DOJ’s Alex Pretti probe excludes prosecutors who specialize in civil rights, sources say

The rank-and-file career federal prosecutors at the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division who specialize in excessive force cases are not playing any role in the investigation into the shooting death of Alex Pretti by two federal agents, multiple sources with knowledge of the matter told CBS News. Instead, the head of the Civil Rights Division

White House aware of Gulf countries’ fears about interceptor shortage, sources say

The White House is aware that Gulf countries have said they’re running short on missile interceptors, and that they’ve said they’re having to choose which objects to blow up — and which not to — multiple sources told CBS News. The White House has discussed the matter, the sources said.  CBS News’ Margaret Brennan first

White House: Trump Does Not Rule Out Boots on Ground in Iran

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt arrives to speak during a news briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on March 4, 2026. Leavitt took questions on a range of topics including the administration’s decision to strike Iran. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The White House said on Tuesday

Mamdani Dines With Anti-Israel Radical Whose Group Called for ‘Death to America’

Mahmoud Khalil, who faces a deportation effort from the Trump administration, said ‘we couldn’t avoid’ Oct. 7 Zohran Mamdani and Mahmoud Khalil (Getty Images) Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D., N.Y.) broke bread Sunday night with an anti-Israel radical who said “we couldn’t avoid” Oct. 7, whose group called for “death to America,” and whom the Trump