Sen. Ernst defends “we all are going to die” comments: “I’m very compassionate”

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa defended herself Monday after drawing attention for telling a town hall attendee worried about proposed changes to Medicaid that “we all are going to die.” “I’m very compassionate, and you need to listen to the entire conversation,” Ernst told CBS News on Monday. Ernst’s now-viral musings on mortality came

DOJ Capitol Siege Section head quits, says Jan. 6 pardons sent “terrible message”

The federal prosecutor who helped lead the largest federal criminal case in American history has resigned his position in the Justice Department.   Longtime Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Rosen, the chief of the Justice Department’s Capitol Siege Section, has departed for a post with a private law firm.     In an interview with CBS News,