Politics Aug 15 Bondi names DEA head as D.C.’s ’emergency police commissioner,’ but capital leaders push back It was not immediately clear where the move left Pamela Smith, the city's current police chief, who works for the D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser.
Nation Aug 15 New lawsuit challenges Trump’s federal takeover of DC police department as crackdown intensifies District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb said in a new lawsuit that Trump is going far beyond his power under the law.
Politics Aug 14 Bondi fires DOJ employee facing felony charge over throwing sandwich at federal agent A man charged with a felony for hurling a sandwich at a federal law-enforcement official in the nation's capital has been fired from his job at the Justice Department, Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a social media post Thursday.
Politics Aug 08 New York AG James subpoenaed as Justice Department investigates whether she violated Trump’s rights The subpoenas mark an escalation of the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to scrutinize perceived adversaries of the president, including those like James who had investigated him before his election win last November.
Nation Aug 06 Man accused of killing Israeli Embassy staffers indicted on federal hate crime charges The man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum has been indicted on federal hate crime and murder charges, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday.
Politics Aug 06 Trump threatens federal takeover of DC after attack on former DOGE worker The incident happened early Sunday in Logan Circle. Police say a group of teenagers tried to carjack Coristine and his significant other.
Politics Jul 19 Trump sues Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over story reporting on Epstein ties President Donald Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch Friday, a day after the newspaper published a story reporting on his ties to wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Politics Jul 18 Justice Department asks federal court to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts The Justice Department asked a federal court on Friday to unseal grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein’s case at the direction of President Donald Trump amid a firestorm over the administration's handling of records related to the wealthy financier.
Politics Jul 18 Trump mired in Epstein controversy as Wall Street Journal reports on 2003 letter Trump promised a lawsuit after The Wall Street Journal described a sexually suggestive letter that the newspaper says bore Trump’s name and was included in a 2003 album for Epstein’s 50th birthday.
Politics Jul 17 In message to colleagues, fired federal prosecutor Maurene Comey says: ‘Fear is the tool of a tyrant’ “If a career prosecutor can be fired without reason, fear may seep into the decisions of those who remain,” Comey said in the note, which was obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday. “Do not let that happen. Fear is…