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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland faced lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday in a House hearing where Republicans, who say he is in contempt of Congress, grilled him over claims that the Justice Department is targeting former President Donald Trump. Garland rejected the charges, calling them "dangerous."
President Biden on Tuesday announced he was taking executive action on the status of asylum seekers. Now, thousands could be deported rather than staying in the U.S. while their claims are considered. The White House said the executive order would go into effect when illegal border crossings, those outside the official ports of entry, hit 2,500 per day. Daily averages are well above that now.
Opening statements begin Tuesday morning in Hunter Biden's criminal trial in Delaware. He faces three felony charges related to a gun purchase in 2018.
Lawyers for the prosecution and defense are set to give closing arguments on Tuesday in former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial following weeks of testimony.
The jury of seven men and five women in former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial will deliberate 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Criminal defense attorney Caroline Polisi explains.
Former President Donald Trump looked to sway Libertarian voters at an event over the weekend but was booed off the stage. Also over the weekend, President Joe Biden spoke to graduating cadets at West Point.
The latest CBS News polls show President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are in a close race in most of the states that decided the last two elections. However, there is a difference this time. Many more voters say they're considering a third party or independent candidate.
Former President Donald Trump rallied support in the Bronx this week. Meanwhile, the Biden campaign held calls with supporters of former Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley about their policy priorities after Haley said she will vote for Trump.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito faces new calls to remove himself from cases tied to former President Donald Trump and the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. The New York Times reports Alito's home displayed a second flag used by Jan. 6 protesters.
Prosecutors allege 18 Republican leaders and activists conspired to try tipping Arizona's electoral college votes to former President Donald Trump. The Democratic state attorney general has charged them with fraud, forgery and conspiracy. Some of those charged include Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman.
