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President Trump is expected to nominate Todd Blanche to lead the Justice Department as attorney general. CBS News' Aaron Navarro reports.
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President Trump is expected to nominate Todd Blanche to lead the Justice Department as attorney general. CBS News' Aaron Navarro reports.
President Trump called the idea of establishing what the White House calls an "anti-weaponization" fund, "the greatest thing," on Wednesday, and wouldn't say whether he's agreed to drop plans for it. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche had told lawmakers this week that the fund would be dropped after a federal judge temporarily blocked its establishment. Ed O'Keefe has more.
The House passed a measure Wednesday that would force President Trump to seek congressional approval for the Iran war. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told the House Appropriations Committee Tuesday that the Justice Department was no longer moving forward with its "anti-weaponization" fund, but he defended its creation. CBS News' Aaron Navarro has more.
Republican and Democratic lawmakers grilled acting Attorney General Todd Blanche over the Justice Department's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund that the Trump administration has backed away from following intense bipartisan backlash. CBS News' Aaron Navarro reports.
Rep. Grace Meng pressed acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on the Justice Department's "anti-weaponization" fund during a House hearing Tuesday. Blanche said the department wasn't moving forward with the fund, but he declined to put that commitment in writing.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed Tuesday that the Justice Department will not be moving forward with the nearly $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, but declined to say he would put that in writing. CBS News legal reporter Katrina Kaufman has more on this and the Epstein investigation.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers Tuesday that the Justice Department will not move forward with a controversial "anti-weaponization" fund. Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Tom Dupree joins with analysis.
Federal authorities have arrested and charged four people with drug trafficking after a monthslong investigation uncovered what federal officials called a massive, 2,000-foot-long underground tunnel connecting Mexico to the U.S. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has the details.
The Trump administration says it will stop work on the Justice Department's nearly $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund" amid backlash from both Republicans and Democrats. CBS News' Kathryn Watson has more.
The Trump administration is halting the "anti-weaponization" fund that got bipartisan backlash and an unfavorable ruling in court. CBS News' Weijia Jiang reports.
The Department of Justice slammed a court's decision blocking the "anti-weaponization" fund that critics called a slush fund to aid allies of the Trump administration. CBS News' Kathryn Watson reports after news emerged that the work on the fund would stop.
The Justice Department on Monday said it will comply with a court order temporarily blocking the Trump administration's nearly $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund. Meanwhile, President Trump remains locked in a stalemate with Iran amid peace talks. Weijia Jiang has the latest.
The Trump administration is planning to drop its controversial, nearly $1.8 billion so-called "anti-weaponization fund." CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reports.
After President Trump met with House Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday, the Justice Department announced it would be stopping work on a $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, citing a judge's ruling. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has the latest.
The Justice Department said Monday it will stop work on a $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reports.
The Justice Department said Monday it will stop work on its "anti-weaponization fund" after a judge's ruling. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe and Jake Rosen have the latest.
The Justice Department's "anti-weaponization" fund is on hold as a federal judge weighs its merits. This comes as more Republicans and Democrats decry its creation. Rupa Bhattacharyya, the legal director at the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, joins with more details.
Former Vice President Mike Pence told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that he's "certainly seen evidence" that the current Trump administration is whitewashing the Jan. 6 attack. "I was offended on the anniversary of Jan. 6 when the White House put out a timeline that literally blamed Capitol Hill police for the riot that took place that day," he added.
In an exclusive "CBS Sunday Morning" interview, Rita Braver sat down with former first lady Jill Biden and talked about her husband's pardoning of their son Hunter. CBS News political director Fin Gómez joins with analysis.
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi testified behind closed doors on Friday as a part of the House Oversight Committee's investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Annie Farmer, an Epstein survivor, reacts to Bondi's testimony.
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi defended the Justice Department's handling of the Epstein files on Capitol Hill on Friday. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the details.
Federal agents from FBI and IRS probed the SPLC's paid informant program starting in Trump's first term.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Justice Department from moving forward with work on the new "anti-weaponization" fund, including making any payouts. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe reports.
The Department of Justice is investigating the outside funding that Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll received for her civil lawsuits against the president. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman reports.