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The White House has authorized the FBI to expand its supplemental background investigation on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to include all credible claims of sexual misconduct. But it must be done within a one-week timeline. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes reports.
The FBI is investigating Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, but it's not a traditional criminal investigation. It's a background check for the White House. CBS News Washington correspondent Paula Reid explains.
A former top FBI official, who has been in contact with those involved in the inquiry, described a "war room" atmosphere around the case
President Trump has authorized the FBI to exhaustively investigate Brett Kavanaugh as long as it is within the seven day time limit. The White House alone has the power to set the parameters of the investigation. CBS News Washington correspondent Paula Reid joined CBSN to provide details on the Kavanaugh probe.
President Trump expanded the FBI investigation into the allegations of sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh Monday. CBS chief Congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN to discuss the one condition that must remain for the probe to be completed.
Maddox Ritch went missing in Gastonia, North Carolina, prompting a massive search
The FBI has reopened its background investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who faces multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. The bureau is largely acting in a support role to the White House, former FBI Assistant Director Ron Hosko said on CBSN.
President Trump told reporters that whatever the Senate wants to do regarding the scope of the FBI's investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh "is OK with me." He also claimed that Democrats calling for the investigation are "no angels," suggesting one unnamed senator has been in "compromising" situations.
President Trump has agreed to order an FBI investigation into the allegations of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School, joins CBSN to discuss what the investigation could look like.
President Trump said this weekend that he expects the FBI's re-opened background check into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to end this week. On Twitter, Mr. Trump scoffed at Senate Democrats who question whether it's enough time to investigate multiple allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. Mola Lenghi reports.
The FBI is now investigating the sexual misconduct claims against Judge Brett Kavanaugh that have stalled his Supreme Court nomination and divided American voters. The outside counsel hired to question accuser Christine Blasey Ford tells Republicans on the Judiciary Committee that "a he said, she said case" is difficult to prove, but "this case is even weaker than that." Major Garrett reports.
The FBI has began investigating sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Also within the past week, the House of Representatives has passed a tax bill and Sen. Elizabeth Warren said she will consider running for president in 2020. Kevin Cirilli, chief Washington correspondent for Bloomberg, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss the latest headlines in politics.
President Trump said Friday he's open to whatever the Senate wants to do, after Sen. Jeff Flake called for a one-week delay in the floor vote on Brett Kavanaugh to allow for an FBI investigation. Watch the president's remarks.
An FBI investigation has been ordered into assault accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. CBS News' Jan Crawford and Ed O'Keefe discuss what happens next in the Senate.
The White House Friday ordered an FBI investigation into allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Joining CBSN to discuss are CBSN political contributor, Democratic strategist, and founding partner at 270 Strategies, Lynda Tran; and CBSN political contributor, Boston Herald columnist, and politics editor at NHJournal.com, Michael Graham.
President Trump instructed the FBI to investigate allegations against the Supreme Court nominee
Alexander Bolton is a senior reporter covering Senate affairs for The Hill. He joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss the stunning events that unfolded at Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation vote on Friday. Sen. Jeff Flake shocked Washington when he demanded the committee delay the full Senate vote on Kavanaugh’s confirmation until the FBI could investigate the allegations against him.
President Trump is calling on the FBI to launch an investigation into his Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. The investigation into sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh came at the request of Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake – a key vote in the confirmation. The panel passed Kavanaugh's nomination out of committee Friday, but agreed to Flake's request to delay a final vote to allow time for an investigation. Errol Barnett reports.
President Trump's decision to order the FBI to investigate allegations of assault against Brett Kavanaugh made good on his promise to listen to Republican senators. On Friday, Mr. Trump also addressed Christine Blasey Ford's testimony. CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports.
A neighbor described the area around where the boy was found as "swampy, and you usually have water down there year-round"
Trump's Supreme Court nominee repeatedly cited the group's previous vetting of his past during heated testimony before senators -- now ABA says nomination should wait
The boy's father said his son, Maddox Ritch, disappeared Saturday as they were walking in a park
For nearly 20 years, Missy Peregrym has played strong female characters on TV and in movies. The actress' latest role brings her to New York to play special agent Maggie Bell in the new CBS drama "FBI." Peregrym joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the new series and how this role differs from others she's had before.
More than two dozen agencies including the FBI are searching for 6-year-old Maddox Ritch. The boy's father told investigators he wandered off while walking around a lake. CBS News correspondent David Begnaud reports.