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House panel advances Garland contempt after White House blocks access to Biden special counsel tape
The House Judiciary Committee voted to move forward with an effort to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress hours More »
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Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift
The Justice Department has formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy More »
Justice Dept makes arrests in North Korean identity theft scheme involving thousands of IT workers
The Justice Department has announced three arrests in a complex stolen identity scheme that officials say generates enormous proceeds for the North Korean government, including for its weapons program More »
Biden marks Brown v. Board of Education anniversary amid signs of erosion in Black voter support
President Joe Biden has marked the 70th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that struck down institutionalized racial segregation in public schools by welcoming plaintiffs and their family members in the landmark case to the White House More »
Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush money trial witness
Donald Trump's lawyers are pressing former attorney Michael Cohen on his criminal history and past lies as they work to convince jurors not to believe the star witness’ pivotal testimony in the hush money trial More »
Matt Gaetz evokes 'standing by' language adopted by Proud Boys as he attends court with Donald Trump
Florida congressman Matt Gaetz has evoked language adopted by the far-right Proud Boys extremist group as he supports Donald Trump at his New York hush money trial More »
New immigration court docket aims to speed up removals of newly arrived migrants
The Biden administration is creating a new process aimed at cutting the time it takes to decide the fates of newly arrived migrants in immigration courts from years to roughly six months More »
The Latest | Talks ongoing over potential testimony from finance law expert
With court adjourned for the day, legal arguments are ongoing about the parameters of potential testimony from a campaign finance law expert the defense wants to call as a witness More »
House to vote on requiring delivery of bombs to Israel in GOP-led rebuke of Biden policies
House Republicans plan to deliver a rebuke to President Joe Biden for putting a pause on a shipment of bombs to Israel that could be used in an assault on Rafah More »
Harris accepts debate invite to face off with Trump's VP pick, which may come at convention
The Biden campaign says Vice President Kamala Harris has accepted an invitation from CBS News to debate former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick this summer More »
