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Newly released Justice Department records include a February 1, 2016 email from Dr. Mehmet Oz and his wife inviting Jeffrey Epstein to a Valentine’s Day event. The files, published to comply with bipartisan congressional legislation, disclose multiple references to Oz in Epstein-related documents. Oz is not accused of wrongdoing in connection with …
Federal immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota that began in December 2025 prompted sustained protests, multiple deadly confrontations and a series of legal and political responses. Officials announced a drawdown of agents after weeks of unrest, but several investigations, lawsuits and criminal charges remain in motion according to the seq…
With a Friday deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security fast approaching, Senate Republicans blocked a measure that would extend funding as Democrats pressed for legal limits on Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection practices. Talks hinge on five contentious areas: identification and recording of agents, l…
Lawmakers on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee showed video of the moments before the fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Alex Pretti during a hearing with Trump administration immigration officials, sharply questioning whether force used during the January encounter was warranted. Committee leaders and state officials pres…
A federal judge has temporarily prevented the Pentagon from demoting Senator Mark Kelly in retirement and cutting his pension after Kelly urged service members to decline unlawful orders. The decision, issued by U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington, marks another judicial check on actions by the Trump administration aimed at political opp…
The Justice Department moved to remove Donald Kinsella as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York on the same day federal judges announced his appointment to replace John Sarcone, who had been serving in an acting capacity and was disqualified by a court. The dispute follows a judge's finding that Sarcone was unlawfully holding the top …
National Governors Association (NGA) leadership said the president will host both Republican and Democratic governors for a White House breakfast during next week’s NGA gathering in Washington. The NGA message followed the cancellation of a previously planned meeting over reports that Democratic governors had been excluded. Later, President Trump s…
A lawyer associated with efforts to challenge the 2020 presidential result urged an intelligence contractor working for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to extend an examination of Puerto Rico voting machines to hunt for evidence that could support a re-investigation of the 2020 election. The contractor, Mojave Research In…
Several Democratic members of Congress say they only learned from news reports that the federal government had sought, and failed, to have them criminally charged and arrested after they urged service members to refuse unlawful orders. The involved lawmakers, many of whom served in the military or intelligence community, are exploring legal remedie…
Congress has until midnight (EST) Friday to finalize a funding agreement for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees immigration enforcement. Lawmakers from both parties are locked in disputes over five major topics: rules governing agent identification and recording, restrictions on where agents operate, access and oversight of detenti…
The Republican-led House plans a Wednesday vote on the SAVE America Act, legislation that would require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in the November midterm elections and impose penalties on election officials who register people without the specified documents. Democrats call the bill an effort to suppress their turnout ahead of a…
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is scheduled to testify before the House Judiciary Committee amid congressional frustration over the Justice Department's release and redaction of millions of pages of records related to Jeffrey Epstein. Lawmakers, including some Republicans, have criticized the scope of redactions and the department's decision to wi…
A federal judge in Los Angeles has preliminarily enjoined a California law that barred federal officers from wearing masks while on duty, finding the U.S. government likely to prevail on constitutional grounds. At the same time, the court sustained a separate California requirement that federal officers display identification while performing offic…
A narrow House vote on Tuesday defeated a Republican-led effort to bar legislative challenges to President Trump’s tariffs through July 31. The 217-214 tally, with three Republicans joining Democrats in opposition, removes a procedural shield and clears the way for Democrats to push measures aimed at rescinding tariffs imposed under a national emer…
Democratic lawmakers criticized what they described as an attempted effort by the Justice Department under President Donald Trump to secure indictments against members of Congress who produced a brief video urging military and intelligence personnel not to follow unlawful orders. Senators and representatives directly involved said a grand jury decl…
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said he expects the federal immigration enforcement operation in the state to conclude within days after discussions with senior Trump administration officials. The deployment, which drew criticism from local leaders and rights groups and prompted large protests following two fatal shootings, has seen about 3,000 federal…
The Justice Department has requested that all 93 U.S. Attorneys provide what it calls the "most egregious" examples of judicial decisions that obstruct the Trump administration's agenda, a step the department says is intended to help Congress consider whether to exercise its oversight and impeachment authorities. The move reflects rising friction b…
The U.S. State Department has imposed entry bans on Palau Senate President Hokkons Baules and former Marshall Islands mayor Anderson Jibas, accusing Baules of accepting bribes tied to Chinese interests and Jibas of misappropriating funds from a U.S.-supported trust. The measures bar the two men and their immediate family members from entering the U…
The National Governors Association (NGA) canceled its planned White House meeting later this month after the White House did not invite Democratic governors to the session, NGA chairman Kevin Stitt told members. The move ends a long-standing practice of bipartisan interaction that typically includes a meeting with Cabinet officials and a formal din…
Senate and House Democrats unveiled legislation named 'Virginia's Law' that would eliminate time limits preventing adult victims or their survivors from bringing civil suits tied to sex trafficking, including many allegations connected to Jeffrey Epstein. The proposal was announced at the U.S. Capitol with Epstein victims and family members of Virg…
Analilia Mejia has secured the Democratic nomination in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District after a close primary in which former Representative Tom Malinowski conceded. Mejia led by roughly 900 votes in the latest tally and will be the Democratic nominee in a special election on April 16 to fill the remainder of the term left vacant by Mikie …
The White House deleted a social media post from Vice President JD Vance's official account that described the 1915 mass killings of Armenians as a "genocide," saying the message was published in error by staff not traveling with the delegation. Vance visited the Tsitsernakaberd memorial in Yerevan and took part in a wreath-laying; his verbal remar…
Republican Senator Susan Collins has formally entered the race for a sixth term this November, positioning herself as a steady, problem-solving leader in Maine. Her announcement comes amid sustained criticism from former President Donald Trump over her vote on a Venezuela-related resolution, and sets up a competitive contest in a state Trump lost i…
Three senior officials who run the nation’s immigration enforcement and legal immigration agencies are scheduled to testify before the House Homeland Security Committee, marking the first congressional hearing since the deaths of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis amid an aggressive enforcement operation. Lawmakers, particularly Democrats on the pane…
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick disputed a close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein at a Senate hearing on Feb. 10, saying he exchanged only about 10 emails with Epstein over 14 years and that a reported lunch on Epstein's private island occurred while his family was nearby. The remarks come after the Justice Department released millions of d…
