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Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche got into a heated exchange during a Senate hearing on Tuesday. Van Hollen questioned Blanche about the creation of the $1.7+ billion "anti-weaponization fund" and the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced a $1.7+ billion "anti-weaponization fund" to "provide a systematic process to hear and redress claims of others who suffered weaponization and lawfare." CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi has more.
President Trump posted on social media Monday afternoon that the U.S. will not go through with attacks on Iran scheduled for Tuesday, at the request of Middle East allies. CBS News political reporter Zak Hudak has more.
President Trump had accused the Treasury Department and IRS of unlawfully allowing a government contractor to leak his tax returns and those of his sons and company.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with senior Cuban officials in Havana on Thursday, following months of President Trump flirting with taking military action against the island nation. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan reports.
The potential indictment — which must be approved by a grand jury — is expected to focus on Cuba's 1996 downing of two planes operated by a humanitarian group.
The U.S. is preparing to indict former Cuban leader Raúl Castro over the 1996 downing of an exile group's planes, sources tell CBS News. The news comes as CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Cuban officials in Havana.
The FBI said Thursday that it's still trying to locate Monica Witt, who is accused of defecting to Iran in 2013 and revealing highly classified U.S. intelligence.
The Justice Department announced criminal charges against the ship operator in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse that killed six people in 2024. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has more.
Attorneys for accused White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter Cole Allen asked a judge to disqualify Jeanine Pirro and other senior Justice Department leaders from the case because they were present during the incident.
A federal judge has made public an apparent suicide note written by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. CBS News' Anna Schecter reports.
Senate and House Democrats launched a probe into the process for some of President Trump's pardons and commutations. CBS News' Gabe Kaminsky reports.
The acting attorney general is touting the administration's stepped-up denaturalization efforts.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche denied to CBS News that the Justice Department is engaging in a retribution campaign against President Trump's critics, pushing back on criticism from Barack Obama.
Critics have expressed concerns about President Trump's use of the Justice Department, including former President Barack Obama during a taped interview on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." CBS News immigration correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez sat down for an exclusive interview with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, who defended the Justice Department's actions.
Five California Democrats and two Republicans met on the debate stage yet again in the primary for governor Tuesday night. Political strategists Erin Maguire and Kendra Barkoff Lamy join "The Takeout" with analysis on the state of the race.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said it's "extraordinarily rich" for former President Barack Obama to say he's concerned about the "politicization of the criminal justice system" under the Trump administration. "There's something extraordinarily rich about a Democrat suggesting that this administration is charging our political adversaries," Blanche told CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez.
Former President Barack Obama spoke to Stephen Colbert and commented on several aspects of the current administration and the Democratic Party. CBS News' Robert Costa reports.
Former FBI Director James Comey was charged with two counts arising out a now-deleted image he shared on Instagram that showed seashells arranged to read "86 47."
Pam Bondi is set to testify late May on the Justice Department's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files in a closed-door deposition before the House Oversight Committee. Democratic Rep. James Walkinshaw of Virginia joins "The Takeout" to discuss what he wants to hear from the former attorney general.
Former FBI Director James Comey turned himself in on Wednesday after he was indicted and charged with threatening the life of President Trump last year.
Former FBI Director James Comey made his first court appearance in Virginia on Wednesday, charged with threatening President Trump. A grand jury indicted Comey yesterday over a social media post he made last year. CBS News Department of Justice reporter Jake Rosen has more.
Federal prosecutors have released new evidence in their case against the man accused of trying to assassinate President Trump at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Dinner. CBS News' Anna Schecter has the details.
Former FBI Director James Comey made his first appearance in court on Wednesday after the Justice Department charged him with making threats to President Trump with seashells that spelled out "86-47." CBS News Justice Department reporter Jake Rosen has the latest.
A new Justice Department court filing details the suspect's actions in the minutes before the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting. CBS News' Anna Schecter reports.
