If at first you’re stonewalled by the Trump administration, try, try again. That’s the approach Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Rep. Robert Garcia of California appear to be taking in trying to exercise oversight over President Trump’s $400 million ballroom project. In a letter first obtained by CBS News, Warren and Garcia reiterated
Subsidies. Love ’em or hate them, they dominated the news during the Affordable Care Act’s sign-up season, and their reduction is now hitting many enrollees in the pocketbook. While lawmakers continue to disagree on a way forward, and the politics of affordability keeps the issue front and center, it would be understandable to think these
Washington — The 15 comments came across a series of eight days in July, posted under pseudonyms alluding to the perpetrators of some of the most infamous mass shootings in U.S. history, including Sandy Hook Elementary School and Aurora, Colorado. “That POS Judge … MUST have her life ENDED Immediately! Get it done, Patriots!!” read
The Trump administration has given Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers broader powers to detain lawful refugees who have yet to secure permanent U.S. residency, in its latest effort to more heavily scrutinize immigrants, illegal and legal alike, according to a government memo issued Wednesday and obtained by CBS News The directive, dated Feb. 18 and
A Minnesota federal judge ordered a government attorney to be held in civil contempt of court for violating an order requiring the Justice Department to turn over identification documents to a man who was ordered released from ICE custody, further escalating tension between the judiciary and Trump administration over immigration cases. On Wednesday, U.S. District
Michael Romano, a former federal prosecutor, is used to asking the questions in court, but now he’s finding himself on the other side, fielding the questions from witness tables at congressional hearings. Twice already this year, he’s served as a witness at congressional hearings, warning that the Trump administration’s efforts to demote or fire Justice
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday ordered the Justice Department to prioritize animal welfare enforcement, in a move she said will entail stepping up prosecutions and even doling out grants to animal welfare groups, according to a new memo sent to all staff. As part of the plan, Bondi said the government would create a