Senate Democrats to probe firings of DOJ employees who worked for Jack Smith

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are launching an investigation Friday into the firings of Justice Department attorneys and employees who investigated President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his handling of classified records.  In a letter obtained by CBS News, the panel’s Democrats are asking Attorney General Pam Bondi to hand over

House Republicans Launch Drive to Restore Powder River Basin Coal Leases

A coal mine in Wyoming in a file photo. Bureau of Land Management With the adoption of a House resolution seeking to rescind the Biden administration’s termination of coal leases in Montana’s Powder River Basin, Rep. Harriet Hagemann (R-Wyo.) is calling for a similar measure to restore coal leases in the basin’s Wyoming span. “When

Appeals court rules “Alligator Alcatraz” site can stay open

Washington — A federal appeals court on Thursday halted a lower court ruling that required Florida and the Trump administration to dismantle parts of “Alligator Alcatraz,” a controversial immigration detention site in the Everglades. The 2-1 ruling by a panel of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit will effectively allow

State Department Officer Gets 4 Years in Prison for Selling Defense Secrets to China

People enter the State Department building in Washington on Jan. 26, 2017. Joshua Roberts/Reuters A State Department staffer was sentenced on Sept. 4 to four years in prison for selling defense intelligence to individuals believed to be working for the Chinese government. Michael Schena, 42, was a South Caribbean desk officer in the Bureau of