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Democrats signal oversight blitz as Trump officials lawyer up

Democrats made clear after Tuesday’s stunning midterm victories that they will use their historic gains in Congress to flex their investigative...

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Democrats' election success boosts ranks of Congressional Hispanic Caucus

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) will gain more than 10 new members after Democrats' election night success, boosting the group to its largest...

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Incoming House Oversight chair to Republicans: 'Lawyer up'

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), now set to be chair of the House Oversight Committee after Democrats’ Election Day sweep, warned Trump administration...

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Collins's Maine office vandalized on eve of election

A federal constituent service office of Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) was vandalized overnight for the second time within the last two months as the...

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Before, during, after: Outside groups race to counter any election interference by Trump

Outside good-government groups are scrambling this month to secure the midterm results, bracing for the possibility that the Trump administration will...

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9 former FBI agents sue, saying they were wrongly fired over Mar-a-Lago case

Nine former FBI agents sued the Justice Department on Thursday, alleging they were wrongly fired solely because of their work investigating President...

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Judge tosses Brennan suit demanding preservation of records in 'grand conspiracy' probe

A federal judge on Thursday agreed to toss a lawsuit from former CIA Director John Brennan, arguing he did not yet have standing to sue over an...

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ICE rejects push for automatically activated body cameras

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) resisted a recommendation from a government watchdog to use automated body camera activation that would...

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DOJ apologizes after campaign-style Trump ads air in violation of judge's order

The Department of Justice apologized late Monday that a controversial ad featuring President Trump continued to run after a court sided with...

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Democrats hammer Trump for late-election raid on Omar’s home

Democrats are up in arms this week after federal agents raided the home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), accusing the Trump administration of weaponizing...

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Internal DOJ documents tell story on caseload surge amid Trump immigration moves

A push to force all migrants to await deportation from detention and other Trump administration immigration policies have pushed the number of cases...

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Grassley defends record after attacks from Democrats over Jack Smith treatment

Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) defended his record after the committee's Democrats called on the GOP side of the panel to apologize to...

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Trump administration accuses Maduro of torture in latest indictment

The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled new charges against deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, accusing the duo of ordering...

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Durbin demands Schmitt records and an apology for Jack Smith

Senate Judiciary Democrats accused their GOP counterparts of violating committee rules by failing to share documents that served as the basis for a...

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FBI post featuring El-Sayed runs afoul of Hatch Act, say experts

A new video from the FBI has spurred complaints the bureau has violated the Hatch Act by labeling Democrats – including current Michigan Senate...

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GOP walks tightrope on immigration ahead of midterms

Republicans are struggling with how to thread the needle on immigration ahead of what is expected to be a bruising midterm season in which many voters...

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Appeals court backs finding Trump colluded with IRS, Treasury

An appeals court Tuesday sided with a lower court judge who determined President Trump colluded with the Justice Department (DOJ) in bringing and...

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Schmitt faces fallout after debunked Jack Smith narrative

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) is facing accusations he tried to launch a conspiracy tying former special counsel Jack Smith to others who prosecuted...

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Eric Schmitt seems to confuse basketball teams in attempt to link Jack Smith, Fani Willis

Apparent confusion over team names derailed a line of questioning as Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) grilled former special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday...

29.09.2026 40

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Jack Smith stresses strength of Trump cases, says he will not be 'silenced' by threats

Former special counsel Jack Smith stressed in prepared remarks that it was the evidence tied to President Trump’s own actions that prompted him to...

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Cuba tensions on the rise as Trump pushes for 'fundamental change'

Tensions between the U.S. and Cuba are rising once again after President Trump told world leaders gathered at the United Nations General Assembly that...

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Jack Smith to testify before Senate Judiciary next week

Former special counsel Jack Smith will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, his second appearance before Congress as they probe...

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Internal DOJ charts show agency bleeding staff as caseloads surge

A drastically diminished Justice Department workforce is struggling to keep up with its civil side caseloads, according to documents obtained by The...

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Lawmakers see waste in DOGE’s ‘stupid’ $7B buyout costs

A new government report showing that the administration spent $7 billion paying staff not to work as it pushed its buyouts is sparking the latest...

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Intelligence community warned Congress on FISA 702 deadlines, but some Democrats have doubts

Trump administration intelligence officials are pressing Congress to renew the nation’s warrantless spy powers before Thanksgiving, warning they...

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Federal employees were paid nearly $7B not to work under DOGE effort: GAO

The Trump administration paid outgoing employees an estimated nearly $7 billion to not work as it encouraged them to leave the federal service, a...

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Maine senators push for Senate to take up House whale bill championed by lobster industry

Maine’s two senators are urging the Senate Commerce Committee to take up and advance House-passed legislation that would extend a pause in...

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GOP senator presses Patel on FBI policy change: 'Why would you get into bestiality?'

It’s not a topic often discussed in the halls of Congress, but Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) grilled FBI Director Kash Patel as he said he was just...

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Andrew Bower: Deputy staff director, House Oversight Committee Democrats

Andrew Bower followed Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) from his personal office to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as Democrats...

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Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ confined migrants in 'small metal enclosures': DHS internal watchdog

A new report reviewing the conditions at the now-closed Alligator Alcatraz center in Florida slammed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...

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Maine’s lobster industry finds itself squeezed on all sides amid Canada trade war

STONINGTON, MAINE — The Maine lobster business has found itself in the crosshairs of a trade war and congressional infighting as rising costs and...

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Trump administration announces first-ever deportation from terrorist removal court

The Justice Department on Friday noted the removal of an Afghan woman in the first-ever Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC) case, announcing the...

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Joe DiGenova resigns from DOJ position investigating Trump foes

Joe DiGenova, a Trump ally tapped to lead a sprawling investigation into many of the president’s perceived enemies, resigned from the post late...

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25 years after 9/11, airport security gets second look from Trump

The 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks falls as the Trump administration has scaled back expanded security measures put in place at...

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Appeals court upholds ruling barring IRS from sharing data with ICE

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling blocking information sharing between the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and U.S....

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Trump administration expands mass deportations with noncriminals

A surge in immigration arrests is sweeping up immigrants with no criminal record whatsoever, including many who were already known by the government,...

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Former pardon attorney challenges firing after refusing to restore Mel Gibson's gun rights

Former U.S. pardon attorney Liz Oyer is suing the Department of Justice (DOJ) over her termination, which took place last year after she refused to...

03.09.2026 40

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ICE whistleblower: Agency cut corners to fill ranks

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official warned the agency about cutting corners in vetting officer candidates as the agency surged...

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5 years after withdrawal, a grave picture for Afghans inside and outside the US

The fifth anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan falls as the nation’s citizens face a starkly different picture than when they first...

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Maine Lobstermen's Association fears becoming 'collateral damage' in Canada tariff war

The Maine Lobstermen’s Association said Wednesday the escalating tariff battle between the U.S. and Canada threatens to make “collateral damage”...

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Appeals court declines to toss McIver case as panel splits on selective prosecution claims

A federal appeals court declined to toss the case against Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.), even as the panel split over a matter in which she is accused...

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Federal judge declines Maxwell bid to toss conviction

A federal judge on Tuesday declined a petition from Ghislaine Maxwell to set aside her conviction, a longshot bid that would have allowed for a new...

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DHS starts deportation flights after end to remaining protections for TPS holders

Lower court judges have now fully lifted certain limitations on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the wake of a Supreme Court decision that...

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Democrats urge ICE to halt purchase of electric gloves 'before more innocent lives are lost'

House Democrats on the Homeland Security Committee are calling for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin to abandon plans...

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Top DHS lawyer faces bar complaint over 'worst of the worst' list for judges

The top lawyer for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is facing an ethics complaint with the Florida Bar after he launched a “Worst of the...

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DOJ defends Comey prosecution, says 'no serious dispute' Trump post could be seen as a threat

The Justice Department discouraged a judge from tossing a case against former FBI Director James Comey, saying it should be up to the jury to...

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Whistleblowers accuse Trump administration of 'predetermined' outcomes in Ivy League antisemitism investigations

A new whistleblower complaint accuses the Department of Justice (DOJ) of having “predetermined” outcomes when it launched antisemitism...

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ICE purchase of electric shock gloves prompts Democratic outrage

Outrage is building among congressional Democrats who are alarmed by new plans from the Trump administration to buy gloves that will allow immigration...

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Judge lifts order on Somalia TPS, clearing way for deportations

A Massachusetts-based federal judge on Friday lifted her stay in a case brought by Somali holders of temporary protected status (TPS), clearing the...

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Democratic appropriators push DHS on purchase of a dozen planes, including 'luxury jets'

Senate Democratic appropriators are questioning Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin over the purchase of 12 new planes, including “5...

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