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Trump sues California over noncitizen mail-in ballots
Trump administration sues California to block counting alleged noncitizen mail-in ballots.
NBC Bay Area · 1m
Judge rejects Brennan's lawsuit over Justice Department records
Federal judge dismisses ex-CIA director John Brennan's claim that Justice Department must preserve records for potential criminal case.
Seattletimes · 1m
OpenAI engineer arrested for bugging office
Abdulrahman Alfozan, a Saudi national who dreamed of bridging Silicon Valley and the Gulf, was arrested after a recording device was found hidden in an OpenAI conference room.
Business Insider · 2m
DOJ Threatens California Over Noncitizen Voters
DOJ demands California review noncitizen voter list within 48 hours.
NBC Bay Area · 1m
Justice Department Threatens California Over Noncitizen Voter Claims
U.S. Justice Department threatens California with legal action after claiming noncitizens received mail ballots for next month's elections.
ABC7 New York · 2m
Homeland Security searches Omar's home
Homeland Security agents search Representative Ilhan Omar's home 22 days before Election Day.
The Boston Globe · 1m
Omar Search vs. Mar-a-Lago Differences
Federal agents search Ilhan Omar's home as political comparisons to Trump's Mar-a-Lago investigation emerge.
Dallas Express · 1m
DoJ Investigates TV Networks for Press Pool Suspension
Justice Department probes TV networks over press pool boycott amid Trump administration tensions.
The Hollywood Reporter · 1m
DOJ investigates TV networks over Trump pool coverage halt
The Justice Department is examining whether major broadcasters violated antitrust law by suspending pooled White House coverage after the president barred three news outlets.
CNBC · 1m
Justice Department sues five TV networks over Trump pool boycott
The DOJ investigates NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN and Fox News for potentially violating antitrust law after they briefly refused to cover White House events.
NBC News · 1m
Justice Department civil rights division remade
Harmeet Dhillon has pushed out hundreds of longtime attorneys and redirected the division toward Trump's priorities, leaving it depleted and transformed.
NPR · 3m
DOJ investigates five TV networks over Trump pool coverage
The Justice Department is examining whether five television networks violated antitrust law by suspending their shared coverage of Donald Trump.
NPR · 1m
Justice Dept. Investigates White House Press Pool Boycott
DOJ probes TV networks for antitrust breach after they boycotted White House coverage.
TheWrap · 1m
DOJ loosens rules on political activity for top officials
The Justice Department has relaxed ethics guidelines allowing the attorney general and other senior appointees to participate in political campaigns.
CBS News · 1m
Trump's Revenge Tour Fails
Trump's DOJ tries to charge ex-aide with lying about Capitol riot plans, but legal battles keep his revenge efforts from succeeding.
Slate Magazine · 1m
DOJ weighs perjury charges against Cassidy Hutchinson
Federal prosecutors are considering charging the former Trump aide who testified about January 6, citing inconsistencies in her account.
WIRED · 1m
Trump says Justice Department can 'rein in' AI if needed
President Trump says federal intervention is possible but reiterates preference for light-touch regulation of artificial intelligence.
Business Insider · 1m
Feds Target AI Critics As Foreign Agents
Trump admin labels AI opponents as foreign agents to crack down on dissent.
Kenklippenstein · 1m
Smith Defends Prosecutions Amid Republican Criticism
Former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith defends investigations as Republicans attack his tactics in Senate hearing.
The Banner · 2m
Justice Department Charges 16 for Illegal Voting
DOJ charges 16 across states for alleged illegal voting and election crimes.
Fox News · 1m
DOJ says gun sales ban for under-21s unconstitutional
Justice Department declares federal gun sales ban for under-21s unconstitutional.
Seattletimes · 1m
Trump blocks appeal of ruling that loosens gun restrictions
President Trump ordered the Justice Department not to appeal a court decision that weakened federal oversight of short-barreled rifles, shotguns and silencers.
CBS News · 3m
Smith defends Trump probes as GOP senators attack
Former special counsel Jack Smith told the Senate Judiciary Committee he stood by charging Trump, facing insults from Republican senators who accused him of political targeting.
NBC News · 3m
Trump's media ban heads to court
The Justice Department defends President Trump's ban on CNN, MS Now and Politico, claiming they jeopardized national security. The outlets are suing to restore their White House access.
NPR · 1m
Last Jan. 6 case splits Trump allies
Conservatives push to drop the only active prosecution tied to the Capitol attack, claiming the pipe bomb suspect is being framed.
NBC News · 2m
FBI foils Russian plot to kill Washington dissident
FBI stops Russian assassination attempt on US dissident in DC
New York Post · 1m
Man gets 25 years for 2001 Bronx rape solved by DNA genealogy
DNA genealogy identifies rapist in 2001 Bronx college rape case after 22 years
ABC7 New York · 1m
House unanimously holds Leon Black in contempt
Billionaire investor defied subpoenas in Epstein investigation, now faces Justice Department prosecution.
CBS News · 1m
A family seeks answers in Nolan Wells's death
After a grand jury declined to indict anyone in the death of an 18-year-old on a Mississippi island, his family questions whether justice was served.
The New Yorker · 4m
Philly DA referred to DOJ over murder case scandal
A federal judge found evidence that Larry Krasner may have broken the law while protecting a top aide in a wrongful conviction case.
New York Post · 1m
Election fraud cases pile up across the nation
The Trump administration is prosecuting dozens of noncitizens and others for voting illegally, fraudulent registration, and forged signatures on ballot measures.
Fox News · 2m
Dallas man convicted of sex trafficking
A federal jury found Devontee Parker guilty of trafficking a woman through force and coercion across multiple states.
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · 1m
Nigerian woman charged with illegal voting in Massachusetts
A permanent resident falsified citizenship documents to vote in two federal elections.
Fox News · 1m
Judge skeptical Trump fund for allies is truly dead
A federal judge questions whether the Justice Department will really stop compensating Trump allies prosecuted under Biden, despite repeated denials.
ABC News · 1m
Trump bans three news outlets from White House
The Justice Department argues the president can revoke media access as a privilege, not a right, citing national security concerns.
NBC News · 1m
White House Bans 3 News Outlets From Grounds
The Justice Department argues media access is a privilege, not a right, as three major outlets challenge the ban in court.
Today · 1m
Feds charge 16 for illegal voting across US
Federal prosecutors announced charges against 16 people for illegal voting and election crimes, with half the defendants in Texas.
Dallas Express · 2m
Postal worker charged with dumping 300 mail-in ballots
A Utah mail carrier threw away hundreds of ballots before the primary, citing overwhelm and laziness, not politics.
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FBI shuts down notorious DDoS attack marketplace
The FBI seized NightmareStresser, a platform that sold access to distributed denial-of-service attacks for years.
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U.S. charges Russian agents with murder plots
The Justice Department indicts five operatives accused of recruiting people to kill Kremlin critics in America and Europe.
NPR · 2m
Epstein's abuse images: victims still waiting for answers
Survivors are suing to force the DOJ and Epstein's estate to identify and notify victims whose images were found in his collection.
Ars Technica · 2m
Broadview Six lawyers demand probe of prosecutor misconduct
Defense attorneys say U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros' handling of a collapsed deportation protest case warrants an independent investigation.
Chicago Sun-Times · 2m
Hochul pardons felon to block deportation precedent
New York's governor granted clemency to a violent offender to prevent a Supreme Court case on immigration detention.
New York Post · 1m
Seven charged in North Texas voter fraud cases
Federal prosecutors say seven non-citizens voted or tried to vote illegally in recent North Texas elections.
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · 1m
Seven noncitizens charged with illegal voting in North Texas
Federal prosecutors say six green card holders and one man ordered deported voted or tried to, and they say more cases are coming.
Fox News · 2m
160 defendants charged in a nationwide pandemic fraud sweep
Federal prosecutors tie more than $245 million in losses to COVID relief fraud, and a California daycare case adds $10 million more.
Fox News · 1m
The AG's warning: these are death pills
Hayden Panettiere died from one laced pill, and the attorney general says dealers can be charged with murder.
New York Post · 1m
DOJ charges Russian spies in murder plots
An unsealed New York indictment accuses Russian intelligence operatives of funding terror and plotting killings, including one on US soil.
ABC News · 1m
Pennsylvania man charged in alleged ISIS attack plot
A tip, a rideshare to a sporting goods store, and a hotel room full of weapons: how the FBI says it stopped an attack days after the 9/11 anniversary.
ABC News · 1m
Abbott pays $385M over formula plant claims
Four years after a recall emptied shelves, Abbott settles federal claims over how it made infant formula.
Dallas Express · 1m
The first US reparations program is now on trial
Evanston paid Black residents $25,000 each for decades of housing segregation. The Justice Department wants it shut down.
NPR · 3m
$40 million in gold bars, for 'work-related expenses'
A former CIA official kept 300 gold bars at home. The charge that caught him was about his timecards.
Fortune · 1m
DOJ charged 102 protesters with felony assault and won almost nothing
Federal prosecutors swung hard at protesters in four cities, then lost every case that reached a jury.
Chicago Sun-Times · 3m
A secret court just deported its first person
A court built in 1996 and never used until now sent an Afghan grandmother out of the country on evidence her lawyers were never allowed to see.
NPR · 1m
The first case ever heard by America's terror removal court
A Fort Worth grandmother became the first person ever tried in a secret court Congress built in 1996 and never used.
Dallas Express · 2m
Trump Administration Pushes Citizenship Lists Ahead of Midterms
The federal government is moving forward with an unprecedented effort to build state voter citizenship lists despite legal challenges and missing initial deadlines.
NPR · 1m