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FILE – Former FBI Director James Comey, arrivex to testify under subpoena behind closed doors before the House Judiciary and Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Former FBI Director James Comey pleads not guilty as lawyers signal intent to argue case is politically motivated

October 8, 2025 at 3:22 p.m.

James Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a criminal case that has highlighted the Justice Department’s efforts to target adversaries of President Donald Trump.

Former FBI director James Comey is sworn via videoconference before testifying during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, to examine the FBI “Crossfire Hurricane” investigation. (Ken Cedeno/Pool via AP)

Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted on charges of lying to Congress and obstruction

September 25, 2025 at 8:36 p.m.

James Comey was charged Thursday with making a false statement to Congress and obstruction of a criminal proceeding.

FILE – U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro speaks during a news conference, Aug. 12, 2025, at the U.S. Attorney’s office in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Grand jury refuses to indict Indiana woman accused of threatening Trump

September 2, 2025 at 5:34 p.m.

A federal grand jury has refused to indict an Indiana woman accused of threatening to kill President Donald Trump.

Jennifer Vasquez Sura, front left, wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, attends a protest rally at the ICE field office in Baltimore on Aug. 25, 2025, to support Kilmar Abrego Garcia. (AP Photo/KT Kanazawich)

Kilmar Abrego Garcia requests asylum in the US, hoping to prevent his deportation to Uganda

August 27, 2025 at 12:04 p.m.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has come to encapsulate much of President Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration agenda, wants to seek asylum in the United States.

FILE – Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks, accompanied by Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela A. Smith, during a news conference on President Donald Trump’s plan to place Washington police under federal control and deploy National Guard troops to Washington, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Trump’s Justice Department is investigating whether DC police officials falsified crime data

August 19, 2025 at 3:40 p.m.

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether police officials in Washington, D.C., have falsified data to make crime rates appear lower than they are.

President Donald Trump departs an event to mark National Purple Heart Day in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Appeals court tosses judge’s contempt finding against Trump administration in prison deportations

August 8, 2025 at 1:20 p.m.

A split appeals court panel tossed out a judge’s contempt finding against President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday in a case over deportations to an El Salvador prison.

Federal agents escort a man to a transport bus after he was detained following an appearance at immigration court, Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Judge pauses Trump administration’s push to expand fast-track deportations

August 1, 2025 at 4:14 p.m.

A federal judge agreed on Friday to temporarily block the Trump administration’s efforts to expand fast-track deportations of immigrants who legally entered the U.S. under a process known as humanitarian...

President Donald Trump, from left, speaks to the media as Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blance listen, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

High court ruling on injunctions could imperil many court orders blocking the Trump administration

June 27, 2025 at 6:43 p.m.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday limiting federal judges from issuing nationwide injunctions threatens to upend numerous lawsuits that have led to orders blocking Trump administration policies.

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

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

May 16, 2025 at 4:30 p.m.

A federal judge told the Trump administration Friday that its explanation for invoking the state secrets privilege in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is inadequate, describing the government’s reasoning for...

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in front of the West Wing of the White House, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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

May 8, 2025 at 6:32 p.m.

President Donald Trump said he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital after...

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