Lawmakers say they would seek to hold Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre in contempt of Congress if he doesn’t appear at a hearing Thursday on Capitol Hill, senators from both parties told CBS News. “If someone shows contempt for the people of the United States by not coming to testify both to

Tim Ryan, the former Ohio congressman, said he “took a lot of hits” from his fellow Democrats in late June, when he became the first Democrat to publicly recommend Vice President Kamala Harris replace President Biden atop the Democratic ticket, after Biden’s disastrous debate performance. Ryan made waves and headlines on July 2, when he

Attorney General Merrick Garland is condemning “an escalation of attacks” against the Justice Department and pushing back against what he says are the “conspiracy theories, dangerous falsehoods…and threats of actual violence” that endanger the department’s employees.  Garland’s defense of the federal employees who work for the Justice Department will be part of a speech he’s

Attorney General Merrick Garland condemned “an escalation of attacks” against the Justice Department in a speech to employees on Thursday, pushing back against “conspiracy theories, dangerous falsehoods” and “threats of actual violence” that he said endanger the department’s workforce heading into the election. Billed as an address about the department’s norms, the attorney general praised

Attorney General Merrick Garland is condemning “an escalation of attacks” against the Justice Department and pushing back against what he says are the “conspiracy theories, dangerous falsehoods … and threats of actual violence” that endanger the department’s employees.  Garland’s defense of the federal employees who work for the Justice Department is part of a speech