Graham Kates

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Graham Kates |Cara Tabachnick

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2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Graham Kates |Cara Tabachnick

Thomas Matthew Crooks had a lot on his mind in January 2024. The 20-year-old who, six months later, would open fire at President Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally — striking his ear and killing an audience member — was busy polishing his applications to transfer from community college to a four-year engineering program. Crooks was gathering transcripts and asking friends to review his personal statement. He was also designing a bomb.

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Graham Kates

Robert Gates on potential Trump-Putin meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin believes it's his destiny to recreate the Russian empire and won't back down in Ukraine, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in an interview with "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."Gates said Putin's aims can be unclear, even in one-on-one meetings.

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Weijia Jiang |Scott MacFarlane |Graham Kates

The Department of Justice's second-in-command can add "librarian" to his résumé. Todd Blanche has been appointed acting Librarian of Congress, the Justice Department confirmed Monday. Blanche is President Trump's former personal criminal attorney. It is unclear if the career lawyer has previously done work involving the Dewey Decimal System (or the Library of Congress Classification system). Two other Justice Department officials have also added Library of Congress positions to their portfolios.

4 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Jennifer Jacobs |Jacob Rosen |Jake Rosen |Graham Kates

More than a year after New York Attorney General Letitia James won a half-billion dollar civil fraud case against President Trump, the Justice Department under Mr. Trump has launched a criminal fraud probe targeting James, multiple sources familiar with the investigation told CBS News. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is leading the investigation. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York John A.