4/9/18: CBSN Evening News
FBI agents raid the home and office of President Trump's lawyer; Hundreds of foreigners run Pyongyang race
Michael Cohen
Raids based off a "separate inquiry"
The FBI raided the office of President Trump's lawyer, Michael Cohen, on Monday. Sources tell CBS News the raid stemmed from special counsel Robert Mueller and the evidence taken is for an investigation into possible bank fraud and campaign finance violations. CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman joins CBSN with the latest information.
What does the raid mean for Trump?
An FBI raid on the office of Michael Cohen, President Trump's attorney, reveals there is a second criminal investigation into the president's inner circle. As CBS News justice reporter Paula Reid explains, it was approved at the highest level of the Justice Department.
Trump lawyer's office raided by FBI
FBI agents raided the office of President Trump's attorney Michael Cohen on Monday. They seized materials including content related to his payment to porn star Stormy Daniels. CBS News justice and homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues has the latest.
Trump calls raid on his lawyer's office a "disgrace," blasts special counsel
In a meeting with military advisers, Trump complained about the FBI raiding his lawyer Michael Cohen's office
FBI raid on Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen
CBS News justice and homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues reports that Michael Cohen, President Trump's attorney, appeared to be caught by surprise by FBI raids on his New York home and office. Agents had a search warrant and seized what Cohen's lawyer called "privileged communications."
FBI raids Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's office
CBS News senior investigative producer Pat Milton joins CBSN with more on the news that federal agents executed a search warrant and seized documents from the New York office of President Trump's attorney.
Trump on Stormy Daniels
President Trump on Thursday made his first public comments about his lawyer Michael Cohen's 2016 payment of $130,000 to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, who alleges she had a sexual encounter with Mr. Trump in 2006. CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett joins CBSN to discuss the latest development as well as Mr. Trump's immigration rhetoric at Thursday's tax roundtable.
Trump says he was unaware of Stormy Daniels payment
Stormy Daniels' lawyer said he will "absolutely" try again to depose the president
Trump comments on Stormy Daniels payment
President Trump said he was unaware of a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election. Speaking aboard Air Force One, he also called his embattled EPA chief Scott Pruitt a "good man" who's done a "fantastic job."
Stormy Daniels' lawyer wants details from Treasury on payout
Stormy Daniels' attorney is asking the Treasury Department for info it may have about her payment form President Trump's lawyer
Trump seeks arbitration in Stormy Daniels case
Trump and his attorney Michael Cohen asked an LA judge to rule that Daniels' case involving a non-disclosure agreement must be heard by an arbitrator instead of a jury
Gates' communications
Special counsel Robert Mueller late Tuesday provided the first known link between the Trump campaign and Russia. CBS News justice reporter Paula Reid joins CBSN to discuss what kind of information former aide Rick Gates could provide and whether the president could be held accountable for things that happened under his watch.
Judge denies request for Trump deposition
A federal judge has denied a request from Stormy Daniels' lawyers to depose President Trump under oath as a part of the adult film star's lawsuit. CBS News' Paula Reid explains the judge's decision in the case.
Judge denies Stormy Daniels' request to depose Trump
The adult film star alleging an affair with Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit in federal court
Michael Cohen's attorney accuses Stormy Daniels of "legal extortion"
President Trump's personal attorney would agree to a deposition if a judge orders it, his spokesman David Schwartz says
Stormy Daniels' legal battle intensifies
Stormy Daniels' legal team is trying to force President Trump and his lawyer, Michael Cohen, to testify under oath about an alleged sexual encounter and hush-money agreement. CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman takes CBSN through the latest.
Stormy Daniels to make appearance at D.C. strip club
Daniels is continuing her tour of strip clubs across the country with a stop in the president's back yard
Porn star's lawyer on deposition motion, hearing "crickets" from Trump attorney
Michael Avenatti's motion requests permission to depose Trump about his knowledge of an agreement to pay the porn star $130,000 days before the 2016 election
Stormy Daniels' lawyer seeks to depose President Trump, his lawyer
The motion was filed just after midnight PST in a federal court in Los Angeles
Keeping the faith on President Trump
A recent Pew study finds that 78 percent of white evangelical Christians still support Presdent Trump, although the survey was taken before Stromy Daniels' "60 Minutes" inteview. CBSN political contributor and Boston Herald columnist Michael Graham joined "Red and Blue" to discuss his latest piece for CBSNews.com about why so many evangelicals are sticking with President Trump.
Who is Michael Cohen?
President Trump's longtime personal lawyer, whose fierce loyalty to his boss often results in descriptions such as a "fixer" or "pit bull," finds himself at the heart of the Stormy Daniels saga.
Stormy Daniels payment draws legal scrutiny
Stormy Daniels is now suing President Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen, for defamation. Cohen admits paying Daniels $130,000 to secure a non-disclosure agreement about the adult film star's alleged affair with Donald Trump in 2006. Paula Reid reports on why that deal may have been a crime.
Stormy Daniels & other top headlines
Lawyers for adult film actress Stormy Daniels filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against President Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen. The lawsuit was filed less than 24 hours after Daniels appeared on "60 Minutes" to discuss what she says was a sexual encounter with Mr. Trump in 2006. Franco Ordoñez, McClatchy DC's White House correspondent, joins CBSN to discuss the lawsuit, the White House reaction to Daniels' interview and the news that the U.S. expelled 60 Russian diplomats.
Stormy Daniels "receives threats on a near-hourly basis," attorney says
Michael Avenatti, who represents woman who alleges affair with Trump, rejects cease-and-desist letter from president's attorney
Trump warns U.S. "will take very strong action" if Iran hangs protesters
"We don't want to see what's happening in Iran happen," President Trump said in an exclusive interview airing Tuesday on "CBS Evening News."
Over 12,000 feared dead after Iran's crackdown on protesters
Information trickling out of Iran suggests a far deadlier crackdown on protesters than previously reported.
6 Minnesota federal prosecutors resign amid Renee Good investigation pressures
At least six career prosecutors in the Minneapolis U.S. Attorney's office have resigned as the office continues to face pressure to treat the investigation of the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer as an assault on a federal officer case.
Trump boosts his economic strategy in Michigan speech: "Tariff's my favorite word"
President Trump defended his tariffs at a speech in Michigan, after he visited a factory in Dearborn.
Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state transgender athlete bans
The Supreme Court heard two cases involving laws from Idaho and West Virginia that ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports.
Trump is taking aim at borrowing costs. Will it work — or backfire?
President Trump's plans to ease the financial pressures on Americans are bold but could backfire, experts said.
Scott Adams, Dilbert comic strip creator, dies at age 68
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
Mass exodus at DOJ Civil Rights Division, sources say
At least six prosecutors, most of whom are supervisors in the Civil Rights Division's criminal section, will be leaving their jobs.
Their 21 kids were taken by the state. They've since had more surrogate-born babies.
The couple had so many kids in their Los Angeles-area mansion a neighbor "thought it was a kindergarten." The investigation has only gotten stranger.