Lindsey Halligan argues she should still be U.S. attorney, accuses judge of abuse of power

Top Justice Department officials defended Lindsey Halligan’s attempts to remain in her position as a U.S. attorney in court filings Tuesday, responding to a federal judge who demanded to know why she was continuing to do so after another judge had found that her appointment was invalid. The filing, signed by Halligan, Attorney General Pam

Device that may be tied to “Havana Syndrome” obtained by U.S. government

The U.S. government quietly acquired a device in late 2024 that officials believe may be connected to the debilitating condition known as “Havana Syndrome,” which more than 1,500 American officials have reported experiencing since 2016, according to multiple sources briefed on the matter who spoke with CBS News. The device was purchased clandestinely in the

Read the full transcript of Tony Dokoupil’s interview with President Trump here

President Trump shared a warning for Iran, called Jerome Powell a “lousy Fed chairman” and defended the ICE agent who killed Renee Good in Minneapolis during an exclusive interview Tuesday with “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil. Read the full transcript of their conversation below. TONY DOKOUPIL: Mr. President, thank you very much for doing

Trump says Renee Good likely a “solid, wonderful person” under “normal circumstances”

President Trump told CBS News he believes the woman who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent last week was likely a “very, solid wonderful person,” but that her actions before she was killed were “pretty tough.” Mr. Trump spoke with “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil in Michigan on Tuesday, less

Mass exodus at DOJ Civil Rights Division, sources say

Several career prosecutors in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced they are leaving the department, shortly after they learned there would be no civil rights probe into the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by a federal immigration agent, according to six sources briefed on the matter. At least six prosecutors, most of whom