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The Justice Department is asking a judge to sentence a former police officer convicted of violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights to one day in prison, amounting to time served, and three years of supervised release. Taylor was killed during a botched 2020 raid in Louisville, Kentucky. CBS News' Nicole Sganga has the details.
Former Vice President Mike Pence joins "The Takeout" to explain why he opposes some of President Trump's Jan. 6 pardons and recent firings at the Justice Department.
The Justice Department, without warning or cause, has fired Maurene Comey, who assisted in the prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein and was the top federal prosecutor in the Sean "Diddy" Combs case. Comey is also the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey. CBS News justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the details.
The Senate on Thursday advanced the nomination of controversial Trump ally Emil Bove, while the Justice Department fired the daughter of a Trump rival, Maurene Comey. Meanwhile, President Trump has been diagnosed with a minor health condition related to his veins and on Capitol Hill, lawmakers moved forward with $9 billion in cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane, Nancy Cordes and Nikole Killion have the details.
Video released by the Justice Department shows the outside of Jeffrey Epstein's prison cell hours before he was found dead. New reporting by Wired says the video had nearly three minutes cut out. Wired investigative data reporter Dhruv Mehrotra joins CBS News with more.
Maurene Comey is the daughter of former FBI director James Comey, who was terminated by President Trump in 2017.
The Trump administration is facing criticism from some within the MAGA movement for its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Former Vice President Mike Pence joins "The Takeout" with his perspective.
President Trump is calling the controversy swirling around his administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files a "hoax." CBS News Department of Justice reporter Jake Rosen has the details.
In a notable break from President Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson is calling for the Department of Justice to release all of its information on Jeffrey Epstein. CBS News chief Washington analyst Robert Costa has more.
President Trump praised Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday for her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. CBS News justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane was at that news conference and has more.
Some in the MAGA movement are demanding more answers about the Justice Department's handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein. CBS News Department of Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports. Then, Julie K. Brown, investigative reporter for the Miami Herald, joins to discuss further.
The Trump administration asked a federal appeals court to lift an order restricting immigration raids in Southern California. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane has more on that and about how the firings at the Justice Department have complicated a case against a Florida man accused of fleecing children with special needs.
More than 20 Justice Department employees who participated in investigations of President Trump and his allies were fired over the last week. Scott MacFarlane discusses what we know about the purge.
Sources told CBS News that among those fired were paralegals who worked for Special Counsel Jack Smith's office, finance and support staff, and two additional Justice Department prosecutors in North Carolina and Florida.
There is new tension between the U.S. attorney general and the number two at the FBI over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. The FBI's deputy director, Dan Bongino, did not show up to work Friday, fueling uncertainty at the department. Justice Department reporter Jake Rosen has more.
The New York Times reports that the Justice Department is investigating the possibility of using criminal charges against election officials. CBS News election law expert David Becker joins "The Takeout" to parse through the potential ramifications.
A review of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein has sparked a conflict between Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, sources say.
A new purge is underway inside the Department of Justice with another round of firings of employees who handled the prosecutions of the U.S. Capitol riot, including three former Jan. 6 prosecutors and public affairs specialist Patty Hartman. Fired on Monday, Hartman didn't investigate or prosecute rioters, but sent out agency press releases about the cases.
Patty Hartman, who worked with the public affairs team on Jan. 6 prosecutions, was fired Monday by Pam Bondi.
A 17-year Justice Department official is warning of a wave of retribution inside the agency. Scott MacFarlane spoke to Patty Hartman, who served as a top public affairs specialist at the FBI and federal prosecutors' offices.
A former Justice Department official told CBS News that she believes she was fired for representing the prosecutors who were investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. She spoke exclusively with CBS News about her experience. CBS News justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
A 17-year Justice Department official, Patty Hartman, told CBS News she was unexpectedly fired on Monday. Hartman served as a top public affairs specialist and helped distribute news releases about the Jan. 6 criminal prosecutions. CBS News Department of Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
A new report from the Department of Justice and the FBI found that disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein had "no client list." President Trump was asked about it during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
"Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein?" President Trump said in response to questions about the convicted sex offender.
A man officials say was armed with a rifle and tactical gear was killed after he opened fire at a U.S. Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas, on Monday morning. CBS News Department of Justice reporter Jake Rosen has more.
The Trump administration told Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Friday it is now seeking to deport him to the tiny African kingdom of Eswatini.
For the second time in two days, Venezuela flew military aircraft in the vicinity of the USS Jason Dunham in international waters, multiple officials confirmed to CBS News.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett discussed her majority opinion curtailing the use of nationwide injunctions in an interview with CBS News senior correspondent Norah O'Donnell.
President Trump on Friday signed an executive order to begin the process of renaming the Department of Defense to the Department of War.
The operation targeted one of Georgia's largest and most high-profile manufacturing sites, where Hyundai makes electric vehicles and is building an EV battery plant.
President Trump signed an executive order establishing a designation for states accused of wrongfully detaining U.S. citizens.
President Trump, fulfilling a plan he proposed in his first term, announced the U.S. will host the 2026 G20 summit at his resort in Doral, Florida.
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to announce that the use of Tylenol by pregnant women may be linked to autism in children.
Joseph Emerson was subdued by the flight crew after trying to cut the engines of a Horizon Air flight from Washington state to San Francisco.