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October 15, 2026
Trump Administration Sues California Over Voter Rolls
The lawsuit seeks to temporarily block the state from counting mail ballots of voters it claims are likely noncitizens, opening a new front in the administration’s legal fights with election offici...
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October 13, 2026
Justice Dept. Issues Subpoenas in Ilhan Omar Investigation
After years of investigation, the Justice Department appears to be intensifying a criminal inquiry into the immigration history of Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, and her family.
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October 13, 2026
Musk Pours $276 Million Into the Midterms, and Federal Agents Raid Home of Rep. Ilhan Omar
Plus, setting a record on Mars.
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October 12, 2026
Federal Agents Search Home of Rep. Ilhan Omar
The search takes places within the 60-day window of the midterm elections, when the Justice Department has historically avoided such investigative steps related to political candidates.
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October 9, 2026
F.B.I. Arrests Key Suspect in ShinyHunters Hack of Its Own Agents’ Data
The hack left the nation’s premier law enforcement agency racing to respond as both the victim and the investigator of a murky group that threatened to expose agents’ personal information.
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October 6, 2026
Ex-C.I.A. Officer Who Stashed Gold Bars Admits to Far Larger $145 Million Scam
A plea hearing revealed a far larger pattern of fraud against the government, while keeping some key secrets still hidden.
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October 6, 2026
Wrongly Indicted Man Seeks Inquiry of Official Conduct in Reflecting Pool Case
Lawyers for the former Olympian David Hearn accused prosecutors of ignoring their own evidence to indict him and then providing “blatantly false” information about what they knew when.
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September 30, 2026
Justice Dept. Tries to Rebuke Federal Judges for Speaking to The Times
Judge Patrick J. Schiltz had warned that the administration’s actions “created a grave threat to the rule of law.” The attorney general accused him of “obvious bias.”
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September 29, 2026
Jack Smith Defends Trump Charges as Senator’s Perjury Claim Falters
A Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion over basic facts.
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September 28, 2026
Andrew Bailey, a Deputy Director at the F.B.I., Leaves His Job
Mr. Bailey, who was part of a three-person leadership team atop the bureau, lasted barely a year.
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September 22, 2026
F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins
The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.
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September 15, 2026
Patel Suggests F.B.I. Agents May Be Sent to the Polls
Federal law prohibits armed federal officers or military personnel from being deployed to polling stations.
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September 11, 2026
C.I.A. Officer Found With Gold Bars in Basement Reaches Tentative Plea Deal
David J. Rush was fired from the C.I.A. after the F.B.I. found 303 gold bars in his Virginia home. Officials have said he created a fake classified program to funnel himself millions of dollars.
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September 8, 2026
After Causing Delays for 9/11 Health Claims, Social Security Pledges to Do Its Job
Lawyers say the Social Security Administration has for months not provided basic data to complete compensation claims for those sick and dying after exposure to debris from the Sept. 11 attacks.
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August 14, 2026
Trump’s Justice Dept. Targets Smaller Fraud Cases
As the Trump administration drops charges against corporations and the wealthy, it is also taking aim at small-scale fraud cases, including against the operator of a weathered food truck in Califor...
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August 13, 2026
Luigi Mangione Is Expected to Plead Guilty in Federal Court, Where He Faces Stalking Charges
Mr. Mangione faces stalking charges in connection with the killing of an executive in Manhattan. Mr. Mangione could always change his mind at the last minute. A separate murder trial is set to begi...
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August 5, 2026
Blanche Defends Pirro but Says Trump Can Fire Her at Any Time
The head of the Justice Department praised the U.S. attorney in Washington after her tense meeting with the president.
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August 3, 2026
Blanche’s Documents Addressing Trump I.R.S. Deal Leave Loopholes
Critics say the written assurances are a political solution to a political problem, rather than a legally binding document.
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August 1, 2026
Justice Dept. Subpoenas Times Freelancer in Effort to Identify Sources
A previously undisclosed subpoena, involving reporting on a failed SEAL Team 6 mission in North Korea, reflects the government’s expanding campaign to investigate leaks of secrets.
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July 29, 2026
With Blanche Nomination at Stake, Payouts to Trump Allies Continue
A seven-figure settlement is announced two days before a scheduled Senate committee vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general.
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July 29, 2026
Trump Demanded Details of Agents’ Interview of Comey, New Filing Says
The demand suggests the intense personal involvement of President Trump in investigating one of his longtime critics, the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey.
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July 27, 2026
Comey Seeks Dismissal of Charges Accusing Him of Threatening Trump
The filing focused on the question of whether a photograph of seashells arranged to read “86 47” constituted a true threat under federal law.
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July 24, 2026
In Rush to Track Down Air Force One Leaks, DOJ Reversed Its Own Process
A judge’s remarks on subpoenas to reporters cast attention on two administration officials under consideration for powerful cabinet posts, Todd Blanche and Jay Clayton.
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