President Trump on Wednesday nominated federal prosecutor Colin McDonald to serve as assistant attorney general for a new Justice Department division tasked with rooting out fraud. McDonald currently serves as associate deputy attorney general in Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s office, where his primary responsibility is to oversee issues pertaining to the Justice Department’s law
A newly released video appears to show 37-year-old Alex Pretti confronting federal immigration officers on a Minneapolis street 11 days before he was fatally shot in another encounter with Customs and Border Protection agents. The video was recorded on Jan. 13 and posted Wednesday by The News Movement, a digital media outlet. It shows a man,
After news broke Tuesday night that former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was snubbed in his first year as a candidate for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, reactions of shock and anger poured in from across the football world and beyond, including from President Trump. CBS Sports confirmed Tuesday that Belichick — who
Agents with the Federal Bureau of Information are executing a search at a warehouse that serves as Fulton County’s election hub. The agency confirmed that its agents were “executing a court authorized law enforcement action” at 5600 Campbellton Fairburn Road, the site of the Fulton County Elections Hub & Operations Center. Agents wearing camouflage vests
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday defended the Department of Justice’s ongoing investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, dismissing concerns that the probe could weaken the central bank’s traditional independence. “I think that the message is that independence does not mean no accountability,” Bessent told “CBS Saturday Morning” co-host Kelly O’Grady in an
The federal agents who were involved in Saturday’s deadly shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis have been placed on administrative leave, a federal law enforcement official confirmed to CBS News. It is unclear exactly when the personnel were placed on leave. Typically, the protocol is for federal law-enforcement agents who have been involved in a
Sen. Chris Coons, a Delaware Democrat, reminded Rubio that the purpose of congressional oversight is to “encourage, if necessary to compel, consultation between the administration and Congress.” “Of course, the commander in chief has, under Article II, the power to defend the American people against an imminent threat, or an incoming attack. How else could