Washington — Todd Blanche, the second highest-ranking Justice Department official, met with Ghislaine Maxwell at the U.S. attorney’s office in Tallahassee on Thursday to discuss convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. David Oscar Markus, Maxwell’s lawyer, declined to comment “on the substance” of the meeting, but told reporters outside the office that “there were a lot

What to know about Columbia’s $200 million settlement with Trump administration – CBS News Watch CBS News Columbia University says it has reached a settlement with the Trump administration after months of negotiations over millions in frozen federal grants. Nikki Battiste has details. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; } .device–type-mobile .content__meta-wrapper::before

Republicans can only afford to lose three seats in the House in next year’s election, or they will lose control of the body. The president’s party traditionally loses more than 20. To improve the odds, President Trump has been pressuring Texas Republicans to redraw congressional district maps to help the party win more seats in

President Trump visited the Federal Reserve and raised the issue of cost overruns in construction of new facilities there. It was a new front in Trump’s extended campaign to pressure Powell, who he says has been too slow to lower interest rates. Kelly O’Grady explains. Original CBS News Link</a