Washington — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Friday that the Justice Department is releasing more than 3 million pages of records related to its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Blanche said during a news conference at the Justice Department that the release Friday will include more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, and
The FBI is now leading the federal investigation into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, with Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations branch supporting the investigation, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said. HSI had been leading the probe into Saturday’s shooting of Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse with
12m ago Graham on funding agreement: “This is a bad deal” Late Thursday, Graham told reporters he was opposed to the agreement. After leaving a meeting in Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s office, Graham pointed to heated criticism of federal immigration agents as Democrats push for changes to enforcement practices, saying: “I’ve never been
President Trump is tapping former Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh to succeed outgoing Fed Chair Jerome Powell, a change in leadership at the central bank that could also augur a shift in monetary policy. Powell, who has led the Fed since February 2018 after being nominated for the top role by Mr. Trump during his
President Trump said Friday he is nominating Kevin Warsh to serve as the next chair of the Federal Reserve Board, filling a powerful economic policy role as the president pushes for lower interest rates. Mr. Trump made the announcement on his Truth Social platform. Warsh was a member of the Fed’s board for five years
Washington — The Senate agreed Thursday to move forward with a government funding package while negotiations continue over reforms to immigration enforcement in the wake of last weekend’s fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis, though the deal hit a snag as at least one Republican senator pushed back. Under the deal, lawmakers plan to
President Trump says he will announce his nominee for Federal Reserve chair Friday morning, as he puts pressure on the Fed to cut interest rates. “I’ve chosen a very good person to head the Fed,” he told reporters late Thursday. In response to a question from CBS News senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs, the