A federal judge on Thursday rejected the president’s effort to block a subpoena for his tax returns, another major loss for Trump.
Author: Kristine Phillips, USA TODAY
Feds seize millions of dollars in cryptocurrency raised by major terrorist groups, DOJ says
The Justice Department said al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and the al-Qassam Brigades solicited cryptocurrency donations to fund their terror activities.
Michael Flynn’s efforts to force federal judge to dismiss case faces a skeptical appeals court
At issue is whether a federal district judge abused his discretion when he appointed a third party to challenge DOJ’s bid to drop its prosecution of Flynn.
Federal agents, officers head to Detroit, Cleveland, Milwaukee as Operation Legend expands
The Trump administration’s Operation Legend is now launching in six cities in what the Justice Department calls an effort to quell violent crime.
Former veteran hospital nursing assistant pleads guilty to murder charges in string of insulin deaths
Reta Mays was charged with seven counts of second-degree murder.
Trump’s clemency for Roger Stone eliminates probation, $20,000 fine in addition to prison sentence
President Trump commuted Stone’s sentence just days before the GOP consultant was supposed to report to prison.
Prosecutors in Ghislaine Maxwell case say proposed $5 million bond is ‘effectively meaningless’
Prosecutors in New York doubled down in their bid to keep Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell behind bars while awaiting trial.
Attorney General Barr creates task force to investigate anti-government extremists
The Justice Department is taking aim at extremist groups that officials said sowed chaos during protests over the death of George Floyd.
Police agencies are using drones to enforce stay-at-home orders, raising concerns among civil rights groups
Civil rights groups have pushed back, saying some drone capabilities, such as detecting body temperature, are invasive and pose privacy concerns.
‘It would cripple us completely’: Coronavirus takes toll on rural police agencies
In rural police departments, even a few coronavirus cases could pack a wallop. Small agencies don’t have budgets to fill in for sick patrol officers.