Feds charge five cartel bosses linked to Mexican terrorist drug empire flooding US with meth and fentanyl

WASHINGTON, DC — Federal prosecutors have filed sweeping criminal charges against five senior leaders of the United Cartels — a transnational drug syndicate recently labeled a Foreign Terrorist Organization — accused of…

New Jersey man sentenced for smuggling tech and sniper rounds to Russian military

Brooklyn, NY — A dual U.S.-Russian national from New Jersey was sentenced Tuesday to 30 months behind bars for helping a shadowy international network funnel U.S. ammunition and sensitive military-grade electronics to…

AG Dave Sunday joins national push to shut down illegal offshore gambling sites

Harrisburg, PA – A bipartisan coalition of 50 state attorneys general, including Pennsylvania’s top law enforcement official, is calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to take aggressive action against illegal offshore…

Justice Department drops lawsuit against Tennessee law restricting youth gender procedures

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice has formally dismissed its legal challenge to Tennessee’s law prohibiting certain medical procedures for minors related to gender transition, following a recent Supreme Court ruling…

Brooklyn correctional officer pleads guilty to smuggling marijuana and cigarettes into federal jail

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A former federal correctional officer at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC-Brooklyn) pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle contraband into the facility, federal officials announced Tuesday. Najee Jackson admitted in…

Epstein-linked note allegedly featuring Trump signature sparks backlash and denials

WASHINGTON — A controversial report describing a bizarre, typewritten note allegedly styled as a fictional conversation between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein has triggered heated political fallout and denials from Republican lawmakers.…

English is now the official language of the U.S., Here’s what you need to know

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice on Monday released formal guidance for federal agencies to comply with President Trump’s Executive Order No. 14224, which declares English as the official language of the…

Justice Department issues subpoenas to doctors and clinics over transgender procedures on minors

WASHINGTON, DC — The Department of Justice has issued more than 20 subpoenas to doctors and medical clinics involved in performing transgender medical procedures on children, the agency announced Tuesday. The subpoenas…

Justice Department sues Maryland court over injunction to protect criminal illegal aliens

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint Wednesday against the U.S. District Court of Maryland over a standing order that mandates automatic injunctions in federal immigration enforcement cases, alleging…

A Trump-hating intel specialist caught trying to trade top secret documents for foreign citizenship

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Defense Intelligence Agency employee was arrested Wednesday for allegedly attempting to transmit national defense information to a foreign government, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Nathan Vilas…

Murphy balks at Habba’s illegal alien sanctuary lawsuit filed against four New Jersey cities

NEWARK, N.J. – Gov. Phil Murphy on Saturday strongly criticized the U.S. Department of Justice’s new lawsuit targeting four New Jersey cities over their sanctuary policies, calling the legal challenge an overreach…

Feds sue four New Jersey cities over sanctuary city protection for criminal migrants

NEWARK, N.J. – The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a sweeping federal lawsuit against four major New Jersey cities and their leaders, claiming their so-called “sanctuary” policies unlawfully obstruct federal immigration…

New Jersey migrant falsified immigration docs to claim two children who were not his

NEWARK, N.J. — A Guatemalan national who entered the U.S. illegally in 2016 has been charged in New Jersey federal court for allegedly submitting false applications to gain custody of unaccompanied migrant…

Trump announces Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. Attorney for District of Columbia

WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Fox News host Jeanine Pirro will serve as the interim United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, naming the former judge and…

Nationwide sweep rescues 115 children, nets 205 arrests in child exploitation crackdown

The Department of Justice announced the results of Operation Restore Justice on Tuesday, revealing that 115 children were rescued and 205 individuals were arrested in a nationwide law enforcement operation targeting child…

Trump calls for release of Tina Peters in post criticizing Colorado attorney general

President Donald Trump on Monday issued a statement on social media calling for the release of Tina Peters, a former Colorado elections official recently sentenced to jail, denouncing her incarceration as politically…

Justice Department sues Illinois over immigration interference

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the state of Illinois, alleging that a state law regulating employment verification procedures interferes with federal immigration authority. The complaint, filed in…

ABC tells Trump to get on the phone and bring MS-13 gangmember back to U.S.

Democrats have rallied in support of Abrego Garcia, especially after the Trump administration admitted an error in deporting him. The pressure on Trump highlights broader political and legal challenges surrounding immigration policies…

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Feds shift tactics to fight New York City’s congestion tax

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Federal prosecutors warned the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) of serious litigation risks in defending its decision to terminate New York City’s Central Business District Tolling Program (CBDTP),…

Judges charged with tampering evidence to protect alleged Venezuelan gang member

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two former judicial officials face federal criminal charges after allegedly obstructing law enforcement operations and tampering with evidence tied to a Venezuelan national connected to a designated terrorist group,…

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