Watchdog issues blistering report on hundreds of federal inmate deaths

Washington — Extreme staffing shortages, policy violations and systemic operational failures contributed to hundreds of likely preventable inmate deaths across the Federal Bureau of Prisons system between 2014 and 2021, a government watchdog found in a blistering report released Thursday. The Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General examined 344 deaths of inmates in BOP’s custody

Trump’s first criminal trial set for March 25, judge in “hush money” case says

A New York judge denied former President Donald Trump’s request to dismiss criminal charges related to a “hush money” payment and said his trial would proceed as scheduled on March 25, delivering a blow to Trump’s efforts to delay what would be the first trial of any former president in U.S. history. Trump is attending

Watch Live: Hearing on whether to disqualify Fani Willis from Trump Georgia case

CBS News Live CBS News Live 2 Live Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee is presiding over an evidentiary hearing Thursday to consider a Trump co-defendant’s motion to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her office from prosecuting the 2020 election interference case in Georgia. A co-defendant claims Willis is involved in

Trump expected to appear at hearing in Manhattan “hush money” case

A New York judge is expected to say Thursday whether the Manhattan district attorney’s case against Donald Trump will soon proceed to trial, a first for any former president in U.S. history. Trump is expected to attend the hearing Thursday morning in the case, which involves the circumstances surrounding a “hush money” payment to adult