Devlin Barrett

The move is part of an extraordinary all-fronts effort to insert federal law enforcement into the machinery of American elections ahead of the midterms.

A newly unsealed affidavit showed that a criminal investigation into the 2020 election in Fulton County, Ga., relied heavily on claims about ballots that have been widely debunked.

The man, Zubayar al-Bakoush, is the third suspect apprehended for the 2012 attack on U.S. facilities that killed four Americans.

Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, brokered the call and President Trump directly questioned frontline agents on the inquiry, The Times has learned.

Nine people have been accused of violating federal law during the demonstration at a church this month, reviving a case that was rejected last week by a magistrate judge.

A spokesperson for the F.B.I. confirmed the search, but declined to provide further details.

Some judges have expressed frustration that Lindsey Halligan continues to claim she is the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, despite a ruling in November declaring her appointment...

The move highlights a continuing standoff between the president and the courts over his selection of Lindsey Halligan to run the office and indict his foes.

The number represents a more precise, and potentially much larger, figure than earlier estimates. The department is seeking to enlist about 400 lawyers to help in the review.

Lindsey Halligan’s indictments against James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, and Letitia James, the attorney general of New York, were dismissed last month over Ms. Halligan’s appointment.

A five-year-old photo of agents kneeling at a D.C. protest after George Floyd’s killing led to the firing of about 16 agents.