A federal judge dismissed the criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James on the grounds that Lindsey Halligan, the interim U.S. attorney who secured their indictments, was unlawfully appointed to the role. Scott MacFarlane has more. Original CBS News Link</a
President Trump on Monday called for the U.S. to weigh labeling some Middle Eastern affiliates of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist groups, taking aim at the controversial Islamist movement. In an executive order, the president directed his administration to consider whether to designate Muslim Brotherhood chapters in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan or elsewhere as foreign terrorist
Washington — A federal judge on Monday ordered the criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James to be dismissed on the grounds that Lindsey Halligan, the interim U.S. attorney who secured their indictments, was unlawfully appointed to the role. The rulings from U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie are
Washington — The Pentagon indicated that it’s investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, a former U.S. Navy Captain, after he was among a group of lawmakers to release a video calling on service members and members of the intelligence community to “refuse illegal orders.” In a social media post, the Pentagon said it had received
Fewer than one-third of the individuals arrested by Border Patrol during the Trump administration’s recent immigration enforcement crackdown in Charlotte were classified as criminals, according to an internal Department of Homeland Security document obtained by CBS News. The government document undermines claims by Trump administration officials who said the crackdown, dubbed Operation Charlotte’s Web, was
As the federal government prepares for the next meeting of its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has intensified his attacks on aluminum vaccine components used in many shots to boost the body’s immune response. Kennedy, a longtime anti-vaccine activist before seeking public office, claims that aluminum
This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” as Secretary of State Rubio and other administration officials meet with European allies in Geneva about the administration’s 28-point plan to end the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Olga Stefanishyna and U.S. Sen. Rand Paul join. Plus, Sen. Mark Kelly and Rep. Jason