Nation Dec 06 WATCH: Attorney General Garland announces war crimes charges against Russian military personnel Garland announced a war crimes case against four Russians accused of torturing an American during the invasion of Ukraine.
Politics Dec 05 WATCH: FBI chief makes fresh pitch for spy program renewal, says it’d be ‘devastating’ if it lapsed He warned lawmakers at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday that there would be “devastating” consequences for public safety if the program is allowed to lapse.
Nation Dec 04 Former U.S. diplomat charged with secretly spying for Cuban intelligence for more than 40 years Newly unsealed court papers allege that Manuel Rocha engaged in "clandestine activity" on Cuba's behalf for decades, including by meeting with Cuban intelligence operatives.
Politics Dec 01 Judge rejects Trump’s claim of immunity in his federal 2020 election prosecution U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan knocked down Trump's argument that he is shielded from prosecution because the actions he took in his failed bid to remain in the White House fell within his duties as commander-in-chief.
Politics Nov 21 WATCH: Garland and Yellen announce $4 billion settlement with Binance over failures to prevent money laundering “In part because of the crimes it committed, Binance became the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange — now, Binance is paying one of the largest corporate penalties in U.S. history,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland.
Nation Nov 20 Trump lawyers urge court to revoke gag order in 2020 election case Trump attorney John Sauer told a three-judge panel on Monday that the order was unprecedented and sets a terrible precedent on core political speech.
Politics Nov 15 A key U.S. spy program will lapse at year’s end unless Congress and the White House can cut a deal Wray asked lawmakers on the House Homeland Security Committee on Thursday to imagine what would happen if an attack occurred on U.S. soil that the FBI had not been able to disrupt because it didn't have the proper intelligence.
Politics Nov 15 The White House and Congress are running out of time to cut a deal on a contentious spy program Biden administration officials warn that without the program, the government won't be able to collect crucial intelligence overseas.
Politics Nov 14 A veteran journalist who is refusing to divulge her sources could be held in contempt of court A federal judge in Washington is weighing whether to hold in contempt a veteran journalist who has refused to identify her sources for stories about a Chinese scientist who was investigated by the FBI but never charged.
Politics Nov 10 Trump’s classified documents trial won’t be delayed but federal judge moves back other deadlines The ruling from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is at least a modest victory for special counsel Jack Smith’s team, which had vigorously rejected efforts to push off the trial beyond its scheduled start date of May 20, 2024.