AG Merrick Garland on fentanyl crisis
Speaking with 60 Minutes, the attorney general discussed the Department of Justice's efforts to indict, arrest, and prosecute distributors and manufacturers of the deadly drug fentanyl.
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Couple arrested for jaguar cub deal in 1st case charged under Big Cat law
Authorities recovered both the margay and jaguar and released images of cubs.
FBI investigating Menendez's Egypt ties
CBS News has learned the FBI is investigating whether Egypt's intelligence services tried to gain access to Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey through his wife Nadine. Menendez and his wife pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal charges of bribery, extortion and fraud. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.
Multiple Democrats call on Menendez to resign
A growing number of Democratic senators are calling on Sen. Bob Menendez to resign in the wake of a federal bribery indictment. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the latest.
Sen. Menendez faces primary challenge
New Jersey Rep. Andy Kim announced a bid to replace fellow Democrat Bob Menendez in the U.S. Senate after the senator's federal indictment on bribery charges. Sen. Menendez has rejected calls to resign. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.
Sen. Menendez gives up committee chairmanship
Prosecutors in the Southern District of New York have indicted New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez on federal bribery charges. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the latest.
Republicans grill Garland on DOJ probes
Attorney General Merrick Garland defended the Justice Department's investigations into former President Trump and President Biden's son, Hunter, while testifying before the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge reports on the hours-long hearing.
Garland defends Trump probe in House hearing
Testifying for more than five hours before the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee Wednesday, Attorney General Merrick Garland defended the veracity of the Justice Department's investigations into former President Donald Trump and Hunter Biden, son of President Biden. Garland said that "no one" from the Biden administration "told me to indict" Trump.
Hunter Biden's lawyer targets gun statute
Hunter Biden could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted on three felony gun charges. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reports on the four-page indictment. Plus, former assistant federal public defender Brandon Beck joins CBS News to break down Biden's legal strategy.
Jack Smith seeks gag order against Trump
Special counsel Jack Smith filed a motion on Friday to restrict former President Donald Trump from making comments about witnesses, lawyers and judges in the case surrounding his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Criminal defense attorney Joseph Tully joins CBS News to break down the filing.
DOJ argues judge shouldn't recuse herself in Trump case
Former President Donald Trump's attorneys argued in a filing Monday that Chutkan should recuse herself from the case over remarks she's previously made in sentencing Capitol riot defendants.
Google in court for landmark antitrust trial
The biggest U.S. antitrust trial in decades gets underway Tuesday as the U.S. Department of Justice takes on technology giant Google. The DOJ and 14 states accuse the company of illegally limiting online search options. Senior business and tech correspondent Jo Ling Kent has more on how the outcome of this case could change the way big tech companies do business.
Google heads to court in landmark trial
The Justice Department is accusing Google of shouldering out competitors by making deals with phone makers to be the dominant search engine on their devices. The trial begins Tuesday and could go on for weeks. George Hay, former director of economics at the Department of Justice's antitrust division, joins CBS News to unpack the case.
Prosecutors to seek Hunter Biden indictment
Prosecutors say they will ask a grand jury to return an indictment against Hunter Biden before Sept. 29, special counsel David Weiss informed a federal judge in Delaware on Wednesday. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge reports.
DOJ rejects subpoenas related to Hunter Biden
The Justice Department rejected a pair of congressional subpoenas as House Republicans ramp up their scrutiny of the Hunter Biden investigation. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge has more.
Trump to appeal March 2024 trial date
Federal judge Tanya Chutkan on Monday set March 4, 2024, as the start of the case alleging Donald Trump conspired to overturn the 2020 election -- but the former president plans to appeal the date. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa reports.
Justice Department sues SpaceX for alleged hiring discrimination
The department charged that SpaceX refused to "fairly" consider applications from refugees or to hire them.
Federal investigators deploy to Maui to assist with fire probe
The ATF is mainly a law enforcement entity, but fire investigators in the bureau often help local entities determine how wildfires started.
Jail where Trump is to be booked is subject of safety probe
Former President Donald Trump and 18 others are expected to be booked at a Georgia jail being investigated for unsafe conditions after a man incarcerated there was "eaten alive" by bedbugs.
Man posing as doctor to sell fake COVID-19 cure arrested after manhunt
Gordon Hunter Pedersen, 63, said his "structural alkaline silver" product made the virus "incapable" of infecting someone.
Trial for Hunter Biden is "not inevitable," his attorney says
A plea deal between prosecutors and Hunter Biden fell apart last month following a dispute about an immunity provision.
Another inmate dies in Fulton County Jail
So far this year, five people have died while in Fulton County custody.
Garland names special counsel to oversee Hunter Biden probe
Weiss, the top federal prosecutor in Delaware since 2018, has been investigating Hunter Biden since 2019.
The obscure law about government secrets that could shape the Trump documents trial
The Classified Information Procedures Act aims to balance the defendant's constitutional right to a fair trial with the government's interest in protecting its secrets.
Jack Smith got warrant for Trump's Twitter
Newly unsealed court records show a monthslong legal battle played out behind closed doors after special counsel Jack Smith's team obtained a search warrant for former President Donald Trump's Twitter account in January. Kyle Cheney, senior legal affairs reporter for Politico, joins CBS News to break down the latest developments.
Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica as Category 5 storm
Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday in Jamaica as a fearsome Category 5 storm. Forecasters said it could be the island's "storm of the century."
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Senate fails to advance GOP bill to end shutdown for 13th time
The Senate failed for a 13th time on advancing a GOP funding bill that would end the government shutdown, now on Day 28. Follow live updates here.
Netanyahu orders Israeli army to carry out "powerful strikes" in Gaza
The order from Netanyahu follows heightened tensions after Hamas returned a set of remains that Israel said belonged to a hostage recovered earlier in the war.
U.S. strikes 4 more alleged drug boats in Pacific, killing 14
The U.S. on Monday struck four more vessels that the Pentagon says were trafficking narcotics in the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced.
Trump appeals criminal conviction in "hush money" case
President Trump's lawyers filed their long-promised appeal of the Manhattan "hush money" criminal case that led to his felony conviction.
Senate Democrats to force vote aimed at blocking Trump's tariffs on Brazil
The Senate is expected to vote Tuesday on a measure that would block President Trump's tariffs on Brazil, as Democrats seek support from a handful of Republicans.
House GOP report urges DOJ investigation into Biden's autopen use
The GOP majority report criticized Biden's autopen use, but did not offer clear evidence that aides conspired to enact policies without his knowledge.
25 states sue Trump administration over food stamp freeze during shutdown
Officials from half the states and the District of Columbia are asking a federal judge to order the Department of Agriculture to provide food stamp benefits for November.
Airlines feeding air traffic controllers as they miss first paychecks
Airlines are donating meals to unpaid federal aviation workers during the government shutdown as air traffic controllers missed their first paychecks.