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Federal judge declares Texas law granting illegal migrants in-state college tuition unconstitutional after state joins Trump in lawsuit
Texas quickly joined Trump in a motion supporting arguments that the 2001 law was unconstitutional.
Chinese national couple charged with smuggling crop-killing fungus into US: ‘Potential agroterrorism weapon'
A Chinese national couple was hit with criminal charges for allegedly smuggling a dangerous fungus into the US capable of destroying crops and poisoning humans and livestock.
Romanian national, 26, pleads guilty to 'swatting' over 75 public officials, including a former US president
Szabo and a co-conspirator, 21-year-old Serbian national Nemanja Radovanovic, allegedly targeted about 100 people, including members of Congress, governors, cabinet-level executive branch officials and state officials.
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani facing new DOJ probe over Iran oil trading: report
An Adani spokesperson called the report "baseless and mischievous."
FBI probing individual attempting to impersonate WH chief of staff in text to lawmakers — here's what the imposter asked for
The imposter has reportedly fired off text messages and placed phone calls to Republican lawmakers, governors and business executives in recent weeks pretending to be Wiles, the WSJ reported.
DOJ launches Title IX probe into California over state law allowing trans athletes to play women’s sports
The investigation was launched in response to a lawsuit alleging discrimination over the inclusion of transgender athletes in women's sports.
DOJ official’s wife perjured herself with 'demonstrably false' Trump-Russia testimony: bombshell FBI records
Nellie Ohr worked for research firm Fusion GPS when it was hired in the lead-up to the 2016 election to dig up dirt on the Trump campaign's alleged links to...
Trump grants ‘FULL and Unconditional' pardon to ex-Virginia sheriff convicted of taking $75K in bribes in ‘cash-for-badges’ scheme
President Trump argued in a Truth Social post that Scott Jenkins and his family “have been dragged through HELL by a Corrupt and Weaponized Biden DOJ.”
Google faces new DOJ antitrust probe over partnership with AI startup: report
Google reportedly faces a fresh Justice Department probe over whether it violated antitrust law through its partnership with artificial intelligence chatbot firm Character.AI.
Woman accused of spitting on Trump's firebrand DC prosecutor is charged with assault
Emily Gabriella Sommer, 32, faces one misdemeanor count of assaulting, resisting, or impeding a government official, which could earn her up to one year in prison.
Feds back GOP states in climate case alleging BlackRock, others conspired to lower coal output
Texas and 12 other states claim the companies used their substantial holdings in US coal companies to discourage competition.
DOJ dismisses high-profile Biden-era civil rights lawsuits against police departments
The Justice Department on Wednesday said it is dismissing Biden-era lawsuits against the Louisville and Minneapolis police departments and is in the process of unwinding investigations into several other police...
DOJ opens investigation into Andrew Cuomo over NY nursing home deaths testimony: report
The DOJ and Cuomo did not immediately respond to The Post's request for comment.
Long Island pols push for more federal funding to lock up illegal immigrants convicted of crimes
"Taxpayers on Long Island should not pay the price for the federal government's failure to secure our border and New York City's reckless sanctuary city policies," Rep. Laura Gillen (D-NY)...
WH pressured special counsel Robert Hur that report on Biden’s classified docs 'should be economical' – claimed it could threaten national security
“It could affect the national security interests of the United States in ways that none of us can anticipate,” attorneys for Biden and the White House said.
UnitedHealth stock drops 17% after report it is being probed by DOJ for alleged Medicare fraud
The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday cited people familiar with the matter as saying that the probe has been ongoing since last year.
Candace Owens says FBI arrested New Jersey man who 'planned to kill her'
Haim Braverman, 47, of Morris County, NJ, pleaded guilty in federal court after he was charged with transmitting threats in interstate commerce.
Trump Justice Dept. backs Jewish professor's discrimination case against CUNY school
The Trump Justice Department filed papers in federal court backing a Jewish professor who claimed she was subjected to a hostile work environment fueled by anti-semitic, Israel-bashing campus protests at...
GOP senators demand swift action against Biden-era ATF bureaucrats who allegedly ‘defrauded taxpayers’ of $20M -- and still work for federal govt.
“These Washington bureaucrats must answer for their misconduct, and if heads don’t roll, nothing will change,” Grassley said in a statement.
Trump's weaponization czar hints at international targets, accepts that GOP killed his DC US Attorney nomination: 'It worked out great'
His list of potential targets includes propagators of Russiagate, prosecutors in Capitol riot cases, individuals who allegedly helped cover up COVID-19 origins and even international organizations.