Justice Dept. served subpoenas to the Fed, Powell says

The Federal Reserve on Friday received grand jury subpoenas from the Justice Department stemming from a criminal investigation into its chair, Jerome Powell, he said in a video statement on Sunday. The subpoenas threatened a criminal indictment related to Powell’s testimony before the Senate Banking Committee in June 2025, according to Powell.  “That testimony concerned

Protests in Iran intensifying despite threat of death for dissidents

Protests in Iran intensifying despite threat of death for dissidents – CBS News Watch CBS News Demonstrations in Iran are now entering their third week and the death toll is surging with hundreds killed, according to a human rights group. Leigh Kiniry reports. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; } .device–type-mobile .content__meta-wrapper::before

U.S. officials to meet with Danish officials Wednesday about Greenland, sources say

Trump administration officials are set to meet with Danish officials about Greenland on Wednesday, diplomatic sources tell CBS News. The meeting, which has not been officially announced, comes after Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Congress last week that President Trump is interested in purchasing the Danish territory. The White House also said Tuesday officials

Justice Department has scrapped its “Peacemakers” office

The Justice Department has a playbook ready for responding to emergencies like the one unfolding in Minneapolis, including containing unrest and defusing community anger or distrust in law enforcement.     In the civil rights era, the agency formed its Community Relations Service, a group of dozens of federal specialists who were informally referred to

Omar says it is “not acceptable” to make early judgments on Minneapolis shooting

Rep. Ilhan Omar said Sunday that it is “not acceptable” for President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to have issued public statements condemning the women shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis “without a full investigation.” “If they’re saying we shouldn’t believe our eyes, then let the investigation take

Reference to Trump’s impeachments removed from National Portrait Gallery

President Trump’s photo portrait display at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has had references to his two impeachments removed, the latest apparent change at the collection of museums he has accused of bias, as he asserts his influence over how official presentations document U.S. history. The wall text, which summarized Mr. Trump’s first presidency and