Bank of America has been hit with more than $1.21 billion in federal penalties after admitting to willfully violating U.S. anti-money laundering laws and failing to report more than $5 billion in suspicious transactions, including activity potentially linked to Chinese money laundering networks and illicit financing along the southern border.Announced... Read More »
A Chicago man who has been a U.S. citizen for 15 years could lose his citizenship after the Justice Department accused him of concealing an abandoned green card, a previous identity, and an immigration exclusion order dating back more than three decades.Federal prosecutors filed a civil lawsuit against Emmanuel Tayo... Read More »
The Justice Department is investigating CNN, Fox News, ABC, CBS and NBC for possible antitrust violations after the five major television networks suspended shared coverage of President Donald Trump in protest of his administration's decision to ban three news organizations from the White House. Federal investigators are examining whether the... Read More »
Federal agents raided Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington, D.C., home before dawn on Monday, October 12, 2026, as part of an investigation into possible immigration fraud, just 22 days before the Minnesota congresswoman faces reelection.Agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the investigative arm of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, executed... Read More »
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., struck down the Trump administration's nationwide policy of collecting state voter rolls and using federal immigration records to identify suspected noncitizens for removal, ruling that the Justice Department exceeded its legal authority and violated federal privacy protections.U.S. District Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan issued the... Read More »
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on October 11, 2026, to cancel its remaining taxpayer-funded television advertisements promoting President Donald Trump, halting a $20 million campaign challenged as illegal political propaganda weeks before the November midterm elections. The ruling came despite the administration's assurances that the commercials were already... Read More »
The American Civil Liberties Union and women's rights groups sued the Pentagon on October 8, 2026, accusing the Defense Department of withholding records about a study examining the effectiveness of women in ground combat roles, amid concerns that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth could use its findings to restrict their service.The... Read More »
Federal prosecutors are seeking a criminal indictment against former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson over allegations that she lied to Congress about President Donald Trump's actions surrounding the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack. The Justice Department has presented evidence to a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., escalating its investigation... Read More »
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law establishing a $19.75 hourly minimum wage for certain farmworkers beginning in 2027, as the Trump administration faces a federal court deadline to replace its rules governing agricultural guest worker pay.Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2646 on September 30, 2026, creating a higher wage... Read More »
President Donald Trump has ordered Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to appear before a newly formed White House committee investigating mortgage fraud allegations, renewing his effort to fire her after the Supreme Court blocked his earlier attempt.Under an October 7, 2026, presidential memorandum, Cook must attend a closed-door hearing at... Read More »
The Trump administration imposed sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) on October 9, 2026, targeting the entire institution just hours after one of its former judges won the Nobel Peace Prize. The move threatens the world's permanent war crimes tribunal with restrictions on U.S. financial services, technology, and... Read More »
Arlington County, Virginia, sued the Trump administration Thursday to stop construction of President Donald Trump's planned 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery, alleging federal officials are moving toward building the monument without adequately examining its effects on public safety, traffic and historic landmarks.The October 8, 2026, complaint, filed in... Read More »
The Trump administration is proposing to charge universities $70,000 for each international student they recommend for U.S. work authorization, with another $30,000 for subsequent participation, under a new immigration regulation that could sharply increase the cost of hiring foreign graduates.The Department of Homeland Security's proposal, published in the Federal Register... Read More »
The Trump administration has blocked Microsoft, Adobe, and six other major technology companies from a federal green-card sponsorship program, halting new applications and freezing pending cases as Vice President JD Vance accuses the companies of abusing the immigration system.Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling announced the suspensions on October 8, 2026, saying... Read More »
A military judge on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, threw out the FBI confessions of the last remaining defendant in the September 11 terrorism case to have his statements challenged, leaving prosecutors with rulings excluding the disputed confessions of all four men facing the death penalty at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. The... Read More »
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