DOJ launches criminal probe into Letitia James, multiple sources say

More than a year after New York Attorney General Letitia James won a half-billion dollar civil fraud case against President Trump, the Justice Department under Mr. Trump has launched a criminal fraud probe targeting James, multiple sources familiar with the investigation told CBS News. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is leading the investigation.  U.S. Attorney

Trump Admin Asks Supreme Court to Revoke 530,000 Immigrants’ Temporary Status

Those covered under the program are nationals from Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba, and Haiti, officials say. Lawyers for the Trump administration submitted an emergency petition to the U.S. Supreme Court in a bid to revoke the temporary immigration status of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan, Cuban, Haitian, and Nicaraguan nationals living in the United States. In

FEMA leader fired after breaking with Trump administration on eliminating agency

The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency was fired Thursday morning, three U.S. officials with direct knowledge confirmed to CBS News — after the leader appeared to publicly break with the Trump administration on whether to eliminate the nation’s disaster relief agency.   Cameron Hamilton, FEMA’s acting administrator, departs the nation’s disaster relief agency

Senate fails to advance crypto bill amid Democratic opposition

Washington — Senate Democrats sank a key procedural vote Thursday on a first-of-its-kind crypto regulation bill, after days of opposition amid growing ties between the digital asset industry and the Trump family. Known as the GENIUS Act, the legislation would create a regulatory framework for stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency tied to the value of an

Trump administration unveils air traffic control overhaul plan

President Trump announced Thursday that his administration plans to replace the technology at thousands of air traffic control sites across the country and build six new coordination centers. Mr. Trump called into a news conference that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy was holding to unveil the plan for a new air traffic control system. “After decades