Judiciary

Trump Repeats FBI / J6 Connection Claim and Threatens Former Director Christopher Wray.

Former president Donald Trump has revived a claim that hundreds of FBI agents were secretly embedded in the crowd during the January 6 attack on the Capitol, using the figure of 274

September 27, 2025

Judiciary·National·Trump

Trump Orders That Federal Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty in D.C. Cases Despite Local Opposition.

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order directing federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty in certain criminal cases in the nation’s capital, a move that places the federal government’s authority

September 25, 2025

Crime·DC·Judiciary·National·Trump

Trump Taps Ally Lindsey Halligan for Key U.S. Attorney Post in Virginia Amid Political Pressure

WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump announced Saturday that he is appointing Lindsey Halligan, a long-time legal ally, as his choice for U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, a role that

September 21, 2025

Judiciary·National·Trump

Trump Heads to Charlie Kirk Funeral, defending Pamela Bondi and the Letitia James Investigation.

WASHINGTON — September 21, 2025 — President Donald Trump paused briefly to speak with reporters Sunday afternoon as he boarded Marine One for a flight to Phoenix, where he is attending the funeral

September 21, 2025

Judiciary·National·Trump

Federal judge strikes Trump defamation suit against New York Times, calls 85-page complaint “decidedly improper and impermissible.”

Washington – September 19, 2025 – A Federal District Court judge has tossed President Trump’s $15 billion lawsuit against the New York Times, saying “The complaint is decidedly improper and impermissible.” The

September 19, 2025

Judiciary·National·Trump

MPD Seeks Public Help After Felony Assault on Federal Officers in Southeast

Washington, D.C., September 12, 2025 — The Metropolitan Police Department is asking the public for help identifying suspects in a felony assault on federal law-enforcement agents in Southeast Washington. Investigators say that

September 12, 2025

Crime·DC·Judiciary·Local·National·Trump

After Trump’s Crackdown Announcement, D.C. Crime Data Tells Competing Stories

Crime locations since Donald Trump’s August 11 announcement Tuesday September 2, 2025 When President Donald Trump announced a federal crackdown on crime in the District on Aug. 11, 2025, his supporters quickly pointed

September 2, 2025

Crime·DC·Judiciary·Local·National·Trump

Appeals court affirms nationwide block on birthright citizenship order

by Ashley Murray, Virginia MercuryJuly 27, 2025 WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court dealt a setback for President Donald Trump’s offensive to end birthright citizenship, even after the U.S. Supreme Court ordered

July 27, 2025

Immigration·Judiciary·National·Trump

Trump Sues Wall Street Journal Over Epstein Letter Article, Demands $10 Billion

MIAMI — Former President Donald J. Trump filed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit Friday against the Wall Street Journal and its parent company, alleging that a recently published article falsely linked him to a lewd

July 19, 2025

Judiciary·National·Trump

Federal Judge Blocks Trump-Era Proclamation Targeting Harvard’s International Students

A federal judge in Massachusetts issued an injunction Monday, granting Harvard University a preliminary injunction to block a presidential proclamation that barred non‑U.S. international students from enrolling at Harvard. The decision, rendered

June 24, 2025

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