Top DOJ official Todd Blanche meets with Ghislaine Maxwell in Florida

Washington — Todd Blanche, the second highest-ranking Justice Department official, met with Ghislaine Maxwell at the U.S. attorney’s office in Tallahassee on Thursday to discuss convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. David Oscar Markus, Maxwell’s lawyer, declined to comment “on the substance” of the meeting, but told reporters outside the office that “there were a lot

What to know about Columbia’s $200 million settlement with Trump administration

What to know about Columbia’s $200 million settlement with Trump administration – CBS News Watch CBS News Columbia University says it has reached a settlement with the Trump administration after months of negotiations over millions in frozen federal grants. Nikki Battiste has details. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; } .device–type-mobile .content__meta-wrapper::before

Breaking down dispute between Trump and Powell

President Trump visited the Federal Reserve and raised the issue of cost overruns in construction of new facilities there. It was a new front in Trump’s extended campaign to pressure Powell, who he says has been too slow to lower interest rates. Kelly O’Grady explains. Original CBS News Link</a

Trump signs order making it easier to remove homeless people from streets

Washington — President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order making it easier for cities and states to remove homeless people from the streets and get them treatment elsewhere. The president’s order asks Attorney General Pam Bondi to “reverse judicial precedents and end consent decrees that limit state and local governments’ ability to commit individuals