A federal judge ordered the administration to quit moving ahead with reductions in force, saying Wednesday that the law President Trump signed to reopen the government last month forbids them. Judge Susan Illston, a Clinton appointee to the court in California, rejected the State Department’s claim that it had commenced the reductions well before the […]
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino is considering departing the bureau within the next few weeks, according to two FBI sources familiar with the situation. He is considering stepping down from his FBI post in January. “I’ve heard that he’s just disconnected with his staff … and hasn’t communicated with the FBI personnel,” one source told […]
President Trump will undertake one of the most solemn duties facing the commander in chief on Wednesday when he will witness the dignified transfer for two Iowa National Guard members killed in an attack in the Syrian desert. The ritual at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware honors U.S. service members killed in action. Trump, […]
The Heritage Foundation Board of Trustees lost two more board members, bringing to three the number that have stepped down amid discord over the venerable conservative organization’s leadership in the wake of an antisemitism uproar. Shane McCullar and Abby Spencer Moffat announced their resignations in separate statements Tuesday. The departures came less than two months […]
TL;DR: Emails show FBI’s Washington field office warned Biden DOJ it hadn’t established probable cause before the 2022 Mar-a-Lago raid House Speaker Mike Johnson says documents will verify Republican claims of Justice Department weaponization against Trump Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel preparing to turn emails over to Congress as soon as […]
The U.S. military said Monday that it attacked three boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing a total of eight people as scrutiny over the boat strikes is intensifying in Congress. The military said in a statement on social media that the strikes targeted “designated terrorist organizations,” killing three people in […]
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Ted Cruz says he wants restrictions on military flights approved before government funding runs out at the end of next month to prevent another midair collision like the one over Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people in January. Cruz and Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell held a news conference Monday with some […]
Nick Reiner was being held Monday in the Los Angeles County jail in the slayings of his parents, film director and major Democratic donor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, in their home on Sunday. Jail records show Mr. Reiner, 32, was being held on $4 million bail. The younger Reiner, who has spoken about […]
LOS ANGELES — Director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were the two people found dead Sunday at a Los Angeles home owned by Reiner, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation. The official could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. […]
House Republicans on Sunday released a report skewering Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith for bullying her command staff and threatening them with demotions so they would manipulate crime data to make the District appear safer than it is. The 22-page report from the House Oversight Committee accused Chief Smith of being more concerned about the […]
