U.S. Magistrate Judge Lindsey Vaala expressed confusion and surprise at some points during the seven-minute court session when a federal grand jury impaneled in Alexandria, Virginia, returned the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey Thursday night. According to a transcript of the proceedings obtained by CBS News, Judge Vaala asked the newly named interim
President Trump told his administration on Friday to declassify any federal records about Amelia Earhart, the pilot whose 1937 disappearance over the Pacific Ocean has drawn decades of public fascination. “Amelia made it almost three quarters around the World before she suddenly, and without notice, vanished, never to be seen again,” the president wrote on
Activists confront federal police during a protest outside of an immigration processing center in Broadview, Ill., on Sept. 12, 2025. Scott Olson/Getty Images An acting U.S. attorney in California on Friday ordered federal authorities to ignore a new state law that bars law enforcement officers from wearing masks. Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a
President Trump is praising the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey and warning that other political opponents could soon be targets of his Justice Department. Critics have been quick to call the two-count indictment a political prosecution, while legal experts say a conviction could face significant hurdles. Jessica Levinson has more. Original CBS News
House Democrats release more Epstein files – CBS News Watch CBS News Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released more files turned over by the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. As Nikole Killion reports, a number of prominent men are mentioned in the documents. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%;
President Trump has long called for charges against former FBI Director James Comey, whom he fired during his first term and blames for launching the investigation into the Trump campaign’s alleged ties to Russia in 2017. Scott MacFarlane and Robert Costa have more. Original CBS News Link</a
Washington — The indictment of former FBI Director James Comey on Thursday marked the culmination of President Trump’s yearslong desire to see one of his political foes punished after the bureau’s investigation into his 2016 presidential campaign and Russian meddling in that election. But the president’s long-held ire toward Comey, coupled with his latest comments