Justice Department schedules two more federal executions
The announcement comes after it successfully resumed federal executions following a 17-year pause.
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The announcement comes after it successfully resumed federal executions following a 17-year pause.
The 17-year-old acquired more than $100,000 in Bitcoin during the recent hack, authorities said.
Despite pleas from protesters in Portland, federal agents are staying put, firing tear gas and physically clashing with demonstrators overnight. City and state leaders, including the mayor who was tear-gassed himself, are demanding they leave. Weijia Jiang reports.
Attorney General William Bar appeared before the House Judiciary Committee for the first time Tuesday as protests continue to play out across the country. CBS News legal analyst Kim Wehle joined CBSN to discuss the impact of Barr's statements.
Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday faced the House Judiciary Committee for the first time in a contentious hearing that covered a range of matters involving the Justice Department, from its treatment of cases involving two of President Trump's associates, to the federal response to protests in Washington, D.C. and Portland, to election integrity and vote-by-mail in the November election. CBSN political contributor Molly Hooper and New York Law School professor Rebecca Roiphe join CBSN to discuss.
Diplomatic relations between the United States and China are the frostiest they've been in decades. Beijing is retaliating against the U.S. closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston by shuttering the equivalent American mission in Chengdu. Recently, the U.S. also arrested fours Chinese scientists for hiding their army ties on visa applications. Isaac Stone Fish, a senior fellow at the Asia Society's Center on U.S.-China Relations and a CBSN contributor, joins CBSN's Laura Podesta with analysis on the deterioriating situation.
The inspector general will also examine federal officers' response to civil unrest in Washington, D.C., including the clearing of demonstrators from Lafayette Square.
The Department of Justice on Tuesday indicted two Chinese nationals who are accused of targeting COVID-19 research. Officials say the defendants never obtained any research, but face 11 charges including trade secret theft and wire fraud conspiracy. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge joins CBSN's Errol Barnett with the latest.
The two hackers also allegedly stole millions of dollars' worth of trade secrets and private business information.
Feds say L.A. man fraudulently obtained some $9 million from the federal Paycheck Protection Program, used some in Vegas and some on stock market
Prosecutors also have sought the death penalty for a MS-13 leader accused of killing seven
Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are spiking across much of the United States. Yet President Trump and members of the administration are appearing to focus on discrediting Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert. CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joins CBSN with more on that, plus the president's decision to grant clemency to his convicted friend and adviser Roger Stone.
After the fatal shooting of Walter Scott, North Charleston officials and the DOJ launched a collaborative review of the police.
Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions significantly altered a Justice Department program meant to bring law enforcement and local communities together on a voluntary basis. Catherine Herridge takes a closer look at a program called the Collaborative Reform Initiative and one town's fight for data.
Florida family allegedly pitched product that had U.S. regulators receiving reports of hospitalizations and death.
The court paved the way for the Justice Department to end its effective freeze on capital punishment next month.
Democrats are calling for an investigation into the sudden firing of New York federal prosecutor Geoffrey Berman. His office is pursuing cases connected to President Trump. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge reports on the latest, and CBSN legal contributor Keir Dougall, a former assistant U.S. attorney for New York's Eastern District, joins CBSN to discuss.
The superseding indictment does not contain additional charges beyond the 18 counts the Justice Department unsealed last year — but prosecutors say it underscores Assange's efforts to procure and release classified information.
Former federal prosecutor Aaron Zelinsky testified in Congress about political pressure to go easy in sentencing Trump ally Roger Stone, and in a separate case a federal appeals court ruled in favor of former Trump aide Michael Flynn. CBS News legal contributor Keir Dougall joins CBSN to discuss the latest developments.
Zelinsky withdrew from the Stone case in February after the Justice Department moved to recommend a lighter prison sentence than the prosecutors had sought.
Aaron Zelinsky, a federal prosecutor, is set to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
The circumstances surrounding the termination of Geoffrey Berman, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, has raised questions from congressional Democrats.
There could be a shake-up in the Trump campaign after the president's Tulsa rally failed to fill arena seats. In his speech, the president suggested a slowdown of coronavirus testing. This comes as former National Security Adviser John Bolton slams President Trump in his new book. CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joins CBSN with the latest developments.
CBS News White House correspondent Paula Reid breaks down the latest developments out of the Justice Department.
The Justice Department proposed a series of recommendations to lawmakers that would take aim at immunity protections enjoyed by internet companies.