Scott MacFarlane is CBS News' Justice correspondent. He has covered Washington for two decades, earning 20 Emmy and Edward R. Murrow awards. His reporting has resulted directly in the passage of five ...

Jeffrey Epstein secretly stashed computers, photographs, and other items in storage units scattered across the US — and paid private detectives to move the material around as investigators closed in ...

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) formally submitted a report to Congress regarding redactions in the files released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Politico reported on Saturday ...

The Justice Department has sent Congress a six-page letter defending the redactions it made in the newly released Jeffrey Epstein files — and included a list of “all government officials and ...

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) shared the names of the six men he claimed were “likely incriminated” in the Epstein files on the House floor Tuesday. Khanna’s comments come as the Justice Department has ...

Nearly a decade ago, a 28-year-old man named Edgar Welch walked into Comet Ping Pong, a popular pizza restaurant in Washington, DC, carrying an AR-15 rifle and a revolver. He fired several shots, ...

The Department of Justice on Friday released 3 million documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files, along with 2,000 videos and roughly 180,000 images. The latest batch included mention of celebrities ...

A fresh cache of files related to the investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein contains documents that reference President Donald Trump and other high-profile figures ...

Early birds can submit their 2025 tax returns today and receive their potential tax refunds in two to three weeks. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering ...

The IRS shut down its direct filing program for 2026, but Free File, Fillable Forms, MilTax, and some private tools remain—if you know where to look. Here’s how to navigate the free options still ...

IRS Direct File, a free online system for filing federal taxes, has been scrapped for 2026. Almost 300,000 people used IRS Direct File in 2025. So, are they out of luck, along with millions of others ...

(NEXSTAR) – In 2025, nearly 300,000 Americans used a new electronic system to file their taxes directly with the IRS for free. In 2026, that’s no longer an option. IRS Direct File launched as a pilot ...