Scott MacFarlane

4 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Scott MacFarlane |Jacob Rosen |Jake Rosen

The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee is pressing the new U.S. pardon attorney for more details about President Trump's recent pardons, claiming the traditional system of applying for clemency has been replaced with "favors to the President's loyal followers and most generous donors."In a letter to newly appointed pardon attorney Ed Martin, Democratic Rep.

4 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Scott MacFarlane

As U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger retires from his post at the Capitol Friday, he says the threats facing members of Congress have accelerated  — they've more than quadrupled over the past several years and remain alarmingly high. Manger, who took charge of the department in the difficult months after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol siege, quantified the surge in threats targeting lawmakers and how the department has had to evolve to expand its protection of senators and House members.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Kathryn Watson |Scott MacFarlane |Aaron Navarro

4 hours agoTrump says he will look into possible pardons for the men convicted of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen WhitmerWhitmer, who met with Trump multiple times this year, once placed some of the blame for the plot on Trump's rhetoric. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would look at pardoning the men convicted in a scheme to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, and swiped at the legitimacy of the case, …NowTrump was just asked about the ‘TACO trade’ for the first time.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Scott MacFarlane

U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger, who took charge of the department in the difficult months after the U.S. Capitol siege, is retiring from his position Friday. After the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, he helped rebuild the department's shrunken staff, beefed up recruitment efforts and bolstered the agency's intelligence operations and communications to fix weaknesses revealed by the breach of the Capitol. Manger told CBS News he faced stiff challenges when he arrived on the job in 2021.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Scott MacFarlane

Amid a surge in threats against federal judges, Senate Democrats will formally introduce legislation Thursday to transfer control of the U.S. Marshals Service to the court system itself. The legislation, which was obtained by CBS News, specifies that the presidential administration would lose its authority over the Marshals. The law enforcement agency is currently part of the Department of Justice, and among other things, it is tasked with protecting federal judges, courthouses and court workers.