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In an interview with Major Garrett, House Speaker Mike Johnson expressed concern over the Justice Department's handling of the Epstein case and called for full transparency and accountability. You can see more of Major Garrett's interview, along with his sharp analysis, on "The Takeout with Major Garrett," weeknights at 5 p.m. ET on CBS News 24/7.
A House Oversight Committee panel voted to subpoena the Justice Department over documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Wednesday. The vote was bipartisan. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the details.
A federal judge in Florida has denied the Justice Department's request to unseal grand jury transcripts related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has legal analysis.
The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Attorney General Pam Bondi informed President Trump in May that his name appears within the Jeffrey Epstein files under review. The White House swiftly denied the Journal's report. CBS News Department of Justice reporter Jake Rosen has more.
A Florida federal judge denies a request by the Justice Department to unseal grand jury records related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. The Justice Department filed the request last week. The ruling comes as The Wall Street Journal reports that President Trump was told back in May that his name appears in the Epstein files. CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro has more details.
The Justice Department says it plans to interview Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's longtime associate, as pressure mounts on President Trump to release all case documents. Some Republicans including Rep. Thomas Massie want to keep Congress in session to pursue answers.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who represented President Trump in his "hush money" case, announced he plans to meet with Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend and co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, as the push to release files related to Epstein's trafficking case continues. Ed O'Keefe has the latest.
The Department of Justice said it is reaching out to Jeffrey Epstein's close associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for her role in helping Epstein recruit and traffic underage girls. During her trial, she denied any wrongdoing. Former federal prosecutor Mitchell Epner joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
Top Justice Department officials are set to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell as House Speaker Mike Johnson shuts down the chamber early to avoid a vote on releasing Jeffrey Epstein files. Despite the DOJ digging deeper, the president is still trying to shift focus. He is calling on former President Obama to face criminal prosecution and is unveiling a string of new trade agreements. CBS News' Erica Brown, Nancy Cordes and Nikole Killion have the latest.
President Trump on Tuesday said he "didn't know" his deputy attorney general planned to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell, a former accomplice of child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe and Caitlin Huey-Burns have the latest. Then, Liz Oyer, a former Justice Department pardon attorney, joins with analysis.
CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports on the latest developments in the Trump administration's effort to unseal grand jury testimony related to convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Then, Republican Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee, co-sponsor of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, joins to discuss further.
A majority of Americans want the Justice Department to release all files related to Jeffrey Epstein, according to a CBS News poll. Meanwhile, President Trump filed a lawsuit over the Wall Street Journal's report about him and Epstein. CBS News' Weijia Jiang has more.
President Trump on Friday filed a libel lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal's publisher and its leader, Rupert Murdoch, after the paper published a story on what it called a "bawdy" birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein that the paper alleged was signed by Mr. Trump. The president has denied the report, calling the letter a "FAKE." Nancy Cordes has the latest.
The Justice Department requested on Friday that a judge unseal grand jury records related to Jeffrey Epstein. Political strategists Joel Payne and Rina Shah join "The Takeout" to unpack the furor surrounding President Trump over the Epstein files.
Firings at the DOJ have ensnared a prosecutor who is pursuing a Florida man accused of treating a more than $100 million fund intended for children with special needs as a "personal piggy bank."
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.
Hurricane Melissa made landfall over eastern Cuba early Wednesday as a major Category 3 storm, forecasters said, after pummeling Jamaica.
Trump is in South Korea, the final stop of his Asia tour, where he says he expects to nail down a "good deal for both" China and the U.S. with Xi Jinping.
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.
President Trump fired all six sitting members of a board that oversees architecture in D.C., as he plans a slate of major building projects — including a massive White House ballroom.
Amazon and UPS on Tuesday announced tens of thousands of job cuts, the latest signal that the U.S. labor market is downshifting.
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli has served unlawfully for months, the latest court to push back on the Trump administration's efforts to name acting prosecutors.
The Senate passed a measure that would block President Trump's tariffs on Brazil, after Democrats drew support from a handful of Republicans.
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.
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.