 figure was "fear-mongering" and said it was "absurd" that litigation was blocking "long-overdue changes."

"No one is being kicked out on the streets," Turner said, arguing in a statement that the HUD plan would provide "more funding than ever before" and give homeless advocates and groups "greater flexibility to invest in the housing and services their neighborhoods need." 

Ann Oliva, the CEO of NAEH, defended Housing First policies and called the administration's opposition "disingenuous" and lacking context regarding how the increase in housing costs over the last decade "funnel[ed] people into homelessness."

"It's like they're saying the emergency room is causing cancer. So we should just get rid of emergency rooms? Because cancer is still happening? That's short-sighted," she said.

Editor's note: Funding figures were updated after this article was initially published.

The Mayor's office said the executive order was motivated by nationwide concerns about law enforcement agencies purchasing firearms from unvetted dealers.

"This executive order reflects a simple belief that every taxpayer dollar should be advanced for public safety, and it should support responsible business practices," said Mayor Johnson.

The mayor signed the order in front of Brady: United Against Gun Violence, Live Free Illinois, and other gun violence prevention advocates.

Brady United said governments are the number one purchasers of firearms and accessories, buying $5 billion worth a year.

"Public dollars should advance public safety, not undermine it," said Kris Brown, president of Brady: United Against Gun Violence."

The executive order directs the city Department of Procurement Services, in consultation with the Chicago Police Department, the Chicago Office of Public Safety Administration, and the Chicago Department of Law to develop procurement standards for gun-related purchases within 90 days.

Any gun dealer seeking to contract with the city will need to meet whatever standards are developed, as well as disclose licensing and regulatory compliance information, gun-related violations, corrective actions, and business practices to prevent gun trafficking, straw purchasing, theft, and other illegal activity.

The order follows an investigation by the group Brady: United Against Gun Violence showing that law enforcement agencies around the country have spent millions in taxpayer dollars buying guns from dealers and manufacturers who had violated federal gun regulations multiple times.

"She's exactly the burst of energy we need," Anderson said after voting early in the liberal stronghold of Madison.

But 80 miles down the road in Milwaukee, Democratic voter Steve Wiesner said if Hong wins the Aug. 11 primary he will vote Republican for the first time in his life.

"I would never support her or any DSA candidate at this point," Wiesner said, using the acronym for Democratic Socialists of America. He voted for long-shot candidate Joel Brennan.

Their views demonstrate the dilemma for Democrats in Wisconsin as they hope to win the governor's race against a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump in a year that should favor Democrats.

But a chaotic primary, and the rise of Hong, has amplified angst among voters and party insiders that Democrats may be squandering their chances to retain control of the governor's office and flip both chambers of the Legislature to earn full control of Wisconsin state government for the first time since 2010.

The insurgent Hong has garnered strong support among the most liberal wing of the party. Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, who narrowly lost a 2022 U.S. Senate race, is hoping that voters in his hometown of Milwaukee help him overcome Hong, whose base is in Madison. Those two cities hold the largest number of Democratic voters in Wisconsin.

Also in the race is Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, who is running with the endorsement of Gov. Tony Evers. Crowley had dropped out of the race on July 8, but got back in on July 17, the day after Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez dropped out amid a campaign finance scandal.

Anderson, who was among voters who cast in-person early ballots on the first day Tuesday, said he was "very frustrated" by Evers' late endorsement in the race.

"It's the latest example of the Democratic Party meddling," said Anderson, who works for the state Department of Natural Resources.

Nicole Santos, 45, said Hong was the only primary candidate with the "fortitude" to stand up to Trump.

"To get back on track we need to go a little further left," she said.

Crowley voters on Tuesday said they backed him because they believed he had a better shot at beating Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany in November. Tiffany, who is running with the backing of Trump in a state Trump won in 2016 and 2024, faces only nominal opposition in the primary.

It would be "tough" for Hong to beat Tiffany, said retired attorney John Hawley, 68, of Madison.

"I'd like to think I'm wrong, but north of Madison and Milwaukee I don't think she'll come across that well," he said in reference to more rural parts of the state.

Erica and Mario Johnson, a married couple who are both Black and from Milwaukee, both voted for Crowley, because they see him as best positioned to beat Tiffany. Crowley and Barnes are each seeking to become the state's first Black governor. Hong is seeking to become Wisconsin's first female governor and first Asian American governor.

Crowley has the "most executive experience," said Mario Johnson, 63, who retired from a career in the federal government.

He worries that Hong won't be able to defeat Tiffany, but if Hong wins the primary, "I'll bite the bullet and vote for her."

As of Tuesday, nearly 108,000 ballots had already been returned by mail ahead of the Aug. 11 election.

The Democratic candidates tried to differentiate themselves Tuesday night in the only debate before the primary, but abstained from going after Hong.

Hong, who has run as an insurgent candidate, tried to cast herself as the one who could bring together Republicans, Democrats, independents and democratic socialists.

"This is a movement moment," Hong said.

Hong also tried to distance herself from the national democratic socialist movement. Hong said she did not support the entire national DSA platform and backed off her earlier support for defunding the police.

"The governor cannot defund police and I'm not here to govern by slogan," she said.

Crowley, who has the governor's endorsement, and Barnes, who served as Evers' lieutenant governor in his first term, also tried to portray themselves as outsiders.

"I'm not here to protect the establishment," Crowley said.

And while Barnes said no other candidate had united Democrats like he did in his 2022 Senate race, "I have zero interest in being the establishment candidate."

Candidates began circulating nominating petitions on July 28, and must file them with the Chicago Board of Elections by Oct. 26, 2026.

If no candidate gets a majority of the vote on Feb. 23, the top two finishers in the race will face off in a runoff election on April 6, 2027.

Who is the incumbent, Brandon Johnson?

Chicago's current mayor, Brandon Johnson, has yet to announce whether he'll run for a second term. He has noted that he didn't launch his first campaign for mayor until October 2022.

"I'm just saying right now, I'm focused on building safe and affordable communities, and we're going to count on the city of Chicago to help us continue to build that," Johnson said in late July.

A former Cook County Commissioner, former Chicago Public Schools teacher, and former Chicago Teachers Union organizer, Johnson won his first term with the backing of CTU, which contributed more than $2.4 million to his campaign.

CTU is expected to throw its support behind Johnson again if he chooses to run for a second term.

Who are the current candidates in the race?

Susana Mendoza

Mendoza has been the Illinois State Comptroller since 2017, serving as the state's chief fiscal order, responsible for managing the state's central accounts and handling payments into and out of the appropriate funds.

Before that, she was the Chicago City Clerk from 2011 to 2017, the first woman to serve in that role. She also previously served multiple terms in the Illinois House.

In launching her campaign in June, she soundly criticized incumbent Mayor Brandon Johnson.

"Chicago has tossed mayors out of office for blizzards, corruption and incompetence. Right now, Chicago's experiencing a blizzard of incompetence. We deserve better," Mendoza said.

Campaign website: susanamendoza.com

Mike Quigley

Quigley has served in Congress since 2009, representing the 5th Congressional District, which includes the North Side of Chicago and several northern and northwest suburbs. Before that, he served more than 20 years as a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

He officially launched his campaign for mayor in late June, after winning the Democratic primary for another term in Congress in March. He will face Republican Tommy Hanson in November in his bid for another term in Congress.

Back in January, Quigley told CBS News Chicago about his plans to run and explain why he wants the job. 

"Chicago is in crisis. I love this city. I've given most of my adult life to public service in Chicago. But I see it in a situation where someone has to lead at a time when there's a lack of leadership. Willingness to make extraordinarily difficult decisions; those are the kind of decisions I've made my entire public life," he said.

Campaign website: quigleyforchicago.com

George Cardenas

Cardenas has been a commissioner on the Cook County Board of Review, which handles taxpayer appeals of property assessments, since 2022. Before that, he served nearly 20 years on the Chicago City Council, representing the 12th Ward on the Southwest Side.

While on the Chicago City Council, Cardenas was an ally of former Mayors Lori Lightfoot, Rahm Emanuel, and Richard M. Daley. He served as Lightfoot's deputy floor leader at the time he resigned in 2022, helping usher her agenda through the City Council.

He said he's running his campaign with a focus on several issues, including fiscal discipline, public safety, and neighborhood investment.

"When city government is disorganized, families pay the price, and when fiscal controls are weak, neighborhoods will suffer," Cardenas said.

Campaign website: cardenas4chicago.com

Matt Brewer

Brewer is a parter at the law firm Bartlit Beck, and is a member of the Chicago Housing Authority Board of Commissioners. He's also a former chief executive officer and board chair of the CHA.

Brewer notably helped lead the CHA amid a monthslong dispute with Mayor Brandon Johnson over the authority's next CEO. 

Johnson demoted Brewer from his position as CHA board chair after the board installed Keith Pettigrew as CEO over the mayor's objections.

Brewer said his choice to run for mayor is not connected to his dispute with Johnson and is not a "spite campaign."

"During that time that I ran the CHA, and just my experiences in Chicago, increasingly, I've had hundreds of conversations with people who feel like they're not seen and heard, and that the city is not operating with them in mind," Brewer said.

Campaign website: mattbrewer.com

Liam Stanton

Stanton, a small business owner, is founder and principal of venture capital and financial advisory firm June Capital.

A political newcomer, Stanton, who was born and raised in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood, said he has spent his career "building and fixing organizations, bringing people together to get things done." 

Stanton said while being mayor of the third largest city in America is a huge job, he believes the city is also ready for something new.

'I think we've tried a lot of these kind of career politicians and people that are sort of beholden to special interests," he said. "I think we're ready for something new, and what I bring is I'm rooted in our neighborhoods."

Campaign website: stantonforchicago.com

Lisa Nee

Nee, a cardiologist and public policy advisor, is also a whistleblower who once worked at Hines VA Hospital in Chicago, where she said she "uncovered serious failures in patient care, including a backlog of life-saving heart tests that had gone unread." 

Nee says she wants to bring accountability and results-driven leadership to Chicago. When asked about her lack of political background, Nee said it could be a benefit. 

"I think why I want to run for mayor is because I'm from Chicago," Nee said. "I love the city. I've been here my whole life, and I really want to lean in and do what's right for the people of the city." 

Campaign website: lisaneeforchicago.com

Joe Holberg

Holberg, an entrepreneur and former math teacher, is the founder and CEO of Spring, a wealth advisory firm that has since been acquired by Mariner.

A political newcomer, Holberg was the first candidate to announce a bid for mayor in the 2027 race when he kicked off his campaign last fall.

"I am running for Mayor of Chicago because I have a vision to turn our economic engine back on to encourage and support business growth, keep Chicago affordable by building more housing, balance the city's budget without mortgaging our future, and improve educational outcomes for all students across the city to prepare them for the jobs of the future," Holberg says on his campaign website.

Campaign website: joeforchicago.com

John Kelly

Kelly is a lobbyist who owns All-Circo Inc., and represents the Bally's casino currently under construction in Chicago.

He is also co-founder of Sentinel Security, a private security company.

According to his campaign website, he is running for mayor because he believes city government is broken.

"This is the result of a governing model that has spent fifteen years protecting a political machine rather than serving the people it was elected to represent. Every other candidate in this race has been part of that model. I have not. And that's why, as the next mayor, I plan to get Chicago back on track," Kelly said on his website.

Campaign website: johnkellyforchi.com

Maria Pappas

Pappas has yet to formally announce her campaign, but has said she plans to run in 2027.

She has been Cook County treasurer for nearly 30 years, where she has been responsible for sending out and processing the county's property tax bills. She is currently running unopposed in the November election for treasurer.

Pappas said she plans to "win another term as Cook County Treasurer" and then make an official announcement regarding her mayoral run. 

Alexi Giannoulias

Giannoulias also has yet to announce a campaign for mayor, but is widely expected to join the race. He has been Illinois Secretary of State since 2023, overseeing the state's driver's licensing facilities and keeping the state's official records.

He previously served as Illinois state treasurer from 2007 to 2011, serving as the state's chief investment officer and chief banking officer, overseeing the state's investment portfolio. He ran for U.S. Senate in 2010, but lost to Republican Mark Kirk.

The legislation would require the state's roughly 850 public school districts to implement policies by the 2027-28 school year banning the use of cellphones, tablets, laptops, gaming devices, smart watches, and other mobile devices.

Pritzker signed legislation on Tuesday morning at Elgin High School, which already has a similar ban in place.

Dr. Suzanne Johnson, superintendent of Elgin School District U-46, said teachers have noticed an improved school climate since their restrictions on cellphones went into place last year.

"Without the distraction of cellphones, students were more engaged, built stronger connections with one another, and once again laughter and chatter filled our hallways, our cafeterias, and our classrooms.," she said. "Teachers told us that they finally felt they had their students back. They were no longer competing with screentime for attention and focus."

According to the governor's office, a recent study by Pew Research found that 72% of high school teachers identified cellphone distraction as a major problem in classrooms.

"Today, I'm proud that Illinois is taking a major step forward in creating classrooms, libraries, and learning environments free from distractions," Pritzker said. "We want to make sure that every hour of school time can have the greatest possible positive impact. We're allowing every child to fully learn, participate, ask questions, and build the skills and interpersonal relationships that they need to thrive."

The legislation requires a "bell-to-bell" ban on cellphones for students in kindergarten through 8th grade. High school students would be allowed to use their phones during lunch and other breaks between classes.

Students at all levels would be allowed for school-issued mobile devices used for educational purposes with their teacher's approval.

Exceptions also would be allowed for emergencies or response to an imminent threat, for cases when a medical professional deems a wireless device is necessary to manage a student's health, if devices are needed as part of a student's individualized education program, to help students for whom English is a second language, or when a student Is a caregiver responsible for the wellbeing of a family member.

The legislation would prohibit schools from enforcing their cellphone bans through fines, fees, suspensions, expulsions, ticketing, or deployment of police officers or school resource officers.

Schools would be required to set up guidelines for storing students' cellphones during the school day to prevent use, loss, or theft.

Districts also would be required to get input from teachers, administrators, and parents before setting policies, and would be encouraged to seek student input as well.

The Illinois House approved the legislation by a 102-3 vote in April. The Illinois Senate passed the measure 55-2 in May.

At least 35 states and Washington, D.C., have signed or already enacted laws or policies regarding student cellphone use in K-12 classrooms.

In Illinois, Glenbrook High School District 225 implemented its own cellphone ban already for several years, and said they have seen success.

Classrooms inside Glenbrook Southa and Glenbrook North high schools require students to put their phones inside numbered caddies or risk being marked absent.

Democrats are hoping to retain control of the governor's office and flip both chambers of the Legislature to earn full control of Wisconsin state government for the first time since 2010. But they have failed to coalesce around one candidate for the top job, spurring fears that they could miss an opportunity to win in November.

The five Democratic candidates are scheduled to meet for their only debate Tuesday night ahead of the Aug. 11 primary.

Insurgent democratic socialist Francesca Hong has garnered strong support among the most liberal wing of the party. Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, who narrowly lost a 2022 U.S. Senate race, is hoping that voters in his hometown of Milwaukee will help him overcome Hong, whose base is in Madison. Those two cities hold the largest number of Democratic voters in Wisconsin.

Also in the race is Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, who is running with the endorsement of Gov. Tony Evers. Crowley had dropped out of the race on July 8, but got back in on July 17, the day after Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez dropped out amid a campaign finance scandal.

Both Crowley and Barnes are trying to become Wisconsin's first Black governor.

The winner of the Democratic primary will advance to take on Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany in November. Tiffany, who is running with the backing of President Donald Trump in a state Trump won in 2016 and 2024, faces only nominal opposition in the primary.

And hours after polls opened for early voting, a judge was scheduled to hear arguments in a Democratic lawsuit seeking to allow voters who had already returned their ballots to cancel those and cast a new one. As of Tuesday, nearly 108,000 ballots had already been returned by mail.

The lawsuit was filed last week with support from the Wisconsin Democratic Party. They are seeking an order from a judge to immediately allow for already-cast ballots to be canceled, a rarely used practice known as ballot spoiling.

Democrats argue it's necessary given that Rodriguez and former state economic director Missy Hughes ended their campaigns, and Crowley got back in the race, after tens of thousands of ballots had already been returned.

Hughes and Rodriguez's names remain on the ballot.

In-person absentee voting, which began Tuesday, runs through Aug. 9. All absentee ballots must be received by the time polls close on election day Aug. 11 in order to be counted.

Eight people have now formally announced campaigns — former Chicago Housing Authority board chairman Matt Brewer, former alderman and current Cook County Board of Review Commissioner George Cardenas, U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Illinois), Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza, small business owner Liam Stanton, businessman Joe Holberg, lobbyist John Kelly, and cardiologist Lisa Nee.

But the race is still expected to grow.

One potential, but as-yet-undeclared contender who sits atop the fundraising and polling numbers is Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias.

Meanwhile, current Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has not officially declared that he is running again. He sidestepped questions about the election when CBS News Chicago's Marissa Perlman and Audrina Sinclair interviewed him live in studio last week.

"First of all, I'm really excited about what we've accomplished as a city, right? And there will be time for that," Johnson said. "Keep in mind, I did not make an announcement until October of 2022. I'm just saying right now, I'm focused on building safe and affordable communities, and we're going to count on the city of Chicago to help us continue to build that."

The mayoral election will be held Feb. 23, 2027. If no candidate captures a majority of votes — as no candidate in a mayoral election since 2011 — there will be a runoff election o April 6, 2027.

The plans include arresting migrants in Ohio — where large Haitian communities in cities like Springfield have been targeted by President Trump and conservative politicians and commentators — and quickly putting them on deportation flights to crisis-stricken Haiti, the internal documents indicate. During the 2024 presidential campaign, Mr. Trump amplified baseless claims that Haitians in Springfield were eating cats and dogs.

The internal plans for a potential arrest and deportation blitz have been made as more than 300,000 Haitians prepare to lose deportation protections and work permits under the Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, program. The Supreme Court last month sided with the Trump administration in its efforts to end the TPS programs for Haitians and Syrians. That ruling's binding mandate is set to be issued to lower courts on Monday.

Since that ruling, fear and uncertainty have swept throughout Haitian communities across the U.S. Immigrants whose TPS lapses immediately lose their ability to work in the country legally, and become eligible to be arrested and processed for deportation by ICE, unless they have another status. Those without removal orders are generally entitled to appear before an immigration judge before any deportation can take place.

The operations targeting Haitian migrants could start as early as this week, the documents suggest, but more details about the scale of the plans were not immediately clear. The ICE sources who described the preparations requested anonymity to describe internal plans that have not been publicly disclosed and are fluid.  

Any uptick in deportations to Haiti would almost certainly raise political and humanitarian challenges, given the dire situation in the Caribbean nation, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Significant portions of Haiti are controlled by criminal gangs, and the U.S. has generally limited deportations to Cap-Haïtien, in the country's north, due to the instability and insecurity in the capital of Port-au-Prince. The State Department urges Americans not to visit Haiti under any circumstances, citing the rampant violence there.

In a statement to CBS News, the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, said it "does not discuss ongoing or future operations." It argued TPS has been used as a "defacto amnesty program" and suggested that those set to lose their status should self-deport.

"What we would say now is it's closing time which means you don't have to go home, but you can't stay here," DHS added in its statement. "The good news is it's not too late to get a $2,600 check and a free flight home."

Guerline Jozef, executive director of the Haitian Bridge Alliance, a nonprofit that helps migrants from Haiti, said the specter of deportation has placed Haitians on edge.

"Once again our community members find themselves in a state of extreme trauma, fear and terror. One of them told me it feels like a tsunami or an earthquake with nonstop aftershocks," Jozef told CBS News. "Her little girl doesn't even want to go to school for fear of coming home and not finding her mother."

Created in 1990 by Congress, TPS allows federal immigration officials to grant temporary work permits and a reprieve from deportation to immigrants from countries facing an armed conflict, environmental disaster or another emergency.  

The Trump administration has sought to end most TPS programs, arguing that they incentivize illegal immigration and that they have been unnecessarily extended for too long by Democratic administrations, despite the temporary nature of the policy. It has terminated or moved to end TPS programs for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela and other countries.

A version of Haiti's TPS program has been around since 2010, following the devastating earthquake there that year. But most of those currently enrolled in the program came to the U.S. under the Biden administration, either illegally along the southern border or through programs, since terminated by Mr. Trump's White House, that allowed Haitians and other immigrants to enter the country legally.

The Trump administration moved to end the Haiti TPS policy last year, but the decision has been held up in court ever since. 

In a ruling in February, U.S. District Court Judge Ana Reyes found that the move to end the program was "in part" rooted in "racial animus," citing disparaging remarks that then DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Mr. Trump made about Haiti and immigrants. But in its decision last month, the Supreme Court's majority said federal law barred judges from reviewing TPS determinations and found Mr. Trump's comments not to be "overtly racial."

The Trump administration scaled back large-scale immigration roundups after two U.S. citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, were killed by federal agents during a massive deployment to the Minneapolis area in January. But ICE operations have ramped up this summer, amid pressure for the agency to record 2,000 daily arrests. 

Last month, the number of detainees booked into ICE custody hit a monthly record high for the second Trump administration. During the recent surge in ICE operations, two immigrants from Mexico and Colombia were killed by agents during traffic stops in Texas and Maine.

Three months after the suspect was stopped outside the Washington Hilton's ballroom, Mr. Trump attended the White House Correspondents' Association's do-over of the dinner at a different Washington hotel — the Waldorf Astoria, which was once a Trump Organization hotel. 

The event highlighted the president's sometimes-tense relationship with the press. Mr. Trump has sparred with many of the journalists who spoke or accepted awards during the dinner — though he didn't visibly express frustration while seated on stage, and he shook the award-winners' hands. The president smiled as CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer described the fallout from The Wall Street Journal's reporting on Mr. Trump's past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

"This has not been an easy evening," Mr. Trump later joked during his speech, referring to the award-winners.

Mr. Trump said the assembled journalists included "a lot of people that I like, some I don't like at all, but I respect most of them." He needled and joked about the press, though he told the audience he scrapped some sharp-tongued material that he was planning to deliver in April: "I was going to rip people," he said, calling it "such a letdown." At times, the president got few reactions from the crowd when jabbing his political opponents or delivering rally-style material.  

At other points, the president joked about his penchant for drawing press attention. "You people have no idea how lucky you are. When I'm gone, you're all going to be broke. Your business model is going to be finished," Mr. Trump said, later donning a "Trump 2028" hat in what he cast as a bid to help out the news business.

Weijia Jiang, the correspondents' association's most recent past president and CBS News' senior White House correspondent, said at one point during the event: "There is ... an existential difference between criticizing the press and trying to undermine it. One is healthy and it makes all of us better. The other is exactly what the founders hoped to prevent." 

Later in the event, mentalist Oz Pearlman performed a set in which he appeared to correctly guess the amount of money in Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's wallet (it was $85).

Jiang told Pearlman earlier in the evening: "We can't wait to see what you reveal, but you can skip the part where you guess the president's phone number because half the reporters in this room already have it."

Secret Service officials have warned that nationwide threats have reached an unprecedented level, with agents opening roughly 10,000 protective intelligence cases since January — a nearly 40% increase from the same period last year. The Secret Service had prepared for the makeup dinner, and Secret Service Director Sean Curran told reporters in a briefing Wednesday that every venue is reevaluated before every presidential visit.

"We will always evaluate every site, and right now we have an advance team there, and they will take back, and they will set up a plan to set that site up for success, just like we did at the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Hilton," Curran said. "That is a success."

On Friday night, the White House Correspondents' Association presented an award for exceptional service to the Secret Service officer who was struck in his protective vest at the April dinner, along with the entire Washington Hilton staff. 

"I do think their bravery should be recognized, and I'm really looking forward to giving out those two awards," Jiang said. 

Jiang said Friday night's program was "very much the same" as April's, although the size was smaller.

"There are enhanced security measures," Jiang told C-SPAN. "We have a private security firm that has worked closely with Secret Service. There are new measures that every single dinner guest has to take."

Attendees had to present a unique QR code with a government-issued photo ID to get through ticketing, and go through layers of security to enter the ballroom. The association worked extensively with the Secret Service.

"It was incredibly important to have the safety of our guests to be the top priority," she said.

Democratic Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan called the purchase "one of the most significant expansions of DHS and ICE's surveillance ambitions to date," flagging potential civil liberties concerns and risks to U.S. national security. Peters sought clarity from Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in a letter exclusively obtained by CBS News and dated July 23, calling into question ICE's $2 million, sole-source purchase of Graphite, a surveillance tool developed by Paragon Solutions and now owned by REDLattice. 

"Misuse of Graphite is not hypothetical," Peters wrote, mentioning public reporting that more than 90 journalists and civil society members were targeted by the technology across several countries.

While the senator from Michigan does not allege that ICE has used Graphite against journalists, protesters or other Americans, Peters demanded the agency disclose whether the software has been deployed domestically, who has been targeted and legal authority supporting use of the tool. 

The ranking member said he was "deeply troubled about how Graphite might be used in the United States to target Americans," pointing to ongoing concerns about ICE's collection of information involving protests, social media posts and other First Amendment-protected activities.

Peters also asked ICE for the number of U.S. and non-U.S. people who have been targeted, where they were located and why the software was procured. He also requested information about whether the data collected by Graphite has been shared with other government agencies, companies or nonprofit organizations.

The lengthy inquiry seeks contracts, privacy assessments, civil rights reviews, security policies and records connected to a September 2024 agreement, an October 2024 stop-work order and the contract's later reactivation in August 2025.

In his letter, Peters said his committee staff had requested briefings from the Department of Homeland Security in December 2025 and from ICE in January 2026, but never heard back substantively. 

The ranking member requested an immediate briefing and gave ICE until Aug. 7 to provide documents and answer questions about the spyware's use, oversight and security. Because Democrats do not control Congress, Peters is not able to order ICE to comply with his demands — he may only request information.

CBS News has reached out to ICE, Graphite and RedLattice for comment. 

A senior DHS official told CBS News that the department and ICE are "[e]mploying various forms of technology in support of investigations and law enforcement activities aids in the arrest of criminal gang members, child sex offenders, murderers, drug dealers, identity thieves and more, all while respecting civil liberties and privacy interests."

The move would allow voters who have already cast their ballot for a candidate who has dropped out of the race to cast a new ballot. Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez dropped out last week, and a day later, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, who had bowed out on July 8, reentered the race.

Rodriguez's name remains on the ballot, along with former state economic development director Missy Hughes, who dropped out in June.

The winner of the primary will advance to take on Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, who has only token opposition in his party's primary. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is not seeking a third term, and his party hopes to keep the office and flip both chambers of the Legislature to gain full control of state government for the first time since 2010.

There is not much time for courts to act on the lawsuit before the Aug. 11 primary. The voters filed the lawsuit in Dane County Circuit Court, located in Wisconsin's liberal capital city of Madison.

The lawsuit asks a judge to order the Wisconsin Elections Commission not to distribute its guidance to the roughly 2,000 clerks who run elections at the local level that says voters can't request a new ballot. The commission voted on July 9 to issue the guidance.

Nearly 91,000 people have already returned their absentee ballots, according to the elections commission. As it stands now, any voter who cast their absentee ballot for Rodriguez or Hughes could not request a new ballot to vote for someone still in the race.

Without court action, "potentially thousands more Wisconsin voters" in addition to the three who filed the lawsuit "will be disenfranchised," the complaint said.

The lawsuit argues that the commission's position violates state law and the Wisconsin Constitution's guarantees of the right to vote and equal protection under the law.

Spokespeople for the elections commission and the state Department of Justice, which would defend the commission in the lawsuit, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The rarely used practice, known as ballot spoiling, allows an absentee voter who has already submitted their ballot to request a new one and cancel the previously cast one. It was the subject of a 2022 lawsuit brought by a Republican group, where a Waukesha County judge agreed the elections commission must rescind its guidance allowing for spoiling of ballots.

However, a state appeals court put that on hold just weeks before the midterm election that fall.

Then in February, a state appeals court repealed the ruling, saying the lawsuit was not properly served. The appeals court did not address the merits of the case.

Despite that ruling, the elections commission voted 4-2 to prohibit voters who have already turned in their absentee ballot from getting a new one. One Democratic commissioner joined with three Republicans in voting in favor of the prohibition. Two Democrats voted against it.

Anthony Guglielmi, the Secret Service's chief of communications, did not name the member of the detail or reveal the specifics of the investigation, but said the administrative probe could become a criminal inquiry. 

"A member of the Vice Presidential Protective Division is the subject of an administrative investigation, and potential criminal inquiry, involving allegations of compromising operational and information security," Guglielmi said in a statement. "While we will not comment on the specifics of this matter, one principle is unequivocal: any conduct that potentially threatens the safety of a protectee will not be tolerated."

CNN was first to report the leak investigation. 

While Guglielmi did not reveal the specific allegations, news of the inquiry comes one week after MS NOW published a story about alleged frustrations by members of Vance's security detail. Citing unnamed sources, the report said that agents "have shared concerns internally about Vance and his office pressing them for trips and assignments that some agents consider an inappropriate or even unprecedented use of government resources compared to prior vice presidents." 

MS NOW reported that a series of unplanned, so-called "off-the-record" movements had drained morale among agents assigned to protect Vance and his family.

As first in line to the presidency, Vance and his family have round-the-clock protective details. The vice president's primary residence is at the Naval Observatory in Washington. CBS News reported earlier this month that the Vance family was preparing to lease an additional house in Middleburg, Virginia, about 40 miles outside the capital, with the Secret Service making additional security arrangements for the property. Usha Vance, the second lady, gave birth to the couple's fourth child over the weekend.

Documents that have been kept under wraps for months will be made public by July 31, after Benton and his accuser both are given a chance to review it, suggest redactions to protect privacy, and provide a response to be published with the report.

The case is one of the rare times in Springfield when leaders of both parties wanted this report by the state's legislative inspector general released publicly. In recent weeks, there had been questions over whether it could be released under state law.

On Thursday, the eight-member, bipartisan bicameral ethics commission – four Democrats and four Republicans – voted unanimously to release it.

Gov. JB Pritzker had been among those pushing for it to be made public.

"I am outraged at the behavior of former Representative Harry Benton," Pritzker said.

Top Republicans also called for the report to make the light of day.

"Now that the report's going to be released, I hope it answers who knew what and when," said Illinois state Rep. Nicole La Ha (R-Homer Glen).

Benton resigned his position earlier this month after the inspector general's report called his behavior "outrageous, unethical, and unprofessional."

His accuser, a former Benton staffer, has told the Chicago Tribune that Benton sexually harassed her, and that she told Illinois Speaker of the House Emanuel "Chris" Welch about it three years ago.

The staffer used to be Welch's intern, and she said Welch waited three months to interview Benton, waited years to discipline him, and in between helped fund his re-election in 2024.

Welch claims Benton's accuser asked him to hold off on taking action, but the accuser said she doesn't remember that. She also claimed Welch responded to some of her text messages with heart-eye emojis as well as a request over the encrypted Signal messaging app to meet in the bar area of a suburban restaurant, making her feel uncomfortable. 

Republicans are demanding to know if Welch mishandled the allegations against Benton.

"Did he act in a timely manner? Were the right steps taken? What inappropriate behaviors are we really dealing with here?" La Ha said.

Pritzker has called on Welch to offer full transparency on what he knew and when. The governor would not say on Wednesday whether he thinks this should cost Welch his title as speaker.

Benton and Welch did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Thursday.

Hours later, a similar effort failed to advance in the Senate, where some Republicans who have been critical of the war effort again sided with the administration to prevent a Democratic resolution from advancing.

In the House, the chamber voted 214 to 208 to adopt a resolution introduced by Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington. It would direct the president "to remove the use of United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran or any part of its government or military, including potential ground forces in a combat role or used for occupation," without express authorization from Congress.

Republican Reps. Tom Barrett of Michigan, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Warren Davidson of Ohio and Thomas Massie of Kentucky split from their party to vote in favor of the resolution. 

The votes in Congress follow the deaths of several U.S. service members who were killed in Iranian attacks in the region and as the cost of the war escalates with no off-ramp in sight. Mr. Trump has dismissed GOP concerns about the potential political ramifications that could play out in the midterm elections, though most Republicans continue to back the war despite the risks. 

"It is absolutely crucial that we assert our Article I Constitutional powers, and — especially following the most recent hostilities in Iran — continue to show Congressional disapproval for this war," Jayapal and Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado wrote in a letter to their Democratic colleagues ahead of the vote. 

Mr. Trump notified Congress on July 10 that "military action" against Iran had formally restarted after he declared a monthlong ceasefire "over." 

Under the War Powers Resolution of 1973, the president must notify Congress within 48 hours of the start of military hostilities. Shortly after the U.S.-Iran war began in late February, the White House sent a notification to Congress, but the Trump administration's position was that hostilities had "terminated" after the two sides signed a ceasefire in early April. 

The administration has argued that the termination of hostilities — though attacks continued on both sides — restarted the statutory 60-day clock, while also asserting that the provision of the law is unconstitutional. The War Powers Resolution limits military hostilities to 60 days unless Congress votes to authorize military force, with an extra 30-day grace period if the president determines more time is necessary to safely withdraw U.S. forces. 

Both the House and Senate passed a resolution last month seeking to limit Mr. Trump's ability to carry out further military action against Iran without congressional authorization. Democrats have said they're considering their legal options to force Mr. Trump to comply. They also plan to use any leverage they have over the appropriations process to deny additional funding for the conflict. 

The administration requested $67 billion in supplemental funding to help cover the cost of the conflict and replenish crucial military supplies. It's also seeking $1.5 trillion to fund the Pentagon in the next fiscal year. 

On Wednesday, House Republicans advanced their plan to provide up to $73 billion in funding for the Iran war and up to $12 billion in aid to farmers to help offset the economic damages of the conflict. Two Republicans and one independent who caucuses with Republicans voted in opposition. The proposal, which is just the first step in the party-line reconciliation process that allows Republicans to overcome Democratic opposition, faces major obstacles in the Senate. 

"This administration has never sought an authorization for use of military force from Congress, and most Republicans in this chamber continue to enable it," Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said Wednesday. 

The Chicago City Council voted during their Wednesday special meeting to include a non-binding question, posed by Mayor Brandon Johnson, on the November midterm election ballot asking if "the City shall pursue all lawful means to recover financial compensation from the federal government for the costs and economic harm caused by the Donald Trump administration's ICE operations to recover lost tax revenue, public safety response costs, and services provided to residents and families affected."

The council voted 46-1 to approve the question, with three alderpersons absent. Ald. Anthony Napolitano, who represents the city's 41st Ward, was the only no vote.

The council also approved three other questions on the February municipal election ballot, all of which were approved by critics of the mayor and will take the place of ballot questions he had proposed, including about voters' reception of a millionaire's tax.

Those February nonbinding ballot questions will include whether the city should build a monument for the city's music and arts, if the city should withhold funding from sister agencies like the CTA or Chicago Public Schools to claw back debt, and whether the city council should let alderpersons get their own lawyers independent of the city's Law Department. 

However, the mayor still declined to say whether he plans to run for another term next year.

Mayor Johnson said this comes after more people visited Chicago last year than any other time in the city's history, with 57 million in all. He also noted that hotel occupancy has hit 89%, "so essentially, our rooms are essentially filled."

"It has a lot to do with just all of the activity that's happening in Chicago — what's happening at the Magnificent Mile, where the vacancy rate has fallen below what it was at the highest point after the pandemic," Mayor Johnson said. "And so the confidence that people are, developers and visitors have in the city of Chicago is a direct result to the critical investments that we're making, all of the activity that's going on."

But while tourism is improving, Chicago still faces some economic challenges. Vacant storefronts are easy to find downtown and throughout city neighborhoods.

However, Mayor Johnson noted that the storefront vacancy rate has fallen from its heights during the COVID-19 pandemic, and more businesses are coming to Chicago. He pointed to Harry Potter Shop on the Magnificent Mile, the Hello Kitty Café in the LondonHouse building on Michigan Avenue just south of the Chicago River, and the Hand & Eye Magic Show, which opened this past spring in the McCormick Mansion on Ontario Street — the former site of Lawry's The Prime Rib.

The mayor also noted that Chicago has been the top destination for corporate relocation for 13 years in a row, and has been voted the Best Big City in the U.S. for nine years running. He said a decrease in crime is directly connected to the city's success stories.

"So as we continue to do business in Chicago, as more visitors continue to come to Chicago, that builds confidence for these corporations to continue to relocate. If you even look at the Loop, 1.7 million people visited the Loop in the first quarter. That's another increase of $485 million in economic impact," Mayor Johnson said. "The investments there have reached almost $1 billion this year alone. And so the confidence in our city is certainly growing as we build safe and affordable communities."

Chicago's economic success stories are directly linked to a decrease in crime, the mayor said.

Chicago police statistics show that from June 1 through July 19, the city has seen 67 homicides, 294 shootings, 742 robberies, 65 carjackings, and 1,199 aggravated assaults — all down from last year.

"One of the things that I know that I have had to do, and I've paid a lot of attention around this issue, is bringing violence down. The confidence in our economy is growing because we're experiencing historic lows," the mayor said. "We had the fewest amount of homicides in 60 years last year, just between June 1 and July 20. From this time last year, we were down 15%."

Still, while crime is falling, half of summer remains ahead, with safety a paramount concern as major events such as Lollapalooza are coming up. Meanwhile, Chicago police Supt. Larry Snelling, who was widely respected for his leadership and public safety strategies, recently retired.

Mayor Johnson was asked how his administration would prepare to keep Chicago safe for the rest of the year, particularly concerns about large teen gatherings. The mayor said in recent weeks, such teen trends have dissipated, which he said was a "direct result to creating more opportunities for young people.

"Last year, we hired more young people ever in the history of Chicago. This year, we're going to break that record again. We are creating more spaces for young people. We partnered with the YMCA of Chicago — over 2,000 young people took me up on the offer. They have free memberships. WNBA All-Star Weekend — 500 tickets for young people. We've invested more in our parks," Mayor Johnson said. "So there's a direct correlation between creating more opportunity and activity for our young people and crime going down."

The mayor said the neighborhoods that have had the most young people hired for summer jobs have also seen the greatest decline in violence.

"And so as we hold people accountable, which we most certainly have to do that, we also have to create opportunity, and as a result, the investments that we're making, more people are visiting our city," Mayor Johnson said. "No administration in modern history can say that they oversaw the city at a time in which our economy was growing and violence was going down."

In June, the Chicago City Council voted down a proposal by Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) to hold parents responsible for teen takeovers and youth violence. The Parental Accountability Ordinance, which Lopez first introduced in 2023, would have imposed fines on parents accused of allowing their children to commit crimes such as curfew violations, illegal drag racing, jumping on vehicles, or drug or alcohol use.

Mayor Johnson has said repeatedly that he does not support such a proposal. He has said there needs to be a focus on creating safer spaces and giving young people opportunities, and on Wednesday, he said the availability of those opportunities to credit for large teen gatherings not having happened lately.

"I don't think it's a coincidence that as we create more opportunities for young people, more safe spaces for young people, you're seeing less and less of those type of gatherings are taking place," the mayor said. "And so more opportunity we provide for our young people, the more we challenge adults and corporate partners to get engaged, to create safe spaces for our young people, we're going to see thriving communities — and the results are speaking for themselves, right?"

Meanwhile, Mayor Johnson has not said whether he plans to run for another term in 2027, and that did not change Wednesday.

"First of all, I'm really excited about what we've accomplished as a city, right? And there will be time for that," Johnson said. "Keep in mind, I did not make an announcement until October of 2022. I'm just saying right now, I'm focused on building safe and affordable communities, and we're going to count on the city of Chicago to help us continue to build that."

A recent poll commissioned by the University of Chicago's Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation found that just 13.6% of Chicagoans want Johnson to run again, and 58% of Chicagoans say they're not excited by another Johnson campaign. Johnson's job approval rating dropped to 23%, down from 25% in December.

But the mayor said Wednesday that he is more interested in the numbers that display successes in Chicago.

"Again, here's the number that I'm most impressed with — there are more people visiting our city, and crime is going down," Mayor Johnson said. "I promised the people of Chicago that I was going to build the safest, most affordable big city in America. As our economy continues to grow and violence continues to go down, there's no mayor in modern history that has that track record than myself, of course."

Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán, 28, died July 14 after authorities said he darted across a busy road in St. Augustine and into the path of a truck. His death was the third in roughly a week involving encounters with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, following fatal shootings in Texas and Maine.

Coronilla Durán traveled from his hometown of San Luis de la Paz, in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, to Atlanta to visit family and friends, according to Isaret Jeffers, founder of Colectivo Arbol, a farmworkers advocacy group. He had stayed in Georgia for three weeks before traveling to Florida's east coast to enjoy the beaches, Jeffers said Tuesday.

U.S. authorities have not publicly identified the man, but a Mexico official confirmed his name. Jeffers said Yezzika Alamilla, the man's wife, told them he had been visiting the U.S. on a tourist visa.

The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment Tuesday about whether Coronilla Durán had a valid visa.

Coronilla Durán was one of four people in a vehicle that stopped in a gas station parking lot before 7 a.m. on the day he died. The four fled on foot during an encounter with agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations, with one darting across a busy road into the path of the semi, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

It is unclear what prompted the encounter and what happened to the vehicle's other three occupants.

The Highway Patrol and DHS have not provided additional details, citing the ongoing investigation.

Alamilla called Colectivo Arbol, which provides legal advice and assistance to farmworkers in Central Florida, the day after her husband died, Jeffers said. She was seeking help to travel from Mexico and repatriate her husband's remains. The organization bought her a plane ticket and put her up for three days, until Monday, she said. The Mexican consulate has been helping her since.

"His wife said he was there on a tourist visa. She didn't understand what was happening," Jeffers said. "He didn't come to work; he wasn't working. He was here as a tourist."

Alamilla "thinks he was very afraid, and that's why he ran away," Jeffers said.

According to information provided by the widow, Coronilla Durán "had been in the United States for only a very short time (and) had a tourist visa," said Susana Guerra Vallejo, the undersecretary for assistance to migrants and mobility issues for the Mexican state of Guanajuato.

She said that Alamilla would be able to see the body of her husband at the Florida funeral home.

Coronilla Durán's body will be transported to Mexico on a commercial flight from Orlando, Guerra Vallejo told The Associated Press. He will be buried in his hometown of San Luis de la Paz, a farming community in Guanajuato that is about 160 miles northwest of Mexico City, she said.

Coronilla Durán and Alamilla had two children, a 7-month-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, Jeffers said.

Coronilla Durán's death was at least the 10th involving encounters with immigration agents since President Trump launched his mass deportation campaign last year. 

His death came one day after an ICE officer shot and killed a Colombian man in Biddeford, Maine. Just days earlier, on July 7, an ICE officer shot and killed a Mexican national in Houston who had lived in the U.S. for decades.

The Mexican government said it had asked state attorneys general in the U.S. to review the deaths of migrants in ICE custody or during raids for possible criminal prosecution.

Weijia Jiang, who is the president of the association and a CBS News senior White House correspondent, said in an email to members of the White House Correspondents' Association that the rescheduled event would be a "more intimate gathering" and feature "significantly enhanced safety measures and new access procedures."

Mr. Trump said he has accepted an invitation to speak at the dinner next month, calling it a "'HOT' ticket!"

"In a sign of Strength and Fortitude, it was just announced that The White House Correspondents' Dinner, which violently ended rather abruptly on April 25th, will be rescheduled to July 24th," he wrote on Truth Social. "This announcement is a very good thing in that we cannot allow Lunatics to change our way of life, or even its scheduling."

The president said the event will take place at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C, which used to be the Trump International Hotel. Jiang said earlier Tuesday that information about a venue would be forthcoming.

"This dinner will not only be an opportunity to carry out our program. It will be a statement that violence has no place in American life and a free press will not be intimidated into silence," she wrote. "As you have all demonstrated, courage and community can and should rise above."

She said the decision to hold a second dinner was made by the association's board after receiving input from members.

"We will not allow an act of violence to have the last word, especially during a year when we are reflecting on the 250th anniversary of America and everything we stand for," Jiang wrote.

The dinner initially took place April 25 but was upended when an armed man charged a security checkpoint outside the event. Mr. Trump, Vice President JD Vance and several Cabinet officials in attendance were evacuated, while journalists and media executives took cover under tables. 

During a press conference soon after the shooting, the president said the dinner would be rescheduled.

Police identified the suspect in the attack as Cole Allen, a 31-year-old who they said traveled from California to Washington, D.C., by train and was staying at the hotel where the press dinner was to take place. He was charged with attempting to assassinate the president, assaulting a federal law enforcement officer with a deadly weapon and two firearms offenses.

Allen pleaded not guilty to all charges. He will remain detained in the lead-up to a trial.

Prosecutors said he was armed with a shotgun, a handgun and knives when he attempted to run through the security checkpoint one story above the ballroom at the Washington Hilton. Law enforcement officials said Allen shot a Secret Service officer, who was hit in his bulletproof vest but was not seriously injured.