Democrats Sue Trump Administration, Alleging Pressure Campaign on State Election Officials
The suit asks a federal judge to stop alleged efforts to force voter-roll purges and threaten local officials.
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DOJ Watchdog Declines to Probe Handling of Ex-Olympian’s Reflecting Pool Case
Lawyers for former canoeist David Hearn, cleared of damaging the Lincoln Memorial pool, urged the inspector general to reconsider.
Justice Department Charges 28 California Green-Card Holders With Election Crimes
At least 11 were arrested Monday in ‘Operation Protect the Vote’; all were on a federal list of 20,000 registered voters the administration says may not be citizens.
Maduro and Wife Due in U.S. Court on New Torture Conspiracy Charges
The expanded indictment adds to earlier drug-trafficking counts. Both have pleaded not guilty to the prior case; lawyers say they deny the new accusations too.
CVS Agrees to Pay $315 Million to Settle Federal Opioid Case
The Justice Department accused the pharmacy chain of filling medically unnecessary prescriptions for addictive painkillers.
DOJ probes whether TV networks broke antitrust law by halting White House coverage
The Justice Department is investigating the five-network TV pool’s decision to stop covering the president last month.
Justice Department Drops Federal Registration Enforcement for Silencers, Short-Barreled Rifles
The change follows a Texas ruling that struck down the permitting process; gun safety groups object.
FBI Arrests California Real Estate Agent at LAX, Accusing Her of Spying on Taiwan President’s Family for China
Wanying ‘Heather’ Zhang, 34, of Irvine is charged with acting as an unregistered agent of Beijing after allegedly surveilling the Seattle-area home of President Lai Ching-te’s son.
Justice Department Files 40 Cases to Strip Citizenship, Calling It the ‘Largest Denaturalization Effort in Modern History’
The petitions, filed between Aug. 10 and Oct. 2, target naturalized Americans accused of hiding crimes or fraud, including a former Navy sailor convicted of spying for China.
Justice Department Indicts RT Employees in Alleged $10 Million Russian Influence Scheme
The Justice Department has charged two employees of the Russian state-controlled media outlet RT in connection with a purported $10 million influence campaign aimed at bolstering right-wing media voices in the United States. The indictment alleges that Kostiantyn Kalashnikov, 31, and Elena Afanasyeva, 27, acted as unregistered foreign agents and laundered $9.7 million to a…