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Emails show FBI Director Patel took VIP snorkel at Pearl Harbor military cemetery
Emails expose pattern of FBI resource misuse with no functioning oversight
Emails show FBI Director Patel took VIP snorkel at Pearl Harbor military cemetery
Emails expose pattern of FBI resource misuse with no functioning oversight
Hegseth cancels 4,000-troop Poland deployment without notice to Pentagon or Congress
Pentagon blindsided as SecDef halts NATO rotation, bypassing Congress and allies
Hegseth cancels 4,000-troop Poland deployment without notice to Pentagon or Congress
Pentagon blindsided as SecDef halts NATO rotation, bypassing Congress and allies
Judge orders U.S. to return Colombian woman deported to Congo
Federal judge finds deportation to Congo likely illegal after DRC refused to accept sick woman
Judge orders U.S. to return Colombian woman deported to Congo
Federal judge finds deportation to Congo likely illegal after DRC refused to accept sick woman

Border Patrol chief resigns after misconduct report and 37-year career
Third DHS leadership exit in weeks raises accountability and revolving-door questions

Border Patrol chief resigns after misconduct report and 37-year career
Third DHS leadership exit in weeks raises accountability and revolving-door questions
Federal judge blocks Texas SB 4 reentry and deportation provisions
Reagan-appointed judge blocks Texas from creating state deportation system
Federal judge blocks Texas SB 4 reentry and deportation provisions
Reagan-appointed judge blocks Texas from creating state deportation system
Supreme Court keeps abortion pill available by mail in 7-2 vote
Full court blocks 5th Circuit ban on mailing the abortion pill
Supreme Court keeps abortion pill available by mail in 7-2 vote
Full court blocks 5th Circuit ban on mailing the abortion pill

DOJ sues D.C. Bar to block Jeffrey Clark disbarment and Ed Martin discipline
DOJ invokes presidential immunity to shield federal lawyers from ethics oversight

DOJ sues D.C. Bar to block Jeffrey Clark disbarment and Ed Martin discipline
DOJ invokes presidential immunity to shield federal lawyers from ethics oversight
Senate committee advances first comprehensive crypto regulation bill
First crypto market structure bill clears a Senate committee with bipartisan vote
Senate committee advances first comprehensive crypto regulation bill
First crypto market structure bill clears a Senate committee with bipartisan vote
Federal judge blocks U.S. sanctions on UN rapporteur Albanese
Judge says sanctioning a UN expert for speech violates the First Amendment
Federal judge blocks U.S. sanctions on UN rapporteur Albanese
Judge says sanctioning a UN expert for speech violates the First Amendment
House Iran war powers resolution fails on historic 212-212 tie
Three GOP defections aren't enough as House ties 212-212 on Iran war powers
House Iran war powers resolution fails on historic 212-212 tie
Three GOP defections aren't enough as House ties 212-212 on Iran war powers
Mississippi governor cancels redistricting session after court ruling
Governor blocks mid-cycle redistricting that would have nullified Mississippi primaries
Mississippi governor cancels redistricting session after court ruling
Governor blocks mid-cycle redistricting that would have nullified Mississippi primaries
Federal judge quashes DOJ subpoena for transgender youth medical records
Trump-appointed judge blocks DOJ demand for children's transgender medical records
Federal judge quashes DOJ subpoena for transgender youth medical records
Trump-appointed judge blocks DOJ demand for children's transgender medical records
Trump and Xi open Beijing summit with trade, rare earths, and Iran on the table
China holds rare earth leverage and Iran influence as Trump seeks deals
Trump and Xi open Beijing summit with trade, rare earths, and Iran on the table
China holds rare earth leverage and Iran influence as Trump seeks deals
SCOTUS extends emergency stay blocking mifepristone telemedicine ban
Federal courts decide who can prescribe the abortion pill and how
SCOTUS extends emergency stay blocking mifepristone telemedicine ban
Federal courts decide who can prescribe the abortion pill and how
DOJ indicts Dali operators for Key Bridge crash that killed 6
Ship operator hid faulty fuel pump for years. Six workers paid with their lives.
DOJ indicts Dali operators for Key Bridge crash that killed 6
Ship operator hid faulty fuel pump for years. Six workers paid with their lives.
Senate confirms Warsh as Federal Reserve governor, setting up chair vote
Warsh confirmed as Fed governor; chair vote expected before Powell's May 15 deadline
Senate confirms Warsh as Federal Reserve governor, setting up chair vote
Warsh confirmed as Fed governor; chair vote expected before Powell's May 15 deadline
Louisiana voters launch recall petition against Gov. Jeff Landry
Grassroots recall drive targets Louisiana governor over suspended elections and redistricting
Louisiana voters launch recall petition against Gov. Jeff Landry
Grassroots recall drive targets Louisiana governor over suspended elections and redistricting
SCOTUS vacates order requiring Alabama's second Black district
Supreme Court vacates injunction protecting Alabama's second Black district
SCOTUS vacates order requiring Alabama's second Black district
Supreme Court vacates injunction protecting Alabama's second Black district
Trump fires 113+ immigration judges, installs military lawyers
DOJ fires 113+ judges, installs military lawyers to speed deportations
Trump fires 113+ immigration judges, installs military lawyers
DOJ fires 113+ judges, installs military lawyers to speed deportations
Alabama asks Supreme Court to strip its second Black district
Alabama races to erase its second Black congressional seat before May 19 primary
Alabama asks Supreme Court to strip its second Black district
Alabama races to erase its second Black congressional seat before May 19 primary