FBI affidavit reveals new details about Fulton County elections office search

A newly unsealed affidavit written by an FBI agent details the legal basis for a search of an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia, last month, when investigators seized material related to the 2020 election.  According to the affidavit, the search came as part of an ongoing “FBI criminal investigation into whether any of the

Tom Malinowski concedes in special election to fill Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s seat in Congress

Former Rep. Tom Malinowski has conceded last week’s New Jersey special election to fill Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s congressional seat.  Malinowski was one of 11 candidates on the Democratic ballot for the 11th Congressional District. He had been neck-and-neck with Analilia Mejia.  Mejia, who held a slim lead over Malinowski, is expected to host a news conference

Lutnick defends visit to Epstein’s island with his family

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick acknowledged Tuesday visiting Jeffrey Epstein on his private island in 2012, as Senate Democrats called into question his credibility on the issue. Justice Department files on Epstein released recently show Lutnick and Epstein had a closer relationship than Lutnick has previously stated. Maryland’s Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen recalled that Lutnick

ICE chief, immigration officials defend deportations at House hearing

Rep. Bennie Thompson, the top Democrat on the committee, lambasted the second Trump administration, saying it’s “out of control” and has been “running roughshod over Americans’ rights, killing U.S. citizens and threatening our very democracy.” “The disease rotting the Trump administration from the inside out started at the top and has infected every part of

Ketanji Brown Jackson says Supreme Court justices “get along well”

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said Tuesday that the justices on the court “get along well” despite their different viewpoints and believes it’s “a model for learning how to disagree without being disagreeable.”  “The court is very good at compartmentalizing, meaning that we focus on our work,” she told “CBS Mornings.” “We work very

Judge rejects Trump administration’s effort to obtain Michigan voter data

Washington — A federal judge on Tuesday rebuffed the Justice Department’s effort to obtain sensitive voter information from Michigan, joining a growing number of judges who have tossed out lawsuits brought by the Trump administration in its bid to secure voter registration lists from states. U.S. District Judge Hala Jarbou granted a request from Michigan