Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are launching an investigation Friday into the firings of Justice Department attorneys and employees who investigated President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his handling of classified records. In a letter obtained by CBS News, the panel’s Democrats are asking Attorney General Pam Bondi to hand over
A coal mine in Wyoming in a file photo. Bureau of Land Management With the adoption of a House resolution seeking to rescind the Biden administration’s termination of coal leases in Montana’s Powder River Basin, Rep. Harriet Hagemann (R-Wyo.) is calling for a similar measure to restore coal leases in the basin’s Wyoming span. “When
A patient prepares to take a mifepristone pill during a visit to a clinic in Kansas City on Oct. 12, 2022. Charlie Riedel/AP Photo The Texas Legislature is expected to soon vote on final passage of a bill that would allow most citizens to file civil lawsuits against out-of-state providers who ship abortion pills to
Washington — A federal appeals court on Thursday halted a lower court ruling that required Florida and the Trump administration to dismantle parts of “Alligator Alcatraz,” a controversial immigration detention site in the Everglades. The 2-1 ruling by a panel of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit will effectively allow
People enter the State Department building in Washington on Jan. 26, 2017. Joshua Roberts/Reuters A State Department staffer was sentenced on Sept. 4 to four years in prison for selling defense intelligence to individuals believed to be working for the Chinese government. Michael Schena, 42, was a South Caribbean desk officer in the Bureau of
President Donald Trump listens as first lady Melania Trump repeats a question for him during a dinner in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Washington. AP Photo/Alex Brandon WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump will attend Sunday’s men’s final of the U.S. Open, returning to a tournament he once frequently attended
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu speaks with press after a media event held by the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation in the Small Business Committee Room at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington on March 4, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Boston and Mayor Michelle Wu on Thursday over the city’s sanctuary