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A federal appeals court in a 2-1 decision on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling blocking the Trump administration from firing 19 career intelligence...
The Supreme Court’s ruling upholding birthright citizenship has prompted an outcry from the far right, including members of President Trump’s own...
Former CIA Director John Brennan filed suit Wednesday demanding the Justice Department preserve all records related to its ongoing investigation into...
The Justice Department on Tuesday directed its staff to bring fraud charges in alleged cases of birth tourism as a response to their loss in the...
A Supreme Court decision unwinding deportation protections for Haitians and Syrians spells trouble for all recipients of temporary protected status...
The election of a trio of far-left candidates in New York’s primaries could create headaches for House Democratic leadership determined to stage a...
The Secret Service left themselves vulnerable to hacking due to issues with both official and personal devices, a government watchdog found in a...
The defeat of Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) in this week’s primary toppled a powerful and history-making incumbent, sparking complex feelings for...
Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee are losing patience with Sec. Markwayne Mullin’s pledge to turn over a list of all contracts...
A D.C.-based federal judge on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to unredact additional pages of the Epstein files in a suit brought by attorney...
Top House Judiciary Democrat Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) told Democratic leaders Thursday he plans to force a vote on legislation blocking the creation...
A federal judge late Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from making arrests at immigration courthouses, barring the practice nationwide. The...
Senate Intelligence Vice Chair Mark Warner (D-Va.) on Tuesday introduced a bill that would bar the president from installing an acting director of...
The Justice Department plans to appeal a federal judge’s decision to toss the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia after determining the case...
Intelligence Democrats are warning acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Bill Pulte from carrying out sweeping firings or improperly...
A federal judge on Monday denied a request from Cole Allen, the alleged White House Correspondents' dinner shooter, to bar acting Attorney General...
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is removing detainees from Alligator Alcatraz in preparation for hurricane season. A statement from the...
President Trump’s scuttling of a hearing to review his pick for director of national intelligence has once again plunged Congress into chaos over...
The Supreme Court on Monday denied a bid from former Donald Trump campaign adviser Carter Page to continue his suit against former FBI Director James...
The unprecedented expiration of the nation’s warrantless spy powers has plunged the country into legal uncertainty over the extent to which it can...
A federal judge in Virginia agreed to indefinitely block the Justice Department’s "anti-weaponization" fund after previously agreeing to temporarily...
A federal judge chastised the Trump administration for ignoring a ruling last week ordering them to immediately resume processing of immigration...
Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked Republicans' attempt to pass a short-term extension of the nation's spy powers by unanimous consent. Sen. Tom...
President Trump announced his new pick to lead the intelligence community, saying he would tap former Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay...
House Republicans on Thursday failed to get enough votes from Democrats to secure a short-term extension of the nation's warrantless spy powers, with...
President Trump’s acceleration of the start date for his controversial pick to lead the intelligence community is pushing both sides to dig in on...
An attempt to negotiate a three-week extension on the nation’s warrantless spy powers is already facing objections from Democrats. Efforts to...
The Justice Department on Tuesday found the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) hiring guidelines unconstitutional, finding they...
The looming deadline to renew the nation's warrantless spy powers is clashing with a pressure campaign on the White House to yank the appointment of...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Monday he will not vote to renew the nation’s warrantless spy powers so long as Acting Director...
The promised end of President Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund won’t necessarily stop the Department of Justice (DOJ) from making payouts to...
President Trump said he’s hopeful acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Bill Pulte will shrink the size of his new office, saying it’s...
A federal judge on Friday vacated a series of Trump policies enacted in the wake of a deadly attack on National Guard members, forcing immigration...
Former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton plans to plead guilty in a case accusing him of improperly handling national defense information...
President Trump formally moved to implement his plan for making it easier to fire federal workers in policy roles, signing an executive order moving...
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is taking a first step to kill a Trump administration directive to make immigrants go abroad to apply for a green card,...
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told a House panel he is reviewing some contracts pursued by his predecessor Kristi Noem that may have...
President Trump indicated Wednesday he plans to tap acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to take on the role more permanently, though he would not...
House Oversight Democrats are pushing to subpoena Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel, noting that former Attorney...
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said he still has a “plan to initiate” the removal of customs officers from international airports,...
President Trump named William Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to serve as the acting head of the Office of the Director of...
National security experts and the airline industry are cautioning against Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s threat to pull U.S. Customs...
A group of former FBI employees is launching a nonprofit to aid those caught in the crosshairs of what they call the agency’s “retribution...
A proposal by the Trump administration to push federal workers to sign nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) has sparked accusations that the White House is...
A federal judge in Florida agreed to reopen President Trump’s bid to sue the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for $10 billion, siding with intervenors...
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi repeatedly pointed the finger at Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel when asked about...
House Oversight Committee leadership clashed over the terms of former Attorney General Pam Bondi’s closed door appearance Friday, with Democrats...
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will appear before House Oversight and Government Reform Committee investigators Friday, a victory for the panel...
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said late Tuesday he is “drawing up plans” to end the processing of international flights in...
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is asking a judge to toss a case the Trump administration launched against the civil rights group, arguing it...