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Former US president Biden sues DOJ over release of interview audio

The lawsuit asks the court to declare the Heritage Foundation’s 2024 request for the records pretextual and invalid, and permanently bar the release of the records to the committee.

Former US president Joe Biden speaks to a crowd during a fundraising event with the South Carolina Democratic Party at the Columbia Museum of Art on February 27, 2026 in Columbia, South Carolina.
US Attorney-General Pam Bondi at a Justice Department press conference, Washington, December 4, 2025.

Former US A-G Pam Bondi reveals she has thyroid cancer, will serve on White House AI cm'tee

 An illustration of a cyber hacker and the Iranian flag.

Iranian-backed group offers bounties on Israelis it claims intercepted Gaza Flotilla

U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) speaks to members of the media after Republicans pulled a war powers bill on Iran when it became apparent that Democrats had enough votes to pass it, at the U.S. Capitol Building on May 21, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Democrats move to block suspects connected to Jan 6 Capitol riots from accessing new DOJ funds


Brooklyn man sentenced to 15 years in Iran-backed plot to kill anti-regime dissident Masih Alinejad

Carlisle Rivera, involved in an Iran-backed plot to kill Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for conspiracy charges.

Iranian-American journalist, author, and political activist, Masih Alinejad speaks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Iran, January 15, 2026; illustrative.

American Airlines jet, army helicopter collision result of 'multitude of errors,' NTSB members say

The maximum altitude along the route the helicopter was taking was 200 feet, but the collision occurred at nearly 300 feet.

Debris from  the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Potomac River, near Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington DC, US, January 30, 2025.

US accuses contractor of illegally sharing classified information with reporter

Aurelio Perez-Lugones faces criminal charges for allegedly sharing classified military documents with a Washington Post reporter, whose home was raided during the investigation.

The Department of Justice logo is pictured on a wall after a news conference in New York, December 5, 2013; illustrative.

Tim Walz, Minneapolis mayor subpoenaed by US Dept. of Justice amid immigration crackdown

A source familiar with the investigation said that the Justice Department had opened a criminal investigation of Walz, Frey, and others over an alleged conspiracy to impede immigration agents.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (R) and his wife Gwen Walz (L) look on during a vigil for Renee Good on the steps of the state capitol building on January 09, 2026 in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Ex Navy SEAL with 'Amalek' shirt convicted of planning to throw explosives at cops

Gregory Vandenberg had purchased fireworks in New Mexico on June 12 with the intention of throwing them at police officers during the June 14 protests against US President Donald Trump in San Diego.

Vandenberg wearing a t-shirt bearing the word ‘AMALEK,’ a term meaning ‘destroyer of Jews’ at the travel center on June 12, 2025

‘Synagogue of Satan': Beth Israel arson suspect laughed when admitting crime to father

Madison, Mississippi resident Stephen Spencer Pittman was alleged to have used an axe to break a window of Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn,  and entered to pour gasoline and set it ablaze.

Suspected arson at Beth Israel synagogue in Jackson, Mississppi, that destroyed two torah scrolls, January 11, 2026.

Federal Reserve Chair claims Trump admin. threatened him with criminal indictment

Powell's statement amounts to a dramatic escalation in the fight between him and Donald Trump that dates to Powell's first years as chair in 2018.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at a press conference, following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 19, 2025.

Trump administration creates new DOJ division to combat 'rampant' fraud nationwide

Rights advocates and critics have said the Trump administration has used fraud allegations as an excuse to target immigrants and political opponents.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump gestures as he addresses House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington, DC, US, January 6, 2026.

Judge grants release of redacted transcript of Charlie Kirk case hearing

Tyler Robinson is charged with seven criminal counts, including aggravated murder, obstruction of justice for disposing of evidence, and witness tampering for asking his roommate to delete texts.

HONORING CHARLIE KIRK in the state that was site of his Sept. 10 assassination, in Logan, Utah, Sept. 30.

Justice Dept. sentences al-Shabaab terrorist for planning 9/11-inspired plane hijacking, crash plot

A Kenyan al-Shabaab operative was sentenced to two life terms after plotting a 9/11-style aircraft attack on US soil, including training as a pilot to hijack a commercial plane.

Cholo Abdi Abdullah training as a pilot as part of an al-Shabaab plot to attack on US soil.