Newly declassified documents show FBI agents doubted probable cause for the Mar-a-Lago raid while the Justice Department pressed ahead, drawing a sharp White House rebuke over the weaponization of federal law enforcement.
A former FBI supervisor filed a whistleblower complaint alleging the White House pushed the bureau to investigate Los Angeles protesters, drawing a sharp denial from the Justice Department.
The Justice Department's Weaponization Working Group released a 273-page report Monday detailing how Biden-era officials explored prosecuting parents who spoke out at school board meetings.
A former Nixon aide's 'Watergate as Lawfare' presentation inside the Justice Department has revived the question of whether federal prosecutors broke their own rules to push Richard Nixon from office -- and whether the deep state ran the same playbook against Donald Trump.
FBI Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey is leaving the bureau after roughly a year, returning home to Missouri and closing out a leadership experiment built to sharpen the nation's premier law enforcement agency.
Kush Desai, a senior deputy press secretary and one of the administration's most tested voices, is leaving the West Wing to run strategic communications at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
The FBI says it is aggressively investigating how a criminal group reached its federal hiring portal, after hackers claimed they stole personal data on nearly every agent and applicant.
The WikiLeaks founder ended more than two years of social media silence with a two-word post from Sydney, reviving a public figure whose classified-documents case reshaped the debate over press freedom and federal power.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley released internal FBI emails showing one agent sought a criminal case against Elon Musk over a staff email, while another asked repeatedly to join the Trump-Russia investigation.
Federal records handed to Sen. Chuck Grassley's Judiciary inquiry show an unidentified donor covered the cremation of Thomas Matthew Crooks less than two weeks after the Butler rally shooting.
FBI Director Kash Patel returns to the Senate Judiciary Committee for the first time in a year, armed with a historic crime drop and facing Democrats who want him removed.
On the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the CIA released 71 presidential daily briefs on Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda, 69 of them never before seen, in what Director John Ratcliffe calls the agency's largest-ever release of declassified presidential intelligence.
A former CIA officer accused of stashing more than 300 gold bars worth an estimated $40 million in his Virginia home has reached a tentative plea deal, a judge ordered him held pending trial Friday.
Veteran prosecutor Joe diGenova resigned Thursday from the Justice Department's "Grand Conspiracy" investigation into Obama- and Biden-era officials, as new grand jury subpoenas signal the probe is entering a more aggressive phase.
The Justice Department's antitrust division has reportedly paused cooperation with Canadian authorities as the U.S.-Canada trade dispute escalates, with the department saying no blanket freeze was ordered.
The State Department revoked the visa of Taif Sami Mohammed, the former Iraqi finance minister once honored by Blinken with the International Women of Courage Award -- she is now on the U.S. terrorist watchlist.
DHS fired three more FEMA workers Thursday after an IG report found disaster crews skipped homes with pro-Trump signs after Hurricane Milton, as the Trump administration continues purging political bias from disaster relief.
Three senior Secret Service communications officials, including Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi, have been placed on administrative leave pending a potential misconduct probe tied to leaks.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth upgraded the valor awards of three Marines who held the line at Abbey Gate, declaring the era of downgraded heroism over.
The Justice Department and FBI dismantled a Chinese state-sponsored hacking operation, seizing the platforms behind breaches of NASA, the Federal Reserve, the DOJ, the U.S. Senate and other sensitive targets.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe quietly traveled to Moscow for direct talks with Russian intelligence officials, a bold move in the Trump administration's push to de-escalate tensions with the Kremlin.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's spokesman dismissed a report claiming the fired Army chief of staff was urged to drop an investigation into a helicopter flyby of Kid Rock's Tennessee estate, calling it a tired old story manufactured for drama.
Rep. Al Green filed new impeachment articles against President Trump on Monday, accusing him of turning ICE and Border Patrol into "quota-driven, unaccountable paramilitary police forces." The resolution has no realistic path in the GOP-led House.
A review of Natalie Harp's deleted social media account found more than 150 posts from January 6, 2021, urging Republicans to stand with President Trump. The White House aide's years-old tweets show loyalty to the president, not scandal.
A viral Lara Logan interview with the data analyst known as DataRepublican is exposing billions in taxpayer dollars flowing through the NGO-industrial complex -- and the resistance it has sparked inside Washington.
The Pentagon fired Stars and Stripes publisher Max Lederer, editor in chief Erik Slavin and reporter Lara Korte on Friday, citing insubordination in a sweeping leadership overhaul of the military newspaper.
President Trump announced Friday that Ed Martin, his longtime legal ally and the Justice Department's pardon attorney, is leaving to fight election legal battles ahead of the midterms and the 2028 presidential race.
The Trump administration is rebuilding the federal inspector general corps with fraud-focused appointees, shifting oversight from protecting agencies to hunting waste, fraud, and abuse at every level of government.
David Morens, Fauci's longtime NIAID senior adviser, pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States by hiding COVID origin records and evading FOIA requests during the pandemic.
Attorney General Todd Blanche refuses to pledge DOJ independence from the White House, saying the elected president deserves a voice in prosecution decisions.
Dr. Anthony Fauci has declined a second Senate appearance request from Sen. Ron Johnson, days after Republicans voted to hold him in contempt of Congress for invoking the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times in the COVID probe.
President Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum authorizing vetted private companies to conduct offensive cyber operations against foreign criminal networks targeting Americans, under strict federal oversight.
The Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel says executive privilege can extend to presidential communications with private advisers, undercutting Democrat plans to subpoena Trump allies if they win Congress.
Sens. Johnson and Paul released the first texts from Fauci's government iPhone, showing he privately acknowledged a theoretical miscarriage risk from mRNA vaccines in pregnant women in January 2021.
The Pentagon revoked former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall's security clearance over allegations he leaked classified details about the new Air Force One aircraft, marking a major escalation in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's crackdown on unauthorized disclosures.
The Pentagon revoked former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall's classified access Friday over allegations he disclosed sensitive information about Air Force One's capabilities, escalating the leak investigation tied to the presidential aircraft.
Todd Blanche cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee and has Majority Leader John Thune confident of confirmation before the August recess, despite opposition from Sen. John Fetterman and Sen. Susan Collins.
The Senate Homeland Security Committee votes Thursday on holding Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he pleaded the Fifth more than 100 times under subpoena.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Sen. Tom Cotton are accused of refusing for months to give DOJ prosecutors the transcripts of John Brennan's closed-door testimony, stalling the federal investigation into the former CIA director's role in the 2017 Russia assessment.
Newly declassified FBI memos reveal the bureau opened a 2017 counterintelligence probe into whether President Trump was a Russian asset after he fired James Comey -- an investigation closed without finding coordination.
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination in a 12-10 vote Tuesday after a deal to kill the anti-weaponization fund, sending Trump's DOJ pick to the floor for a final confirmation vote.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's confirmation stalled Wednesday as key Senate Republicans demanded written DOJ proposals to modify the Trump IRS settlement agreement.
Todd Blanche's Senate confirmation hit a roadblock Wednesday as GOP senators Cornyn and Tillis blocked his nomination over the Trump-IRS settlement, prompting Grassley to postpone the hearing.
Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment before Sen. Rand Paul's committee despite receiving a preemptive Biden pardon -- a legal move experts say may not hold up under Supreme Court precedent. Navarro and Bannon both did prison time for contempt.
DOJ Civil Rights chief Harmeet Dhillon accused NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill of knowing about 35,000+ noncitizens on state voter rolls before she called Trump a liar over election integrity claims, saying 'Shame on you' in a blistering public confrontation.
The Senate advanced Jay Clayton's DNI nomination in a 51-43 vote, setting up final confirmation Tuesday as the FISA Section 702 anti-terror program remains in limbo.
Sen. Rand Paul released Dr. Anthony Fauci's private COVID-19 diaries, revealing the former White House advisor's obsession with celebrity status as Americans died. Fauci wrote that he was 'the most famous and talked about person in the country' while recording mounting death tolls.
President Trump made history at the rescheduled WHCA Dinner, delivering a 64-minute speech roasting the press, RFK Jr., Kaitlan Collins, and vowing to return in 2027 -- leaving the media room in stunned silence.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has hired Hunter Biden's former attorney Abbe Lowell as federal investigators scrutinize nonprofit finances involving his wife and a separate fraud case ensnares his ex-chief of staff.
The Senate Intelligence Committee voted along party lines Tuesday to advance President Trump's nominee for Director of National Intelligence, setting up a full floor vote that could also revive the nation's dormant FISA Section 702 surveillance program.
Senator Rand Paul released documents showing the FBI ordered CBP to stand down from questioning Peter Daszak, a Wuhan lab researcher with extensive ties to gain-of-function research funded by American taxpayers.
The New York Times reported the FBI stopped investigating ICE agent confrontations based on anonymous sources. DOJ and DHS immediately and forcefully denied the claims in a rare joint statement.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear revealed two government agencies called him to say Sen. Mitch McConnell had died during his secretive month-long hospitalization, raising explosive questions about government transparency and information control.
President Trump revealed China's massive election data theft while ordering investigations into intelligence officials who covered it up, keeping Beijing diplomacy alive but putting the deep state on notice.
Gabriel Perez, President Trump's longtime teleprompter operator, allegedly made over $100,000 betting on Trump's speeches using early access to prepared remarks on the prediction market Kalshi.
Trump's DNI nominee Jay Clayton faced down Sen. Jon Ossoff in a fiery confirmation hearing Wednesday, refusing to play political games on the 2020 election while Republicans rallied behind his nomination to lead the intelligence community.
Grassley and Johnson release evidence that Jack Smith's team obtained text messages from 44 members of Congress without proper filter team review, sparking outrage over constitutional violations.
More than 1,200 former DOJ employees signed a letter opposing Todd Blanche's AG nomination ahead of his July 15 confirmation hearings. Critics say it is a rerun of the partisan playbook used in the Russia hoax and Hunter Biden laptop cover-up.
The Trump Justice Department issued federal subpoenas to four New York Times journalists Friday as part of a leak investigation into the disclosure of classified national security information about the president's Air Force One security protocols.
The Trump administration released its fourth tranche of declassified UAP records Friday, including military infrared footage of a star-shaped object over the Yellow Sea and newly unredacted details about an unidentified craft over a Texas nuclear weapons plant.
California Governor Gavin Newsom claims Trump weaponized the DOJ against him, but multiple reports confirm the investigations into his inner circle began during the Biden administration.
A DHS inspector general report released Thursday found the Secret Service missed 102 radio transmissions and failed to stop the July 2024 assassination attempt on President Donald Trump.
Sen. Bernie Moreno demands answers from Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval over a DEI ordinance as violent crime surges in the city.
Former Bill Clinton aide Doug Band testified before the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, with emails showing he called Maxwell his 'lover' and revealing new details about Clinton's own connections to the disgraced financier.
Conservative constitutional scholar John Yoo has joined the DOJ investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, advising prosecutors examining what Trump allies describe as a coordinated lawfare conspiracy against the president.
The Justice Department charged 455 defendants, including 90 doctors, in the largest health care fraud takedown in U.S. history, targeting over $6.5 billion in false claims across 45 states.
The DOJ announced the largest healthcare fraud takedown in U.S. history, charging 455 defendants across 45 states for schemes totaling more than $6.5 billion in fraudulent claims against Medicare and Medicaid.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune blocked a vote that would have forced Adam Schiff to unseal records of his 2020 settlement with the family of a 17-year-old boy. Thune claimed Schiff has a 'right to privacy' despite admitting a dozen Democrats would have voted for release.
Trump loyalist Bill Pulte arrived a day early as acting DNI, requested a full employee roster, and is moving to fire hundreds of staff at the intelligence agency that oversees all 18 U.S. intelligence organizations.
Chuck Schumer admitted the SAVE America Act would remove 25 million from voter rolls. That is not an indictment of the bill -- it is proof the bill is desperately needed to protect election integrity.
Trump says he will veto any FISA renewal without the Save America Act attached — setting up a showdown over surveillance powers and election integrity.
President Trump cancelled the Senate DNI hearing for Jay Clayton, demanding Jamie McDonald be confirmed as SDNY U.S. attorney first while tying FISA reauthorization to the Save America Act.
Internal communications from the Biden administration's Department of Justice reveal significant resistance to a 2021 memo directing federal attention to parents protesting school policies.
A Biden-appointed federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore slavery and climate change exhibits removed from national parks under an executive order targeting revisionist history added after the 2020 riots.
Trump supporters are accusing Sen. Josh Hawley of using pro forma sessions to block the president from making recess appointments.
The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into funding behind E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuits against President Trump.