Tanya S. Chutkan

House lawmakers are seeking answers on whether a controversial Biden-era green energy grant program was used improperly to boost groups with ties to Democrats.

The Department of Justice says Elon Musk exercises the same sort of power in the Trump administration that first lady Hillary Clinton did for her husband or political strategist Karl Rove did for President George W. Bush.

A big win for DOGE, $55 billion in savings, court dumps student giveaway, cartels raise prices for smuggling, and more.

Fourteen Democratic-led states had sought temporary restraining order against body involved in worker layoffs

A U.S. district Judge found there are legitimate questions about Musk's authority, but no evidence that would justify a temporary restraining order.

A coalition of states had sought to temporarily block Elon Musk's operatives from having access to sensitive data and ordering mass firings.

A federal judge ruled against a motion imposing a temporary restraining order on Elon Musk's so-called "Department of Government Efficiency." The ruling is in response to a suit brought by 14 attorneys general alleging President Trump violated the Constitution by granting Musk power. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, one of the plaintiffs in the suit.

A Wasington, D.C.-based federal judge has declined to block billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing government data or firing federal employees.

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan of the District of Columbia Court rose to prominence as a legal foe of President Donald Trump's and is now in charge of a pivotal case involving Elon Musk's DOGE.

Judge Tanya Chutkan held a rare emergency hearing on Monday's Presidents' Day holiday to hear the case for a temporary restraining order halting the activity of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).Chutkan noted that several other cases currently in the courts attempt to pause cuts...

A federal judge reportedly appeared skeptical toward Elon Musk's "Department of Government Efficiency" and its ability to act unilaterally, during a Monday hearing on a lawsuit brought to stop DOGE from accessing federal agency data. But the judge did not appear prepared to grant a restraining order...

The Washington Post reports 'Doge' is requesting access to the system that contains the personal financial records of millions of Americans

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan heard arguments on Friday in a case brought by several Democratic state attorneys general over the constitutionality of the Department of Government Efficiency. CBS News Justice Department reporter Jake Rosen has more on all the legal challenges filed against President Trump's executive orders and his administration's actions.

No matter what path Donald Trump takes to the Capitol rotunda before saying his oath of office, he's guaranteed to pass sites of chaos, violence and destruction wrought by supporters who stormed the Capitol in 2021.

The first part of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on his now-closed investigations into President-elect Donald Trump was released Tuesday, days before he will be sworn into office.

Attorneys at the Department of Justice are urging federal judges to reject petitions from at least two Jan. 6 defendants who are asking that they be allowed to come back to the nation's capital for President-elect Trump's inauguration.

A federal appeals court has granted special counsel Jack Smith's request to dismiss his challenge over Donald Trump's handling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, ending the federal cases against the president-elect.

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals accepted Special Counsel Jack Smith's request Tuesday to terminate the legal proceedings against President-elect Donald Trump.