Washington — Former President Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court on Tuesday to find that former presidents are entitled to sweeping immunity from criminal prosecution for acts taken while in office, arguing that the “long history of not prosecuting” his predecessors demonstrates that the power to do so does not exist. “From 1789 to 2023, no former, or current, president …
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Washington — FBI Director Christopher Wray offered unusually expansive comments Tuesday on recent high-profile crimes and their intersection with the work of the FBI. He talked about how FBI agents are working with law enforcement to “help achieve justice” in the case of murdered University of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, who investigators say was killed by a Venezuelan migrant …
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Washington —CBS News projects the U.S. House special election in California’s 20th congressional district will go to a runoff to fill the vacancy left by former House SpeakerKevin McCarthy. Republican State Assembly member Vince Fong advanced to the runoff, which will take place in May. Fong, who is vying to fill the vacancy left by McCarthy, has the former speaker’s …
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Washington — Around 97% of eligible voters can vote ahead of Election Day this year, marking a major change from just a couple decades ago, according to areportreleased Tuesday by the Center for Election Innovation & Research, with experts saying the increased early access bolsters election integrity and protects against misinformation. In 2000, just 40% of eligible voters could cast …
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New York — Former President Donald Trump on Monday charged that Jews who vote for Democrats “hate Israel” and “their religion,” igniting a firestorm of criticism from the White House and Jewish leaders. Trump, in an interview, had been asked about Democrats’ growing criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his handling of the war in Gaza as the …
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Washington — WhenMark Robinson, the lieutenant governor of North Carolina, took the podium earlier this month after winning the Republican nomination for governor, he pledged not to allow his campaign to be dragged “into the mud.” But in the two weeks since the primary, inflammatory remarks he’s made on a range of topics have been rapidly resurfacing, flagged by reporters …
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Washington — Peter Navarro, who served as White House trade adviser to former President Donald Trump, turned himself in to a federal prison in Miami on Tuesday to begin serving a four-month sentence for defying a congressional subpoena. His surrender came one day after Chief Justice John Roberts rejected his 11th-hour bid to remain free while he appeals his conviction …
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Atlanta — Nathan Wade, a special prosecutor working with the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office, resigned his post after a judge ruled Friday that District Attorney Fani Willis and her office may remain on the 2020 election case involving former President Donald Trump and his allies if Wade stepped aside. Wade’s resignation as special prosecutor came hours after Superior Court …
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Federal agents have located a person of interest in over 100 swatting calls, which included calls targeting Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure and Security Agency Director Jen Easterly and other senior Biden administration officials, according to law enforcement officials. Officials say the person of interest lives in Serbia; charges have not yet been filed, but sources say they …
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Washington — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday he “cannot in good conscience” endorse former President Donald Trump. “It should come as no surprise, I will not be endorsing Donald Trump this year,” he said in an interview with Fox News. Pence, who served as Trump’s vice president, said the former president “is pursuing and articulating an agenda that …
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