After a tumultuous tenure clouded by two failed criminal prosecutions against the incoming president, Attorney General Merrick Garland is leaving the Justice Department the same way he came in: trying to defend it against political attacks.

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Vice President J.D. Vance explained the president's decision to offer a blanket pardon to more than 1,500 people charged over th 6, 2021, Capitol riot, during an interview with CBS's Margaret Brennan,

Attorney General Merrick Garland said "norms" determine the principles upon which the Justice Department operates while bidding farewell to staffers after leading it over the past four years.

Trump wants to ramp up the federal death penalty. Before he left, the former attorney general made that harder

Under Garland’s supervision, the Justice Department has brought consequential antitrust cases against some of the largest companies in the United States. Prosecutors brought a groundbreaking ...

In an interview on CBS's Face the Nation Sunday, Margaret Brennan confronted Vice President JD Vance about his pre-pardon comments.

Vice President JD Vance's interview with "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" is his first since he assumed the vice presidency.

Just days before President Trump signed the pardons for nearly everyone at the Capitol that day — including those who were violent — his vice

Vice President Vance defended President Trump’s decision to issue sweeping pardons to roughly 1,500 individuals charged in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, including to those accused of assaulting police officers.

Israel’s Cease-Fires in Lebanon and Gaza Appear Fragile Israeli forces killed at least 15 people and injured dozens more in southern Lebanon on Sunday, Lebanese officials said. In Gaza, Israel ...

Here's what to know and how to tune in to the NFC playoff between the Washington Commanders and the Philadelphia Eagles. The Bills vs. Chiefs Championship game is this Sunday night on CBS and Paramount+, here's what you need to know.