As Epstein investigation stalls in Congress, survivors search for accountability

For nearly a year, public demand and increasingly outspoken calls from the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse have driven Congress to mostly set aside party politics and search for accountability. Yet even after interviews with some of the highest-ranked officials to ever appear before a congressional investigation, including a former president, lawmakers have little … Read more

House votes to renew foreign spy program, but GOP chaos stalls push to end DHS shutdown

WASHINGTON — House Republicans went into Wednesday expecting to pass two big pieces of legislation. They ended up falling short on one of them. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The GOP-controlled House voted to renew a powerful foreign surveillance program, but a dispute over the … Read more

Work inside a small DOJ office that helps indigent immigrants get legal aid stalls after personnel shuffle

The Justice Department program that accredits nonprofit organizations to help provide legal aid to low-income immigrants has failed to approve a single new application since March— after its attorneys were quietly reassigned to other offices, sources with direct knowledge of the program told CBS News. A month ago, the small group of senior attorneys who … Read more

Peru’s defense and foreign ministers resign after the president stalls US military planes deal

LIMA, Peru — Peru’s defense and foreign ministers resigned Wednesday following an announcement by the country’s interim president to defer the decision on a $3.5 billion deal for U.S. F-16 fighter jets to his successor who will emerge from a presidential runoff vote in June. Last week, interim President José María Balcázar said he lacks … Read more

Trump rails against court decision that once again stalls his White House ballroom project

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump railed against a federal judge’s decision on Thursday that continues to block above-ground construction of a $400 million White House ballroom, allowing only below-ground work on a bunker and other “national security facilities” at the site. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon’s latest ruling comes in response to an appeals court’s … Read more

DOJ officials attempt to ‘tour’ the Fed’s renovations as probe stalls

Prosecutors working for Jeannine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, made an unannounced visit to the headquarters of the Federal Reserve Tuesday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Three officials from Pirro’s office arrived at the Fed’s headquarters construction site in downtown Washington … Read more

Reporter’s Notebook: GOP’s ‘favorite bill’ faces reality check as Senate stalls on SAVE America Act

Democrats block GOP push to split DHS funding bill Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on the Senate’s failure to reach a Homeland Security funding deal as Republicans accuse Democrats of moving the ‘goalposts’ on ‘Special Report.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Parents won’t admit that they have a favorite … Read more

TSA forced to consolidate lanes, may have to close small airports as funding deal stalls

The TSA’s top official says the situation at U.S. airports could get even worse if the partial government shutdown that has frozen officers’ paychecks continues. “We are being forced to consolidate lanes and may have to close smaller airports if we do not have enough officers,” acting TSA administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill said Wednesday at … Read more