Justice

Mary Peltola.

DOJ seeks ‘expedited discovery’ in Alaska lawsuit after Peltola NYT report

Emily Hallas · October 28, 2026 7:51 pm

Collage of Conservative influencers James O'Keefe and Cam Higby.

Minnesota prosecutors charge two right-wing influencers for posing as voters

Mary Peltola speaks during a campaign rally.

Mary Peltola and ‘Decoy Dan’ Sullivan face collusion accusations as DOJ investigates Alaska Senate campaign

The seal of the Department of Justice is shown on a podium.

DOJ suing Maryland public school system over alleged ‘secret gender transitions’

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.

Judge overseeing Maduro case dies at 92

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche

Senate panel delays critical vote to advance Blanche attorney general nomination

Emily Hallas, Kaelan Deese July 29, 2026 9:53 pm

U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi.

DOJ suffers setback in New Jersey voter roll lawsuit despite illegal registrants scandal

Kaelan Deese July 29, 2026 9:00 pm

Elon Musk in court.

Musk’s xAI sues Minnesota over nation’s first AI ‘nudification’ law

Emily Hallas July 29, 2026 7:35 pm

Dr. Anthony Fauci appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at the Capitol, Wednesday, July 29, 2026.

Florida attorney general announces investigation into Fauci regarding COVID-19 claims

David Zimmermann July 29, 2026 5:44 pm

A document that was included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, photographed Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, shows a photo of Ghislaine Maxwell in 2019.

Senate approves resolution opposing Ghislaine Maxwell pardon amid Epstein investigation

Emily Hallas July 29, 2026 4:25 pm

Deputy Utah County Attorney Ryan McBride, background left, cross-examines witness Caitlin Oliver, forensic biologist with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, during a preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson, foreground left, the Utah man accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk, at the 4th District Court in Provo, Utah, Friday, July 10, 2026. (Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP, Pool)

Prosecutors allege Tyler Robinson targeted Charlie Kirk over his religious and political views

Jack Birle July 29, 2026 1:35 pm

Former FBI Director James Comey.

Former mobster interviewed to prove intent behind James Comey ’86 47′ post

Kaelan Deese July 29, 2026 11:13 am

Demonstrators rally outside a Target in Minnesota

Minnesota Republicans urge DOJ to ‘stamp out’ state’s Somali gang problem

Mia Cathell July 29, 2026 10:30 am

Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith testifies before the House Judiciary Committee.

DOJ can’t release Biden tapes while hiding Jack Smith report, watchdog says

Kaelan Deese July 29, 2026 6:00 am

Colt Gray, the 16-year-old Apalachee High School shooting suspect

Teenager gets life without parole for killing four at Georgia’s Apalachee High School

The Associated Press July 28, 2026 5:25 pm

President Donald Trump arrives in his limousine to board Marine One on the Ellipse, Monday, July 27, 2026, near the White House in Washington.

Judge allows Trump to refile $15 billion lawsuit against the New York Times

Emily Hallas July 28, 2026 3:52 pm

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill talks to reporters during a news conference in Trenton, N.J., Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

New Jersey keeps two contracts with vendor that Gov. Sherrill blames for voter registration error

Barnini Chakraborty July 28, 2026 3:14 pm