[ad_1] Federal prosecutors failed to secure a felony indictment from a grand jury this week against an ex-Justice Department employee who admitted throwing a sandwich at a federal law enforcement officer in Washington, a source familiar with the case told CBS News. According to charging documents, Sean Dunn, 37, allegedly threw a “submarine-style sandwich” at…
[ad_1] Washington — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran man who was taken into immigration custody after he was released pending a criminal trial, has asked an immigration judge to reopen his immigration proceedings and is seeking asylum in the United States, his lawyer said during a court hearing Wednesday. Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, Abrego Garcia’s attorney, told…
[ad_1] D.C. crime stats amid National Guard deployment Here’s how D.C. crime numbers look since Trump deployed the National Guard 03:49 Washington — The Department of Transportation will reclaim management of Washington, D.C.’s transit hub Union Station, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced, saying the move is necessary to “help make this city safe and beautiful.”…
[ad_1] In the nearly three weeks since President Trump deployed federal troops and law enforcement agents throughout Washington, D.C., a CBS News analysis of crime data shows violent crime is down in Washington by almost half when compared to the same 19 days in 2024. The analysis, reviewing every crime incident reported to the District…
[ad_1] The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday suspended more than 20 employees who signed an open letter arguing the Trump administration had undone years of post-Hurricane Katrina progress at the disaster relief agency, multiple sources told CBS News. Monday’s open letter to Congress — known as the “Katrina Declaration” — said it was signed…
[ad_1] Civil rights advocates on Tuesday filed a lawsuit to overturn a redistricting map expected to favor Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections, saying it weakens the electoral influence of Black voters. The NAACP and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed the lawsuit in Texas. They accuse Texas legislative leaders of engaging in…
[ad_1] Authorities in Dallas arrested a 36-year old man who the Department of Homeland Security says issued bomb threats against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility on Monday. Shortly after 6:30 p.m. Monday, Bratton Dean Wilkinson allegedly approached security officers and showed them what he claimed to be a “detonator” on his wrist, prompting…
[ad_1] A standoff is brewing between President Trump and economist Lisa Cook. Mr. Trump tried to fire her, claiming “there is sufficient cause” to believe that Cook made false statements on one or more mortgage agreements. Cook fired back that “President Trump has no authority to remove her” from the independent Federal Reserve and vowed…
[ad_1] Florida could be the next big target for Republicans to redraw their congressional lines to their advantage, with plans in the works to potentially target three to five House seats currently held by Democrats before the 2026 midterm elections. The state already has a highly gerrymandered map that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed through…
[ad_1] Lawyers for former special counsel Jack Smith on Monday defended him in the face of an ethics probe into his actions investigating President Trump before the 2024 election, referring to the basis of the investigation as “imaginary and unfounded.” Earlier this month, the Office of the Special Counsel — which is not affiliated with…
