In reversal, Justice Department withdraws subpoenas in John Brennan investigation, AP sources say
Read full article: In reversal, Justice Department withdraws subpoenas in John Brennan investigation, AP sources sayThe Justice Department has withdrawn subpoenas issued in the investigation of former CIA Director John Brennan, with officials asking for voluntary interviews instead of testimony before a grand jury.
Southern Poverty Law Center says it faces a Justice Department criminal probe over paid informants
Read full article: Southern Poverty Law Center says it faces a Justice Department criminal probe over paid informantsThe Southern Poverty Law Center says it’s the subject of a Justice Department criminal investigation and faces possible charges over its use of paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups.
Justice Department files complaint against Washington and its sewage authority for massive spill
Read full article: Justice Department files complaint against Washington and its sewage authority for massive spillThe Justice Department has filed a complaint against Washington, D.C., and its water authority for a massive sewage leak into the Potomac River.
Afghan charged in deadly bombing at Kabul airport gave false confession, his attorney tells jurors
Read full article: Afghan charged in deadly bombing at Kabul airport gave false confession, his attorney tells jurorsA trial is underway in Virginia for an alleged Islamic State militant charged in a deadly suicide bombing at a Kabul airport during the American military’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
Witnesses subpoenaed to testify before DC grand jury in John Brennan investigation, AP sources say
Read full article: Witnesses subpoenaed to testify before DC grand jury in John Brennan investigation, AP sources sayThe Justice Department has subpoenaed several witnesses to testify before a federal grand jury in Washington as part of its investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan.
Fears of looser standards as the FBI and Justice Department scramble to fill a depleted workforce
Read full article: Fears of looser standards as the FBI and Justice Department scramble to fill a depleted workforceThe FBI and Justice Department are scrambling to rebuild a depleted workforce after a wave of departures over the last year.
Key prosecutor in John Brennan investigation has been removed from case, AP source says
Read full article: Key prosecutor in John Brennan investigation has been removed from case, AP source saysA lead prosecutor in the John Brennan investigation has been removed from the case after expressing concerns to Justice Department officials about the viability of a potential criminal prosecution of the former CIA director.
Justice Department fires 4 prosecutors accused of bias against anti-abortion activists
Read full article: Justice Department fires 4 prosecutors accused of bias against anti-abortion activistsThe Trump administration has fired four Justice Department prosecutors involved in cases against anti-abortion activists.
Trump’s DOJ will move forward with Colony Ridge settlement despite concerns from judge
Read full article: Trump’s DOJ will move forward with Colony Ridge settlement despite concerns from judgeThe proposed $68 million settlement with a Texas land developer that the Justice Department had accused of preying on Hispanic residents includes no money for the victims but more than $20 million for police and immigration enforcement.
Only Trump knows why he replaced Bondi as attorney general, new leader of Justice Department says
Read full article: Only Trump knows why he replaced Bondi as attorney general, new leader of Justice Department saysThe Justice Department’s new leader says “nobody” except President Donald Trump knows why Pam Bondi was replaced as attorney general last week.
Bondi struggled to prosecute Trump foes. But will a new attorney general make a difference?
Read full article: Bondi struggled to prosecute Trump foes. But will a new attorney general make a difference?Pam Bondi is out of her job after failing to deliver criminal cases against President Donald Trump’s political enemies.
A look at Todd Blanche, the ex-Trump lawyer who's the president's pick for acting attorney general
Read full article: A look at Todd Blanche, the ex-Trump lawyer who's the president's pick for acting attorney generalBefore picking Todd Blanche to help lead and now run the Justice Department, President Donald Trump was his client.
Trump signs order directing creation of a national voter list, a move already facing lawsuit threats
Read full article: Trump signs order directing creation of a national voter list, a move already facing lawsuit threatsPresident Donald Trump has signed an executive order that aims to tighten voting rules by creating a national list of eligible voters and limiting mail ballots.
Lawyers for Rep. Swalwell demand that FBI director halt any plan to release old investigative file
Read full article: Lawyers for Rep. Swalwell demand that FBI director halt any plan to release old investigative fileLawyers for Rep. Eric Swalwell are demanding that FBI Director Kash Patel immediately end any effort to release decade-old files from an investigation involving the California Democrat and a suspected Chinese spy that resulted in no criminal charges.
Georgia's Fulton County and the Trump administration square off in court over seized 2020 ballots
Read full article: Georgia's Fulton County and the Trump administration square off in court over seized 2020 ballotsA federal judge is weighing a demand by Georgia's Fulton County that the FBI return 2020 election ballots and records that were seized from an Atlanta-area warehouse.
Trump administration opens investigations into race in admissions at 3 medical schools
Read full article: Trump administration opens investigations into race in admissions at 3 medical schoolsThe Trump administration has opened investigations into how race is considered in admissions at three medical schools, ratcheting up its pressure campaign against colleges and universities.
Prosecutor conceded lack of criminal evidence in Federal Reserve investigation, transcript shows
Read full article: Prosecutor conceded lack of criminal evidence in Federal Reserve investigation, transcript showsNewly released court records indicate the Justice Department's investigation of a $2.5 billion renovation project at the Federal Reserve didn’t find any evidence of a crime before a judge quashed government subpoenas, dealing a severe blow to the probe.
Supreme Court considers letting Trump administration revive restrictive immigration asylum policy
Read full article: Supreme Court considers letting Trump administration revive restrictive immigration asylum policyThe Supreme Court grappled Tuesday with an immigration policy that has been used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border and whether the Trump administration should be able to revive it.
Democrats storm out of Justice Department leaders' briefing on the Epstein files
Read full article: Democrats storm out of Justice Department leaders' briefing on the Epstein filesDemocratic lawmakers have stormed out of a closed-door briefing on the Jeffrey Epstein files by Justice Department leaders, and say they will push to force Attorney General Pam Bondi to answer questions under oath about the case.
Man charged with planting pipe bombs before the Jan. 6 riot argues Trump's mass pardons apply to him
Read full article: Man charged with planting pipe bombs before the Jan. 6 riot argues Trump's mass pardons apply to himA man charged with planting pipe bombs near the U.S. Capitol on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot claims he's covered by President Donald Trump's blanket pardons.
Antitrust trial against Live Nation and Ticketmaster continues with states leading the charge
Read full article: Antitrust trial against Live Nation and Ticketmaster continues with states leading the chargeThe antitrust trial of Live Nation and Ticketmaster in a New York federal court has resumed with three dozen states remaining in the case even after the Justice Department settled its claims and withdrew from the case a week ago.
US faces elevated terrorism threats against backdrop of Iran war and cuts at FBI, Justice Department
Read full article: US faces elevated terrorism threats against backdrop of Iran war and cuts at FBI, Justice DepartmentThree acts of ideologically inspired violence in the last week have laid bare the heightened terrorism threat unfolding against the backdrop of a U.S. war with Iran and a counterterrorism system strained by the widespread departures of experienced national security professionals at the FBI and Justice Department.
Smartmatic says Trump's 'campaign of retribution' is driving criminal prosecution
Read full article: Smartmatic says Trump's 'campaign of retribution' is driving criminal prosecutionVoting technology firm Smartmatic asked a federal judge to dismiss a criminal money laundering indictment saying the case is political retaliation tied to President Donald Trump’s baseless claims about the 2020 election.
Judge disqualifies trio of lawyers tapped to lead New Jersey's federal prosecutor's office
Read full article: Judge disqualifies trio of lawyers tapped to lead New Jersey's federal prosecutor's officeA judge on has disqualified a trio of prosecutors the Trump administration tapped to oversee federal prosecutions in New Jersey after his former personal attorney was also barred from the role.
Justice Department and Live Nation reach settlement over illegal monopoly case
Read full article: Justice Department and Live Nation reach settlement over illegal monopoly caseThe Justice Department says it's reached a settlement in its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company, California-based Live Nation Entertainment that will benefit consumers by letting competitors play a role in ticket sales and force Live Nation to give up control of 13 amphitheaters.
Man convicted in political assassination plot he tied to Iranian paramilitary
Read full article: Man convicted in political assassination plot he tied to Iranian paramilitaryA Pakistani business owner who tried to hire hit men to kill a U.S. politician has been convicted in a trial that showcased allegations of Iran-backed plotting on American soil.
House committee votes to subpoena Attorney General Bondi to answer questions over the Epstein files
Read full article: House committee votes to subpoena Attorney General Bondi to answer questions over the Epstein filesThe House Oversight Committee has voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to answer questions over the Justice Department’s handling of files related to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation.
FBI fires agents who worked on Trump classified document investigation, AP sources say
Read full article: FBI fires agents who worked on Trump classified document investigation, AP sources sayThe FBI has fired additional agents who worked on an investigation into President Donald Trump, this time terminating employees who participated in the probe into the Republican’s hoarding of classified documents.
Bill Gates 'spoke candidly' about Epstein ties at a Gates Foundation meeting, spokesperson says
Read full article: Bill Gates 'spoke candidly' about Epstein ties at a Gates Foundation meeting, spokesperson saysBill Gates is addressing his connection to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, answering questions about their relationship during a town hall meeting of his nonprofit Gates Foundation.
Judge bars government from 'wholesale' search of Washington Post reporter's seized devices
Read full article: Judge bars government from 'wholesale' search of Washington Post reporter's seized devicesA magistrate judge has barred federal authorities from conducting an unsupervised, wholesale search of electronic devices that they seized from a Washington Post reporter’s Virginia home while investigating allegations that a Pentagon contractor illegally leaked classified information to the journalist.
Justice Department swiftly fires lawyer chosen as top federal prosecutor for Virginia office
Read full article: Justice Department swiftly fires lawyer chosen as top federal prosecutor for Virginia officeA lawyer picked by judges to serve as the top federal prosecutor for a Virginia office that pursued cases against foes of President Donald Trump has been swiftly fired by the Justice Department in the latest clash over the appointments of powerful U.S. attorneys.
New subpoenas issued in inquiry on response to 2016 Russian election interference, AP sources say
Read full article: New subpoenas issued in inquiry on response to 2016 Russian election interference, AP sources sayThe Justice Department has issued new subpoenas in an investigation into perceived adversaries of President Donald Trump and the U.S. government’s response to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
Justice Department sues Harvard for data as it investigates how race factors into admissions
Read full article: Justice Department sues Harvard for data as it investigates how race factors into admissionsThe Trump administration is suing Harvard University, saying it has refused to provide admissions records that the Justice Department demanded to ensure the Ivy League school stopped using affirmative action in admissions.
Top Trump antitrust official leaves post following disputes over big mergers
Read full article: Top Trump antitrust official leaves post following disputes over big mergersThe top antitrust official in the Trump administration is leaving her post amid tension about greenlighting big mergers in recent months.
Top US prosecutor appointed to New York Albany office by judges is immediately ousted
Read full article: Top US prosecutor appointed to New York Albany office by judges is immediately oustedA lawyer appointed by judges to be the U.S. attorney for northern New York has been fired by the Justice Department in the latest clash between the Trump administration and the judiciary over the process for selecting top federal prosecutors.
Speaker Johnson says he disapproves of Justice Department logging lawmaker searches of Epstein files
Read full article: Speaker Johnson says he disapproves of Justice Department logging lawmaker searches of Epstein filesRepublican House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday that he did not think it was appropriate for the Justice Department to be tracking the search history of lawmakers who are reviewing files from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
Democratic senators decry indictment attempt, warning it 'could break this institution'
Read full article: Democratic senators decry indictment attempt, warning it 'could break this institution'Democrats are denouncing the Justice Department’s attempt to indict a group of lawmakers who last year urged U_S_ military members to resist “illegal orders.”.
Grand jury refuses to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with illegal military orders video
Read full article: Grand jury refuses to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with illegal military orders videoA grand jury in Washington has refused to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with a video in which they urged U.S. military members to resist “illegal orders,” according to a person familiar with the matter.
Families of plane crash victims ask US appeals court to revive a criminal case against Boeing
Read full article: Families of plane crash victims ask US appeals court to revive a criminal case against BoeingThirty-one families that lost relatives in two Boeing 737 Max crashes have asked a federal appeals court to revive a criminal case against the aircraft manufacturer.
Slotkin rejects Justice Department request for interview on Democrats' video about 'illegal orders'
Read full article: Slotkin rejects Justice Department request for interview on Democrats' video about 'illegal orders'Sen_ Elissa Slotkin of Michigan says she won't sit for an interview with the Justice Department regarding a probe into a video she organized urging U_S_ military members to resist “illegal orders.”.
Government lawyer yanked from immigration detail in Minnesota after telling judge 'this job sucks'
Read full article: Government lawyer yanked from immigration detail in Minnesota after telling judge 'this job sucks'A government lawyer who told a judge that her job “sucks” during a court hearing stemming from the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota has been removed from her Justice Department post.
More departures at the US attorney's office in Minnesota, AP sources say
Read full article: More departures at the US attorney's office in Minnesota, AP sources sayMore prosecutors are leaving the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota during a time of continued turmoil over the Trump administration’s stepped-up immigration enforcement in the state and recent shootings of civilians by federal agents.
Misconduct complaint dismissed against judge who handled El Salvador prison deportation case
Read full article: Misconduct complaint dismissed against judge who handled El Salvador prison deportation caseA federal appeals court judge has dismissed a misconduct complaint filed by the Justice Department against a judge who clashed with President Donald Trump’s administration over deportations to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
The Latest: DOJ opens a federal civil rights probe into Alex Pretti’s death in Minneapolis
Read full article: The Latest: DOJ opens a federal civil rights probe into Alex Pretti’s death in MinneapolisThe Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis resident killed Saturday by Border Patrol officers, according to federal officials.
Press freedom advocates worry that raid on Washington Post journalist's home will chill reporting
Read full article: Press freedom advocates worry that raid on Washington Post journalist's home will chill reportingPress freedom advocates are concerned this week's raid on a Washington Post journalist's home will deter reporting on government actions and silence whistleblowers.
FBI searches a Washington Post reporter's home as part of a classified documents investigation
Read full article: FBI searches a Washington Post reporter's home as part of a classified documents investigationAttorney General Pam Bondi says the search of a Washington Post reporter’s home was done at the Pentagon’s request as part of a leak investigation.
Justice Department sees no basis for civil rights probe in Minnesota ICE shooting, official says
Read full article: Justice Department sees no basis for civil rights probe in Minnesota ICE shooting, official saysA top Justice Department official says there is not currently any basis to open a criminal civil rights investigation into the killing of a woman by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis.
Ex-CIA director John Brennan wants 'favored' Trump judge kept away from Justice Department inquiry
Read full article: Ex-CIA director John Brennan wants 'favored' Trump judge kept away from Justice Department inquiryLawyers for former CIA Director John Brennan want the Justice Department to be prevented from steering an investigation of him and other former government officials to a “favored” judge in Florida who dismissed the classified documents case against President Donald Trump.
Top Trump administration official defends partial release of Epstein files as Democrats cry foul
Read full article: Top Trump administration official defends partial release of Epstein files as Democrats cry foulDeputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is defending the Justice Department’s decision to release just a fraction of the Jeffrey Epstein files by the congressionally mandated deadline.
Military lawyer swiftly fired from immigration bench after defying Trump deportation push
Read full article: Military lawyer swiftly fired from immigration bench after defying Trump deportation pushA U.S. Army Reserve lawyer detailed as a federal immigration judge has been fired barely a month into the job after granting asylum at a high rate out of step with the Trump administration’s mass deportation goals.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he plans to resign next month as bureau’s No. 2 official
Read full article: FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he plans to resign next month as bureau’s No. 2 officialFBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he’ll resign from the bureau next month, ending a brief tenure in which he clashed with the Justice Department over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and was forced to reconcile the realities of his law enforcement job with provocative claims he made in his prior role as a popular podcast host.
Justice Department faces hurdle in seeking case against Comey as judge finds constitutional problems
Read full article: Justice Department faces hurdle in seeking case against Comey as judge finds constitutional problemsA federal judge says the Justice Department violated the constitutional rights of a close friend of James Comey and must return to him computer files that prosecutors had hoped to use for a potential criminal case against the former FBI director.
Justice Department again fails to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, AP source says
Read full article: Justice Department again fails to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, AP source saysA grand jury has declined for a second time in a week to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Justice Department can unseal records from Epstein's 2019 sex trafficking case, judge says
Read full article: Justice Department can unseal records from Epstein's 2019 sex trafficking case, judge saysA judge has ruled that secret grand jury transcripts from Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 sex trafficking case can be made public.
Justice Department challenges court order limiting access to evidence in Comey investigation
Read full article: Justice Department challenges court order limiting access to evidence in Comey investigationThe Justice Department has challenged a court order that complicated efforts to seek a new indictment against former FBI Director James Comey by making a trove of evidence off-limits to prosecutors.
Judge deals setback to Justice Department effort to seek new indictment against Comey
Read full article: Judge deals setback to Justice Department effort to seek new indictment against ComeyA federal judge has dealt a setback to Justice Department efforts to seek a new indictment against former FBI Director James Comey.
Grand jury transcripts from abandoned Epstein investigation in Florida can be released, judge rules
Read full article: Grand jury transcripts from abandoned Epstein investigation in Florida can be released, judge rulesA federal judge has given the Justice Department permission to release transcripts of a grand jury investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's abuse of underage girls in Florida.
Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James
Read full article: Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia JamesThe Justice Department has failed to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge dismissed the previous mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by President Donald Trump.
A vocal Jeffrey Epstein accuser is urging judges to unseal his court records
Read full article: A vocal Jeffrey Epstein accuser is urging judges to unseal his court recordsOne of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s most vocal accusers is urging judges to grant the Justice Department’s request unseal to records from their federal sex trafficking cases, saying that “only transparency is likely to lead to justice.”.
Government push to unseal court records offers clues about what could be in the Epstein files
Read full article: Government push to unseal court records offers clues about what could be in the Epstein filesIt's not clear when the Justice Department will release its files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell.
Dismissal of Comey, James cases won't be the final word. Here's what the path ahead may look like
Read full article: Dismissal of Comey, James cases won't be the final word. Here's what the path ahead may look likeA federal judge’s dismissal of criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney Letitia James, two political foes of President Donald Trump, won’t be the final word on the matter.
Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed
Read full article: Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointedA federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump’s urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.
The fallout of Epstein's crimes spans the globe. Here's a look at some of those paying the cost
Read full article: The fallout of Epstein's crimes spans the globe. Here's a look at some of those paying the costThe fallout from Jeffrey Epstein’s transgressions spans oceans and continents, from the vulnerable girls he exploited to the elite people and institutions that chose to get involved, cover it up — or look away.
House votes to repeal provision that allows senators to sue over phone record seizures
Read full article: House votes to repeal provision that allows senators to sue over phone record seizuresThe House has voted to repeal part of a new law that lets senators sue the federal government for millions of dollars if their personal or office data is accessed without their knowledge.
The Latest: Trump signs bill to release the Epstein files after months of political pressure
Read full article: The Latest: Trump signs bill to release the Epstein files after months of political pressurePresident Donald Trump has signed a bill to compel the Justice Department to make public its case files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein following a yearslong push by survivors of Epstein’s abuse for a public reckoning.
Democratic state election officials demand answers on Justice Department's requests for voter data
Read full article: Democratic state election officials demand answers on Justice Department's requests for voter dataTen Democratic secretaries of state are asking the Trump administration to provide more information about its efforts to seek voter registration data.
Congress acts swiftly to force release of Epstein files, sending bill to Trump
Read full article: Congress acts swiftly to force release of Epstein files, sending bill to TrumpBoth the House and Senate acted decisively Tuesday to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Supreme Court will review an old policy used to turn away asylum seekers at the US border
Read full article: Supreme Court will review an old policy used to turn away asylum seekers at the US borderThe Supreme Court has agreed to review a policy used under past administrations to deny migrants a chance to apply for asylum on the Mexican border until space opened up to process claims.
Judge scolds Justice Department for 'profound investigative missteps' in Comey case
Read full article: Judge scolds Justice Department for 'profound investigative missteps' in Comey caseA federal judge says the Justice Department engaged in a “disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps” when it secured an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey.
What’s next for the Epstein files after Trump’s social media posts
Read full article: What’s next for the Epstein files after Trump’s social media postsPresident Donald Trump says he would sign a bill to force the Justice Department to release the case files it has collected on the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Justice Department sues to block California US House map in clash that could tip control of Congress
Read full article: Justice Department sues to block California US House map in clash that could tip control of CongressThe Justice Department has sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters, joining a legal battle that could determine which party wins control of the U.S. House in 2026.
James Comey and Letitia James press for dismissal of their cases, challenge prosecutor's appointment
Read full article: James Comey and Letitia James press for dismissal of their cases, challenge prosecutor's appointmentLawyers for two of President Donald Trump’s foes who've been charged by the Justice Department have asked a federal judge to dismiss the cases against them, saying the prosecutor who secured the indictments was illegally installed.
Boeing won't face criminal charge over 737 Max crashes that killed hundreds of people
Read full article: Boeing won't face criminal charge over 737 Max crashes that killed hundreds of peopleA federal judge in Texas has dismissed a criminal conspiracy charge against Boeing related to two 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people.
Jury deliberates in assault case against DC man who threw sandwich at federal agent in viral video
Read full article: Jury deliberates in assault case against DC man who threw sandwich at federal agent in viral videoA jury is deliberating in the Justice Department’s assault case against a man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent, turning him into a symbol of resistance to President Donald Trump’s law-enforcement surge in the nation’s capital.
Judge in Comey case scolds prosecutors as he orders them to produce records from probe
Read full article: Judge in Comey case scolds prosecutors as he orders them to produce records from probeA federal judge has ordered prosecutors in the criminal case of former FBI Director James Comey to produce materials from the investigation, saying he’s concerned the Justice Department’s position had been to “indict first" and investigate second.
Justice Department defends Trump's post as it urges judge to reject Comey's effort to dismiss case
Read full article: Justice Department defends Trump's post as it urges judge to reject Comey's effort to dismiss caseThe Justice Department is urging a federal judge to reject James Comey’s claim that his prosecution amounts to political retribution.
Hegseth orders the military to detail dozens of attorneys to the Justice Department, AP learns
Read full article: Hegseth orders the military to detail dozens of attorneys to the Justice Department, AP learnsDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to provide dozens of lawyers to the Justice Department for temporary assignments in Memphis and near the U.S.-Mexico border that could run through next fall.
Justice Department strips Jan. 6 references from court paper and punishes prosecutors who filed it
Read full article: Justice Department strips Jan. 6 references from court paper and punishes prosecutors who filed itThe Justice Department has stripped references to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack from court papers and punished two federal prosecutors who filed the document seeking prison time at sentencing Thursday for a man arrested with guns and ammunition near former President Barack Obama's home.
US appeals court says Trump can take command of Oregon troops though deployment blocked for now
Read full article: US appeals court says Trump can take command of Oregon troops though deployment blocked for nowA U.S. appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump can take command of 200 Oregon National Guard troops.
Bolton pleads not guilty in Justice Department case accusing him of sharing government secrets
Read full article: Bolton pleads not guilty in Justice Department case accusing him of sharing government secretsJohn Bolton has pleaded not guilty in the Justice Department case accusing him of sharing classified information.
Trump says Illinois governor and Chicago mayor should be jailed as they oppose Guard deployment
Read full article: Trump says Illinois governor and Chicago mayor should be jailed as they oppose Guard deploymentPresident Donald Trump says the Illinois governor and Chicago mayor should be jailed as they oppose his deployment of National Guard troops for his immigration and crime crackdown in the nation’s third-largest city.
The Latest: Attorney General Bondi will face Senate over political pressure on Justice Department
Read full article: The Latest: Attorney General Bondi will face Senate over political pressure on Justice DepartmentAttorney General Pam Bondi goes before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday morning as federal agents surge into cities across the U.S. She's facing growing questions about political influence over a Justice Department that has already criminally charged one of President Donald Trump’s longtime foes and is facing intense White House pressure to prosecute others.
Supreme Court seems skeptical about state bans on 'conversion therapy' for LGBTQ+ kids
Read full article: Supreme Court seems skeptical about state bans on 'conversion therapy' for LGBTQ+ kidsA majority of Supreme Court justices seem to be leaning in favor of a Christian counselor who is challenging bans on LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy” for kids as a violation of her First Amendment rights.
Bondi dodges questions as she clashes with Democrats over claims she's weaponized Justice Department
Read full article: Bondi dodges questions as she clashes with Democrats over claims she's weaponized Justice DepartmentAttorney General Pam Bondi has repeatedly deflected questions while seeking to defend herself during a combative congressional hearing in the face of growing criticism that she's turning the law enforcement agency into a weapon to seek vengeance against President Donald Trump’s political opponents.
Groups press for release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on Trump's classified documents case
Read full article: Groups press for release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on Trump's classified documents caseA First Amendment group and watchdog organization is pressing a federal appeals court to compel the release of a Justice Department special counsel’s report on the criminal investigation into President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
Justice Department to try to charge ex-FBI Director James Comey, AP sources say
Read full article: Justice Department to try to charge ex-FBI Director James Comey, AP sources sayThe Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment as soon as Thursday against former FBI Director James Comey on allegations that he lied to Congress as prosecutors approach a legal deadline for bringing charges.
White House backs 'border czar' after reports he accepted cash during undercover FBI probe last year
Read full article: White House backs 'border czar' after reports he accepted cash during undercover FBI probe last yearThe White House is standing behind “border czar” Tom Homan following reports he had accepted $50,000 from undercover agents posing as businesspeople during an undercover FBI operation last year, leading to a bribery investigation that was shut down by the Trump administration Justice Department.
US attorney under pressure to charge Letitia James in mortgage fraud case has resigned
Read full article: US attorney under pressure to charge Letitia James in mortgage fraud case has resignedA federal prosecutor in Virginia whose monthslong mortgage fraud investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James has not resulted in criminal charges is resigning under pressure from the Trump administration.
Trump note to Epstein that he denies writing is released by Congress
Read full article: Trump note to Epstein that he denies writing is released by CongressDemocrats on the House Oversight Committee have released a sexually suggestive letter to Jeffrey Epstein purportedly signed by President Donald Trump.
Legal aid group sues to preemptively block US from deporting a dozen Honduran children
Read full article: Legal aid group sues to preemptively block US from deporting a dozen Honduran childrenA legal aid group has sued to preemptively block any efforts by the U.S. government to deport a dozen Honduran children, saying it had “credible” information that such plans were quietly in the works.
Justice Department talks about banning transgender gun owners spark fury across political spectrum
Read full article: Justice Department talks about banning transgender gun owners spark fury across political spectrumThe Justice Department is drawing swift condemnation from gun rights groups and LGBTQ advocates alike after floating that it was considering restricting transgender people from owning guns — a move that would all but certainly face immediate constitutional challenges if ever implemented.
Families of Boeing crash victims urge judge to reject deal sparing company from prosecution
Read full article: Families of Boeing crash victims urge judge to reject deal sparing company from prosecutionGrieving families filled a Texas courtroom Wednesday to ask a judge to reject a deal that would let Boeing avoid criminal prosecution in two deadly 737 Max crashes.
Pentagon authorizes up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges
Read full article: Pentagon authorizes up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judgesDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by The Associated Press.
Crash victims' families prepare to make what could be their final plea for Boeing's prosecution
Read full article: Crash victims' families prepare to make what could be their final plea for Boeing's prosecutionFamilies that lost loved ones in two crashes of Boeing 737 Max jetliners may be getting their last chance to demand the American aerospace company’s criminal prosecution.
A House committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case has withdrawn a subpoena to Robert Mueller
Read full article: A House committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case has withdrawn a subpoena to Robert MuellerA House committee investigating the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case has withdrawn a subpoena to former FBI Director Robert Mueller.
Prosecutors fail to indict sandwich thrower in Trump's Washington public safety operation
Read full article: Prosecutors fail to indict sandwich thrower in Trump's Washington public safety operationFederal prosecutors have failed to indict a man who was seen on camera hurling a sandwich at a federal law enforcement official in the nation’s capital.
Trump's administration again appeals to the Supreme Court over his foreign aid funding freeze
Read full article: Trump's administration again appeals to the Supreme Court over his foreign aid funding freezePresident Donald Trump's administration is appealing to the Supreme Court again in its bid to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid funding frozen.