Nation Aug 27 Kilmar Abrego Garcia requests asylum in the U.S., hoping to prevent his deportation to Uganda Administration officials have said he's part of the dangerous MS-13 gang, an allegation Abrego Garcia denies. His lawyers are fighting the deportation efforts in court, arguing he has the right to express fear of persecution and torture in Uganda.
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.
Nation Aug 13 DC man arrested for hurling sandwich at a federal law enforcement official A man has been arrested on a charge that he hurled a sandwich at a federal law enforcement official in the nation’s capital amid a surge in law enforcement patrols ordered by the White House, according to a court filing Wednesday.
Politics Aug 13 Appeals court lets Trump administration suspend or end billions in foreign aid funding Two of three judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit concluded that grant recipients challenging the freeze did not meet the requirements for a preliminary injunction restoring the flow of money.
Politics Jul 10 Judge will consider Kilmar Abrego Garcia's request to avoid deportation before his Tennessee trial The proposal aims to prevent the Trump administration from trying to deport him before trial.
Nation May 22 WATCH: Federal authorities announce murder charges in fatal shooting of Israeli Embassy staffers The man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington as they left an event at a Jewish museum told police after his arrest, “I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza," federal…
Politics May 16 WATCH: Attorneys react to latest Kilmar Abrego Garcia hearing where judge called Trump administration's explanation 'inadequate' A federal judge told the Trump administration Friday that its explanation for invoking the state secrets privilege in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is inadequate, describing the government’s reasoning for withholding information as “take my word for it.”…
Politics May 08 Trump picks Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital after abandoning his first pick for the job.
Politics May 08 WATCH: Trump says he'll pull Ed Martin's nomination U.S. Attorney after partisanship concerns President Trump pulled the nomination of Ed Martin Jr. after a key Republican senator said he could not support him for the job due to his defense of Jan. 6 rioters.
Politics May 02 Why Trump's pick for top prosecutor in DC isn't sailing through Senate approval Ed Martin Jr., a conservative activist with modest legal experience who has defended rioters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is testing Republican party loyalties as a deadline approaches for the Senate to decide whether to extend or…