A federal judge has thrown out the Trump administration's lawsuit against New York City's sanctuary laws, rejecting its attempt to force local authorities to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. The October 15, 2026, ruling preserves city restrictions on assisting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).U.S. District Judge Ramón E. Reyes... Read More »
President Donald Trump has suspended sweeping new sanctions against Russia just four weeks after signing them into law, invoking a national interest waiver to halt Congress-approved economic penalties two days before they were set to take effect.The October 16, 2026, executive order puts major restrictions on hold, including a 500%... Read More »
Nine former FBI employees fired after investigating President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents have sued FBI Director Kash Patel, alleging they were targeted for political retaliation simply because they worked on the Mar-a-Lago case.The lawsuit, filed October 15, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,... Read More »
A coalition of 17 state attorneys general is urging Congress to pass a new Epstein files law that would let states, survivors and lawmakers sue the Justice Department over records they say were withheld, delayed or heavily redacted.New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the push on October 15, 2026,... Read More »
Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty in a Manhattan federal court on October 15, 2026, to new charges accusing them of conspiring to torture political opponents, including American citizens, as part of a campaign to remain in power.The charges expand an existing federal... Read More »
A federal lawsuit seeks to block Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law, from serving as a top U.S. diplomatic envoy, alleging that he has exercised government authority without Senate confirmation while maintaining billions of dollars in foreign-backed investments.Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed the 45-page complaint on... Read More »
President Donald Trump has canceled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's plan to livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting.In an October 15, 2026, Truth Social post, Trump said Hasan would still be executed by... Read More »
A California engineer caught on hidden camera poisoning his coworker's water with a toxic heavy metal has had his felony conviction dismissed after receiving two years of probation instead of a potential life sentence. An Alameda County Superior Court judge granted David Xu's request on October 12, 2026, despite objections... Read More »
The Department of Homeland Security finalized a rule Wednesday ending automatic work permit extensions for certain immigrants awaiting renewal approval, leaving affected workers at risk of losing their authorization to work while federal officials process their applications.Published October 14, 2026, the final regulation permanently adopts restrictions that took effect under... Read More »
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 »
We use cookies and similar technologies to help our website function, understand how visitors use our site, and improve your experience. Some cookies are necessary for the website to operate, while others may be used for analytics or advertising.