Justice

Police and media gather outside the DC Central Detention Facility.

DOJ launches investigation into DC jails over treatment of prisoners

Claire Carter · October 19, 2026 3:13 pm

Police lights glow pink, blue, and purple as Homeland Security Investigations task force officers arrest a suspect accused of illegally registering to vote during a federal operation in Commerce, Calif.

Federal voter fraud arrests intensify in California days after DOJ warning

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before walking to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Appeals court presses hard against Trump’s argument for private ownership of presidential records

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

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

President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi listen as head coach Todd Golden speaks as Trump hosts the 2025 NCAA Champion, University of Florida men's basketball team in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Washington.

Fight for Fulton County’s 2020 election ballots heats up as Trump DOJ enters arena

Kaelan Deese November 4, 2025 7:00 am

SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station.

Trump administration says it will issue reduced SNAP benefits with emergency funds during shutdown

Jack Birle November 3, 2025 1:44 pm

Law enforcement officers are seen outside a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland, Ore., Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Judge extends block on Portland National Guard deployment through Friday

Jack Birle November 3, 2025 12:23 pm

An FBI agent enters a home in a Dearborn, Mich., neighborhood on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

Two Michigan men face federal charges over alleged Halloween terrorist plot foiled by FBI

David Zimmermann November 3, 2025 12:05 pm

People mark their ballots at the polling place at Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library in Falls Church, Va., Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Trump can’t require proof of citizenship on federal voting form, judge rules

Molly Parks October 31, 2025 9:51 pm

A person shops for produce, which is covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), at a grocery store in Baltimore, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025.

Trump asks courts how to legally fund SNAP so Americans don’t ‘go hungry’ during shutdown

Molly Parks October 31, 2025 8:44 pm

Moral Hazard Illustration by Thomas Fluharty

The moral hazard of monetized justice

Conn Carroll October 31, 2025 2:24 am

The Black Lives Matter movement is teaming up with New York-based ad agency J. Walter Thompson to create a nationwide Google Maps-based website to show shoppers where to find small businesses and restaurants owned by African-Americans. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)

DOJ investigating allegations Black Lives Matter defrauded donors

Molly Parks October 30, 2025 9:29 pm

Sen. Rick Scott

Rick Scott’s phone records included in FBI Arctic Frost sweep

Kaelan Deese October 30, 2025 8:38 pm

This courtroom sketch shows U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon listening to Ryan Routh during his trial where he is charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year at a golf course in South Florida, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, in Fort Pierce, Fla. (Lothar Speer via AP)

Ryan Routh requests imprisonment where assisted suicide is legal

David Zimmermann October 30, 2025 2:19 pm

A hand holds a transgender flag.

Loudoun County school district hit with new conspiracy claims in transgender locker room case

Kaelan Deese October 30, 2025 2:06 pm

The Capitol building is in Austin, Texas, on August 6, 2025.

Texas Supreme Court lets judges opt out of performing same-sex marriages based on religious beliefs

Emily Hallas October 30, 2025 1:01 pm