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May 22, 2025 at 8:19 am

Woman accused of spitting on a top federal prosecutor is arrested on an assault charge

A woman accused of spitting on the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital has been arrested on a federal assault charge.

In this image taken from video provided by WJLA, a spectator watches as law enforcement works the scene after two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington were shot and killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Washington. (WJLA via AP) DCTV302 DCTV302

May 21, 2025 at 8:42 pm

Court papers say suspect in embassy killings declared, ‘I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza’ VIEW

The man charged with fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington as they were leaving an event at a Jewish museum...

May 21, 2025 at 12:50 pm

Federal judge orders pretrial detention for man accused of stealing Kristi Noem’s purse

A federal magistrate judge has ordered the pretrial detention of a man charged with stealing a purse from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem while she...

Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) DCJL132

May 21, 2025 at 8:59 am

WA veteran is convicted of gun charges stemming from arrest near Obama's home

The Navy veteran from Pasco, WA, was arrested in Obama’s neighborhood on the same day in 2023 that Trump posted what he claimed was the...

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May 19, 2025 at 2:36 pm

Trump administration agrees to pay nearly $5M to settle suit over Ashli Babbitt shooting in Capitol

The Trump administration has agreed to pay just under $5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit that Ashli Babbitt’s family filed over her shooting...

FILE – This undated photo provided by Murray Osorio PLLC shows Kilmar Abrego Garcia. (Murray Osorio PLLC via AP) NYSS502 NYSS502

May 15, 2025 at 9:17 pm

US claim of state secrets privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is ‘inadequate,’ judge says

A federal judge has told the Trump administration that its explanation for state secrets privilege in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is "inadequate.".

May 14, 2025 at 10:13 am

Trump can’t strip Foreign Service workers of their collective bargaining rights, judge says

A federal judge has agreed to temporarily block the Trump administration from stripping Foreign Service employees of their collective bargaining rights.

In this image from U.S. Capitol Police security video, released and annotated by the Justice Department in the Statement of Facts supporting an arrest warrant, Taylor Taranto, circled in yellow, enters the U.S. Capitol through the Upper West Terrace door on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. A Capitol riot suspect who had guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in his van when he was arrested near former President Barack Obama’s Washington home has been indicted on federal firearms charges. Taranto was already facing misdemeanor charges stemming from his alleged involvement in the Jan. 6 riot. (Justice Department via AP)

May 13, 2025 at 6:29 pm

Trial opens for former Capitol riot defendant who was arrested near Obama’s DC home in 2023

A bench trial has begun for a Pasco man whose Capitol riot case was dismissed by the Trump administration but who remains charged with federal...

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May 13, 2025 at 3:03 pm

Trump’s new pardon attorney says he will scrutinize pardons that Biden issued at the end of his term

The Justice Department’s new pardon attorney says he plans to scrutinize pardons that former President Joe Biden issued on his way out of the White...

May 8, 2025 at 3:48 pm

Trump says he is naming Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC

President Donald Trump says he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the top federal prosecutor...