2/23/2025: The Justice Department; CFPB; John Oliver

John Oliver | Sunday on 60 Minutes

"Last Week Tonight" host John Oliver unleashes searing, satirical takes on the politics and problems of America, his adopted homeland. This Sunday, 60 Minutes explores how a Brit became one of the ...

CBS News - 2d

Firings and resignations at the Department of Justice

President Trump says his administration is cleaning up a Justice Department corrupted by politics. Amid the firings and resignations, one leader described a workplace of "confusion" and "fear."

CBS News - 7h

The Justice Department | Sunday on 60 Minutes

This Sunday, Scott Pelley examines the recent firings and resignations at the U.S. Department of Justice.

CBS News - 1d

John Oliver loves performing stand-up most

Comedian John Oliver tells 60 Minutes that performing stand-up is his "favorite place to be" and explains why bombing on stage is helpful for comedians.

CBS News - 4h

Confusion, fear at the Justice Department under Trump

The Department of Justice is in upheaval from firings and resignations in the first weeks of the Trump administration. Fear has silenced many in the department, but two prosecutors are speaking up.

CBS News - 7h

How John Oliver became one of America's leading comedians

John Oliver used to bomb often doing stand-up comedy on stage. Now he has his own TV show, where he delivers searing, satirical takes on America.

CBS News - 7h

John Oliver has no plans to stop poking fun at his adopted homeland

John Oliver has been unleashing his searing, satirical take on the U.S., his adopted homeland, for years. The comedian plans to continue for "as long as America has systemic problems."

CBS News - 7h

Justice department drops discrimination case against Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Case brought during Biden presidency accused space company of refusing, unlawfully, to hire certain immigrants. The US Department of Justice on Thursday said it would drop a case accusing Elon ...

The Guardian - 2d

Top Justice Department prosecutor resigns over climate spending probe

A top prosecutor with the Department of Justice resigned after refusing to take part in a probe of Biden-era climate spending. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter reports.

CBS News - 2d

Justice Department shuts down federal law enforcement misconduct tracker

The database allowed federal law enforcement agencies to privately search for information on a new hire or officer within their ranks.

CBS News - 2d

Trump Has the Same Idea in Mind for Ukraine and the Department of Justice

What do Ukraine and the Justice Department have in common?

The New York Times - 20h

CFPB | Sunday on 60 Minutes

Lesley Stahl reports on President Trump’s efforts to halt the work and cut the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an enforcement agency that was created in response to the 2008 ...

CBS News - 1d

Why CFPB is being targeted by Trump

The fired head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said he sees the attack against the agency as "suspicious."

CBS News - 7h

The impact of President Trump, DOGE's work to shutter the CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a watchdog agency created to protect consumers, is under fire by President Trump and DOGE. Its new head ordered work to stop and funding to end.

CBS News - 7h

Firings Expand at Interior Department With Purge of Probationary Workers

More than 2,000 workers at the Interior Department were fired in recent days, according to counts from workers groups and those familiar with the cuts, as probationary workers were targeted across ...

The New York Times - 5d

Defense Department to Cut Over 5,000 Workers

The firings are the first of what is expected to be a vast wave of layoffs by the Pentagon.

The New York Times - 2d

Los Angeles mayor removes fire department chief

Mayor Karen Bass has removed Los Angeles Fire Department chief Kristin Crowley after weeks of a public rift. Bass has criticized Crowley for a lack of preparation and mishandling the city's ...

CBS News - 1d

Justice Dept. to Drop Discrimination Case Against Elon Musk’s SpaceX

The Justice Department had sued SpaceX in 2023, accusing the company of violating federal law by refusing to hire refugees and people granted asylum in the United States.

The New York Times - 2d

Delphi murders: For family of killed teen, the wait for justice was agonizing — and unsatisfying

Richard Allen was found guilty of murdering teenagers Liberty German and Abigail Williams eight years ago near a hiking trail in Delphi, Indiana, north of Indianapolis.

NBC News - 2d

Agriculture Department tries to rehire fired workers tied to bird flu response

The Agriculture Department is scrambling to rehire several workers it fired as part of President Donald Trump’s broad cuts because they were involved in the government’s response to the ongoing ...

ABC News - 4d

Here are the federal departments where terminations have been rescinded

Following the flurry of federal firings as a part of Trump's mission to decrease the government, hundreds of workers were informed that their terminations were rescinded.

ABC News - 3d

Trump says he is considering merging USPS with Commerce Department

President Trump told reporters he would be considering merging the United States Postal Service with the Commerce Department, knocking the current state of the USPS as a "tremendous loser."

NBC News - 2d

Postal Service braces for potential takeover by Trump's Commerce Department

President Donald Trump said Friday that his new commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, “will be looking” at the U.S. Postal Service.

NBC News - 1d

Trade-promoting UK departments face ‘up to 40%’ staff cuts

Restructuring plans come as Britain seeks to boost inward investment

Financial Times - 1d

Sifu Movie Moving Ahead At Netflix With John Wick Veteran

A movie based on the video game Sifu was first revealed back in 2022 , and now it's gathering steam. It was confirmed today that Netflix has signed the movie, which is based on the Slocap game and ...

GameSpot - 3d

Transcript: Sen. John Curtis on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan"

The following is the transcript of an interview with GOP Sen. John Curtis of Utah that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Feb. 23, 2025.

CBS News - 13h

Brazil's top court justice orders X to pay $1.4 million fine for non-compliance

Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has ordered X to pay 8.1 million Brazilian reais ($1.4 million) in fines for failing to comply with judicial orders

ABC News - 3d

Meet the 5 top court justices in Brazil who could decide the future of former President Bolsonaro

Yahoo News - 2d

Meet the 5 top court justices in Brazil who could decide the future of former President Bolsonaro

Five of Brazil’s 11 Supreme Court justices will decide in the next three weeks whether former President Jair Bolsonaro and 33 others charged by the country’s prosecutor-general with attempting a ...

ABC News - 2d

Ivory Coast takes control of last remaining French base as French military departs

Ivory Coast has officially taken control of the last remaining French military base in the country as the majority of French forces departed from countries across West Africa

ABC News - 3d

Entire Alabama police department put on leave after grand jury recommends its abolition

The mayor of Hanceville, Alabama has placed its entire police department on administrative leave, after a grand jury, said the department was “an ongoing threat to public safety.”

NBC News - 3d

DOGE Put Him in the Treasury Department. His Company Has Federal Contracts Worth Millions

Experts say the conflicts posed by Tom Krause’s dual roles are unprecedented in the modern era.

Wired - 2d

True crime cruise will star John Walsh and hosts of 'RedHanded,' 'Scamfluencers' and 'Kill List'

Hosts of many popular true crime podcasts will headline a murder-themed cruise next year that’s being billed as a first-of-its kind immersive mystery experience at sea

ABC News - 4d

Harassment of Emma Raducanu reminds us women still bear brunt of abuse | Emma John

Women in sport are left exposed by the lack of backing that men receive, and by toxic attitudes that must be called out. If you watched any of Emma Raducanu’s Tuesday match against Karolina ...

The Guardian - 3d

A raid and a secret tape exposed a Sicilian mafia that is shrunken, whiny and clinging on for survival | John Dickie

A historic number of arrests were made, but the days of targeted murder or massive political influence are long gone. Palermo has not seen anything like it for years . Helicopters in the pre-dawn ...

The Guardian - 1d

Creative industries are among the UK’s crown jewels – and AI is out to steal them | John Naughton

The tech firms’ efforts to change copyright laws and gain free access to intellectual property is patently wrong. There are decades when nothing happens (as Lenin is – wrongly – supposed to have ...

The Guardian - 1d

It’s the Kemi delusion: the more the Tories run towards Reform, the more their voters will run to the Lib Dems | John Harris

The genius of UK Conservatism used to be how it responded to chaos using the balm of tradition. Secondhand Trumpism will only alienate its voters further. What times these are. As Donald Trump’s ...

The Guardian - 19h

John Simpson: 2025 could be year for the history books as Trump shreds global norms

Like 1968 or 1989, this could be a year when the world changes in a fundamental way.

BBC News - 19h

UConn vs. St. John's odds, prediction, time: 2025 college basketball picks, Feb. 23 bets by proven model

SportsLine's model revealed its college basketball predictions for UConn Huskies vs. St. John's Red Storm on Sunday

CBS Sports - 17h

2/23/2025: The Justice Department; CFPB; John Oliver

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