Benjamin Weiss

Washington, D.C., United States

Congress Reporter at Courthouse News Service

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Clear skies in Senate for DC federal prosecutor nominee Pirro

1 week ago | courthousenews.com | Benjamin Weiss

WASHINGTON (CN) — President Donald Trump’s new nominee to become U.S. attorney in D.C. appears to have a clear path to Senate confirmation, with the upper chamber’s lone Republican holdout committing to support her. Jeanine Pirro, the former Fox News host and New York district attorney, has been serving as the capital city’s acting federal prosecutor since May. The White House announced on Tuesday that it had formally tapped her for the full-time position.
Trump pardons for Jan. 6 defendants, white-collar criminals wipe out $1.3 billion in legal debts

1 week ago | tucsonsentinel.com | Benjamin Weiss

Courthouse News Service President Donald Trump has leveraged his pardon authority to wipe away restitution payments for thousands of convicted criminals since taking office in January, House Democrats said in a report Tuesday.
Trump formally taps Jeanine Pirro as DC federal prosecutor

1 week ago | courthousenews.com | Benjamin Weiss

WASHINGTON (CN) — President Donald Trump has formally nominated interim U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro for a permanent posting as the capital city’s top federal prosecutor, according to Senate records. Pirro, a former New York district attorney and Fox News personality, will be the White House’s second nominee for Washington’s U.S. attorney slot — though she already appears to be better positioned for confirmation than her ill-fated predecessor.
As Trump flirts with war in Iran, Congress looks to assert its power

1 week ago | courthousenews.com | Benjamin Weiss

WASHINGTON (CN) — Members of Congress on Tuesday unveiled a resolution aimed at reining in the Donald Trump administration’s power to commit U.S. forces to a military conflict against Iran and asserting their power over declarations of war.
Trump pardons for Jan. 6 defendants, white-collar criminals wipe out $1.3 billion in legal debts

1 week ago | courthousenews.com | Benjamin Weiss

WASHINGTON (CN) — President Donald Trump has leveraged his pardon authority to wipe away restitution payments for thousands of convicted criminals since taking office in January, House Democrats said in a report Tuesday. The White House’s mass clemency campaign — whose beneficiaries include white-collar criminals and people convicted in connection to the Jan.
Trump’s military parade, ‘No Kings’ protests present contrasting visions of America

1 week ago | courthousenews.com | Benjamin Weiss |Kelsey Reichmann |Ryan Knappenberger

WASHINGTON (CN) — The U.S. Army and President Donald Trump’s joint birthday parade escaped potentially disastrous weather on Saturday, but, for all its grandeur and pomp, even the rare sight of military tanks rolling down Constitution Avenue in the nation’s capital seemed dwarfed by the energy of the thousands of protests stealing the spotlight across the country.
Amid nationwide protests, a display of military prowess in Washington

2 weeks ago | courthousenews.com | Benjamin Weiss

WASHINGTON (CN) — As the sun rose over the National Mall on Friday morning, rays of light glinted through the transparent canopy of an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, parked stoically along one of Washington’s busiest tourist avenues, the U.S. Capitol visible in the distance. The decades-old ground attack aircraft, a veteran of Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan, was one of several military vehicles displayed on the National Mall ahead of the Army’s 250th birthday.
Dems demand answers after Senator Padilla forcibly removed from DHS presser

2 weeks ago | courthousenews.com | Benjamin Weiss

WASHINGTON (CN) — Congressional Democrats condemned the Trump administration and Homeland Security on Thursday after California Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from a press event for confronting Secretary Kristi Noem. The incident, caught on video, occurred during a Los Angeles news conference amid ongoing protests over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
Senators sound off as DOJ’s judicial nominations lead steps down

2 weeks ago | courthousenews.com | Benjamin Weiss

Aaron Reitz, who the Senate confirmed to head up the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Policy less than three months ago, announced that he will leave his role to run for Texas attorney general. WASHINGTON (CN) — Senate lawmakers, who earlier this spring voted to confirm Aaron Reitz to lead the Justice Department’s office in charge of judicial nominations, weighed in Thursday on news that the official was abruptly leaving his role to pursue state office in Texas.
Senate advances DOJ picks for associate attorney general, legal counsel office over Dem complaints

2 weeks ago | courthousenews.com | Benjamin Weiss

WASHINGTON (CN) — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a slate of President Donald Trump’s nominees to a handful of Justice Department roles, including an appointee who would lead the office tasked with drafting the attorney general’s legal opinions. Democrats meanwhile continued their push to frame the White House’s Justice Department picks as nakedly partisan and loyal primarily to the president, rather than to the agency or the rule of law.