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Federal Prosecutors: Thrown Sandwiches Are A Felony But Openly Carrying Rifles Isn’t A Problem
Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Is throwing a sandwich at someone a felony? Well, that all depends on a few factors. The most important considerations are these: What would normally be rhetorical questions were answered in Washington, D.C. recently. A (now-former) DOJ employee allegedly (we…
Aug 26, 2025, 9:58 PM
'The most illegal search': Judges push back against D.C. criminal charges
Carrie Johnson, NPR
Inside the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., on Monday, tensions over the potential for federal overreach broke into open court.
Aug 26, 2025, 9:00 AM
US President Trump tightens grip on security in Washington
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Trump increases security in Washington, DC, with National Guard, more police and inquiries into crime data manipulation.
Aug 26, 2025, 7:16 AM
House Oversight subpoenas Jeffrey Epstein estate
Lauren Peller, ABC News
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer issued a new subpoena to the estate of Jeffrey Epstein.
Aug 25, 2025, 9:32 PM
Live: Trump threatens more National Guard deployments
Brian Osgood, Al Jazeera English
Threats to send troops into Chicago and Baltimore come as Washington, DC guards begin carrying arms.
Aug 25, 2025, 2:06 PM
Trump’s immigration crackdown could be slowing the hunt for child predators online
Lauren Feiner, The Verge
As President Donald Trump pushes federal law enforcement toward an immigration crackdown, agents and prosecutors fear he's drawing resources from one of the most vulnerable groups: victims of child sexual exploitation online. Current and former government emp…
Aug 25, 2025, 1:10 PM
Elon Musk Settles Case With Former Twitter Employees Who Were Purged
Lucas Ropek, Gizmodo.com
Musk has resisted severance payments for years.
Aug 25, 2025, 12:25 PM
DC students head back to school amid Trump's law enforcement surge
Arthur Jones II, ABC News
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said students in the capital will not be aided by the presence of National Guard troops as children return to school this week.
Aug 25, 2025, 9:13 AM
US National Guard troops begin carrying weapons in Washington, DC
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
The military said some troops are now carrying guns as Trump claims there is now 'no crime' in the US capital.
Aug 25, 2025, 3:27 AM
Trump Threatens To Send National Guard To Baltimore After Maryland Gov. Asks Him To ‘Walk’ In City
Zachary Folk, Forbes Staff, Zachary Folk, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/, Forbes
Trump has already deployed National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., and is openly discussing sending troops to other cities.
Aug 24, 2025, 8:18 PM
Pentagon readies plans to deploy troops in Chicago following Trump DC takeover: report
Alex Galbraith, Salon
President Trump has repeatedly threatened U.S. cities with federal action.
Aug 24, 2025, 2:27 PM
Milwaukee Judge Told Police Accusations Were 'All Lies'
Chris capper Liebenthal, Crooksandliars.com
Last spring, Milwaukee County Circuit Court Hannah Dugan was arrested and falsely accused of trying to help an immigrant elude capture by some ICEtapo agents, even though video shows just the ICEtapo agents bumbled the job and almost let the subject get away …
Aug 24, 2025, 2:14 PM
Democrats Say 97% Of Epstein Files Given To Congress Were Already Public
Zachary Folk, Forbes Staff, Zachary Folk, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/, Forbes
The Justice Department turned over more than 33,000 pages related to the case against the notorious financier after a subpoena from the House Oversight Committee.
Aug 23, 2025, 9:08 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell claims in DOJ interview that Epstein list doesn't exist
BBC News
Maxwell denied that there is any 'client list' of prominent figures involved in Jeffrey Epstein's crimes.
Aug 23, 2025, 2:10 AM
As Trump touts D.C. arrests, experts caution they're not the best indicator of public safety
Meg Anderson, NPR
The Trump administration says it has arrested more than 700 people in Washington, D.C., in its mission to crack down on crime. Experts say it's difficult to draw conclusions from that about public safety.
Aug 22, 2025, 11:32 PM
What Ghislaine Maxwell told deputy AG about former President Bill Clinton
JAMES HILL, AARON KATERSKY, KATHERINE FAULDERS and ALEXANDER MALLIN, ABC News
Maxwell said that Bill Clinton never visited Epstein's private island estate.
Aug 22, 2025, 8:20 PM
FBI raids home and office of ex-Trump official John Bolton
Al Jazeera English
FBI agents are searching the home and office of former US National Security Adviser John Bolton.
Aug 22, 2025, 5:31 PM
Another Bullshit ‘Assaulting An ICE Officer’ Case Falls Apart In Front Of A Grand Jury
Tim Cushing, Techdirt
The number of assaults on ICE officers was always going to increase. There’s no way it wouldn’t, not when ICE was sending out a task force composed of multiple federal law enforcement agencies daily to multiple locations in the United States, hoping to finall…
Aug 22, 2025, 4:30 PM
FBI raids home of John Bolton, former Trump adviser turned critic
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
The raid is one of several probes launched against critics of President Donald Trump, fuelling fears of 'retribution'.
Aug 22, 2025, 2:49 PM
WATCH: President Trump visits police and military in DC as he touts anti-crime push
ABC News
D.C., on Thursday to oversee the surge in federal law enforcement and National Guard responding to what he says is a crime emergency.
Aug 22, 2025, 12:30 PM
FBI searching John Bolton’s home: Sources
Katherine Faulders, ABC News
Federal agents were seen Friday morning searching the residence of former Trump national security adviser John Bolton, ABC News has learned.
Aug 22, 2025, 12:07 PM
First wave of Epstein files is being sent to Congress, says Oversight Committee chair
Claudia Grisales, NPR
The Justice Department is expected to deliver files from its Jeffrey Epstein investigation to the House Oversight Committee starting Friday. The panel plans to release some of the files publicly.
Aug 22, 2025, 9:00 AM
Trump says he will go out with police, military to patrol DC Thursday night
Lalee Ibssa, Michelle Stoddart, Isabella Murray, ABC News
President Donald Trump announced that he is "going out" with police and military in Washington, D.C. Thursday to oversee the surge in federal law enforcement
Aug 21, 2025, 5:07 PM
Six Republican states send 1,100 troops to US capital amid crackdown
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Federal agents and National Guard troops flood Washington after Trump calls for aggressive crime-fighting measures.
Aug 19, 2025, 7:40 PM