Politics Nov 25 Special counsel moves to dismiss Trump’s election interference and classified documents cases Federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the criminal charges against President-elect Donald Trump that accused him of plotting to overturn the 2020 election and to abandon the classified documents case against him.
Politics Nov 14 Matt Gaetz was once under investigation for sex trafficking. Now he could lead the Justice Department The federal sex trafficking investigation that began under Attorney General Bill Barr during Donald Trump's first term focused on allegations that Gaetz and a onetime political ally paid underage girls and escorts or offered them gifts in exchange for sex.
Politics Nov 08 Trump’s 2020 election case deadlines cancelled after his reelection President-elect Donald Trump's victory over Vice President Kamala Harris means that the Justice Department believes he can no longer face prosecution in accordance with department legal opinions meant to shield presidents from criminal charges while in office.
Politics Nov 06 DOJ evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after his election win Special counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against Donald Trump before he takes office in light of longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted, a person familiar with the matter said…
Nation Oct 25 Law enforcement cracking down on creators of AI-generated child sexual abuse images Law enforcement agencies across the U.S. are cracking down on the troubling spread of child sexual abuse imagery created through artificial intelligence technology.
Politics Oct 18 Judge releases trove of evidence in Trump’s 2020 election interference case The nearly 1,900 pages of documents collected by special counsel Jack Smith's team were initially filed under seal to help U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan decide what allegations can proceed to trial following the Supreme Court opinion in July that…
Politics Oct 14 How the federal criminal cases against Trump ended up in legal limbo as the election looms A year that began with the prospect of a federal court reckoning for Trump will end without any chance of a trial, leaving voters without the finality of an up-or-down jury verdict in the two most consequential cases against the…
Politics Oct 02 Read Jack Smith’s unsealed court filing that says Trump ‘resorted to crimes’ after 2020 election Donald Trump “resorted to crimes” in a failed bid to cling to power after losing the 2020 election, federal prosecutors said in a newly unsealed court filing that argues that the former president is not entitled to immunity from prosecution.
Nation Sep 23 FBI report shows violent crime declined in 2023. Here’s what else the numbers show Violent crime in the US dropped again in 2023, according to FBI statistics that show a continued trend downward after a coronavirus pandemic-era crime spike.
Politics Sep 23 Man accused in golf course assassination attempt of Trump left note indicating he intended to kill former president, feds say The note, addressed "Dear World," was dropped off at the home of an unidentified person who contacted federal authorities following the arrest last Sunday of Ryan Wesley Routh.