Matt Delaney

Portland prosecutors drop charges against conservative journalist arrested during anti-ICE protests

Prosecutors in Portland, Oregon, have declined to charge a conservative journalist whose arrest while documenting protests outside of the city's immigration detention center had angered President Trump.

October 7, 2025

WATCH: U.S. authorities hunt down Sinaloa Cartel drug trafficker inside Mexico

U.S. officials revealed Monday that counterterrorism analysts helped with the capture of a Sinaloa Cartel drug trafficker hiding out in Mexico, even as those same analysts were missing paychecks due to the federal government shutdown.

October 6, 2025

D.C. Council member Brooke Pinto running to succeed D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton

D.C. Council member Brooke Pinto announced Monday that she is running to succeed D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District's longtime nonvoting representative in Congress.

October 6, 2025

Man arrested with Molotov cocktail outside D.C. church marking new Supreme Court term

D.C. police said they arrested and charged a man who had a Molotov cocktail while camping in front of a Northwest church set to celebrate its Red Mass, a special service to mark the beginning of the new Supreme Court term.

October 6, 2025

Trump to send 300 National Guard troops into Chicago after more violent clashes

President Trump authorized the deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Chicago this weekend to safeguard federal agents fighting crime and enforcing immigration law in the city, which has resulted instead in riots against the crackdown.

October 5, 2025

Trump, Rubio upbeat on Israel-Hamas peace talks ahead of Cairo meeting

President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed optimism Sunday about the prospect of Hamas releasing the remaining Israeli hostages and giving up governing authority in the Gaza Strip as negotiators from the U.S., Israel and Hamas traveled to Egypt to discuss a ceasefire deal.

October 5, 2025

Ex-Democratic hopeful in Virginia known for leaked sex videos charged with domestic violence

A former Democratic candidate whose 2023 campaign for the Virginia Legislature was upended by the revelation that she and her husband posted sex videos of themselves online has been arrested and charged with domestic violence.

October 2, 2025

Virginia Democratic AG nominee convicted of driving 116 mph, did community service for own PAC

Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee for Virginia attorney general, was caught driving 116 mph three years ago and performed 500 hours of his mandated community service for his own political action committee, court records show.

October 2, 2025

Troop deployments throughout U.S. receive open arms in red states, lawsuits in blue states

National Guard troops are being sent to cities from coast to coast as the White House uses their deployment in the District of Columbia as a template for immigration enforcement and crime-fighting missions.

October 1, 2025

Cheverly Police Chief David Morris fatally shoots knife-wielding suspect; Maryland AG investigating

Cheverly Police Chief David Morris shot and killed a knife-wielding man while on duty Tuesday, police said.

October 1, 2025

D.C. police sergeant arrested after ramming into federal vehicles, having modified gun

A D.C. police sergeant was charged with assaulting a federal officer and possession of an illegally modified gun after he was accused of crashing into authorities while trying to flee a traffic stop.

September 30, 2025

Louisiana wants feds to send 1,000 National Guard troops to fight urban crime

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry asked the federal government to activate 1,000 National Guardsmen to help fight crime in his state's three largest cities.

September 30, 2025

New laws on speeding, retail theft and tipped minimum wage take effect in D.C., Maryland

New laws on retail theft, speed cameras and the minimum wage for tipped workers take effect Wednesday in the District and Maryland.

September 30, 2025

Ex-Marines showed signs of paranoia, anti-Mormon sentiment before separate shootings

Two mass shootings that erupted in different parts of the country this weekend share at least one thing in common -- both suspects are Marine Corps veterans of the Iraq War.

September 29, 2025

Michigan police ID shooter who killed 4, wounded 8 after opening fire at Mormon church

Four people were killed and eight others wounded Sunday after police in Michigan said a gunman rammed his car into a Mormon church and began opening fire at congregants.

September 28, 2025

Ex-Soros Fund manager accused of trafficking women into penthouse ‘sex dungeon’

Federal prosecutors have charged a former Soros Fund manager with trafficking women into his New York City "sex dungeon."

September 28, 2025

U.S. helps capture baby trafficking cartel leader ‘La Diabla’

U.S. officials said they helped arrest a Mexican cartel ringleader known as "La Diabla," who was accused of running a baby trafficking and organ-harvesting scheme that left pregnant women dead and their newborns sold off for big bucks.

September 25, 2025

Big city mayors say in poll they want feds to help fight violent crime

A majority of big city mayors said they would be open to federal assistance with curbing drugs, guns and violent crime on their streets, according to a new survey released Thursday.

September 25, 2025

Teen boy pleads guilty to attack on DOGE worker that triggered Trump’s crime crackdown in D.C.

A 15-year-old boy pleaded guilty for his role in last month's mob assault on a former Department of Government Efficiency staffer in the District, an incident that set off President Trump's crime-fighting surge of National Guard troops and federal authorities in the nation's capital.

September 25, 2025

Seven arrested in $1 million smash-and-grab robbery at California jewelry store

Police in California said they nabbed seven suspects following a jewelry store heist this week in which nearly two dozen thieves ransacked the business and made off with $1 million in merchandise.

September 25, 2025