U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick testifies before a House Appropriations Committee hearing on President Donald Trump’s budget request for the Department of Commerce, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on June 5, 2025. Leah Millis/Reuters Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said he expects the Supreme Court to side with the Trump administration on its
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) speaks with reporters while waiting to catch the Senate subway to the Hart Senate Office Building from the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 25, 2024. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) is under investigation after the Department of War received allegations he engaged in misconduct, the department said on
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
President Donald Trump looks on during the swearing-in ceremony of U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Nov. 10, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Chinese leader Xi Jinping by phone on Nov. 24, two months after their meeting in
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
The U.S. Capitol at sunset in Washington on Sept. 30, 2025. Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that he wants the Senate to end its filibuster rule, weeks after the longest government shutdown in history was ended, warning that a similar delay tactic may be used again in