Fired Justice Department official warns we are “driving straight into an abyss”

A 17-year former Justice Department official is warning of a wave of retribution inside the agency. Patty Hartman, who served as a top public affairs specialist at the FBI and federal prosecutors’ offices, told CBS News, “The rules don’t exist anymore.” Hartman, who was fired Monday via a letter from Attorney General Pam Bondi, is

Debate over Trump plan to increase logging on federal lands

Debate over Trump plan to increase logging on federal lands – CBS News Watch CBS News When the Trump administration announced executive actions aimed at increasing timber production on federal lands, Oregonians had mixed responses. Loggers and timber towns celebrated the attention from the White House, while environmentalists sounded the alarm over fears of deregulation

Treasury official Julia Hahn to leave as tariff and trade negotiations intensify

Explaining Trump’s latest tariff moves Explaining Trump’s latest tariff moves 01:16 A senior official in the Treasury Department has told colleagues she is leaving the Trump administration, in the midst of intensifying trade negotiations, to seek a role in the private sector, according to sources familiar with her plans. Julia Hahn, assistant secretary for public

Senate Committee Votes to Block FBI Headquarters Relocation

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) speaks during a confirmation hearing with the nominee for Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to ban the Federal Bureau of Investigation from a planned move to the Ronald Reagan building in Washington, D.C.

Explaining Trump’s latest tariff moves

Explaining Trump’s latest tariff moves – CBS News Watch CBS News Stock prices closed higher on Wall Street as investors brushed off President Trump’s threat to hit more than 20 countries with new tariffs by Aug. 1. Kelly O’Grady has more. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking