Justice

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Oncenter, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, in Syracuse, New York.

Judge orders Trump to sit for BBC defamation hearing by Dec. 11

Rena Rowe · October 22, 2026 12:34 pm

A voter casts a ballot in Henrico County, Virginia.

Utah says DOJ is sending election monitors to the state

Virginia Senate President pro tempore Louise Lucas listens to debate on the Senate floor

Democratic Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas indicted in alleged marijuana racketeering scheme

Ilhan Omar listens during a congressional hearing.

Omar addresses rumors she’s related to her ex-husband: ‘Not to my knowledge’

DOJ tries to bar Minnesota judges from immigration cases after comments about Trump

Trump.

Trump vows jail time for California election officials counting ballots from noncitizens

David Zimmermann October 16, 2026 10:05 pm

A closeup of Attorney General Todd Blanche speaking during a news conference at the Department of Justice, with the building in white art on the wall behind him, Wednesday Sept. 30, 2026, in Washington.

Blanche hopes to replicate success of Memphis crime task force to other cities

Jack Birle October 16, 2026 3:28 pm

Barriers are placed outside the John F. Kennedy Center

Trump invokes executive privilege over Kennedy Center documents in legal battle with Joyce Beatty

Molly Parks October 15, 2026 6:01 pm

Kimberly Guilfoyle and Donald Trump Jr. walk together at an airport.

Kimberly Guilfoyle faces new defamation lawsuit after ambassador exit over alleged corruption

Emily Hallas October 15, 2026 5:26 pm

FBI Director Kash Patel.

Ex-FBI employees involved in Trump classified documents case sue over ‘unlawful and hasty firings’

David Zimmermann October 15, 2026 4:37 pm

Lindsay Clancy in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Superior Court. (AP photo)

Lindsay Clancy holdout juror discusses harassment, fears, and media attention after mistrial

Mackenzie Chase October 15, 2026 3:26 pm

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R- Fla. speaks at AmericaFest, Dec. 22, 2024, in Phoenix.

Matt Gaetz faces lawsuit over alleged sex trafficking scheme

Emily Hallas October 15, 2026 3:12 pm

In this courtroom sketch, lawyer Barry Pollack, former Venezuela President Nicholas Maduro, attorneys Anna Estevao and Mark Donnelly, and Maduro's wife, Cilia Flores, stand during a pretrial hearing in a drug trafficking case for Maduro and Flores, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at Manhattan federal court in New York.

Maduro pleads not guilty to torture charges

Molly Parks October 15, 2026 1:44 pm

An election worker reaches for an unopened ballot during sorting.

DOJ sues California over alleged noncitizens on voter rolls left unchecked

Claire Carter October 15, 2026 1:35 pm

A display Discord stands at the company's booth at the Game Developers Conference 2023.

Florida sues Discord over platform’s alleged child safety issues

Molly Parks October 15, 2026 11:08 am

U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel hold a news conference to discuss "Tren de Aragua developments", today on July 01, 2026 at Briefing Room/DOJ in Washington DC, USA. (Lenin Nolly/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

Largest-ever federal anti-transnational crime operation nets 1,296 Tren de Aragua arrests nationwide

Anna Giaritelli October 15, 2026 5:00 am

Golfers pass near recently cut down trees at the East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, D.C.

Biden-appointed judge cites Trump pressure in rush to remove trees at DC golf course

Molly Parks October 14, 2026 5:53 pm