Matt Delaney

FBI rearrests man charged with shooting ABC affiliate in California

The man accused of shooting up an ABC affiliate in California was rearrested Saturday by the FBI following his release from a Sacramento jail.

September 21, 2025

Alleged gunman yelled ‘free Palestine’ before deadly shooting at New Hampshire country club

The alleged gunman who killed a man and wounded two other people after opening fire Saturday night inside a New Hampshire country club shouted "free Palestine" before pulling the trigger, according to witnesses.

September 21, 2025

Rep. Rashida Tlaib calls federal crime crackdown in D.C. a ‘fascist takeover’

A House Oversight Committee hearing briefly devolved into chaos Thursday when Rep. Rashida Tlaib accused the federal crime-fighting surge in the District as a "fascist takeover."

September 18, 2025

D.C. leaders credit city initiatives for crime plunge, not actions from White House or Congress

The District of Columbia's three top elected officials told Congress on Thursday that local efforts, not federal interventions from Congress or the White House, deserve the credit for a major drop in crime.

September 18, 2025

House passes bills giving president power to choose D.C. judges, loosen police pursuit rules

The Republican-led House approved legislation on Wednesday that would give the president greater authority in choosing D.C. Superior Court judges and would relax pursuit restrictions for the Metropolitan Police Department, further overriding the District's control over its criminal justice system.

September 17, 2025

Ex-con ordered to stay in jail after being charged in ‘horrific double murder’ of elderly NYC couple

The ex-convict accused of torturing and killing an elderly couple in New York City was ordered Tuesday to stay locked up on Rikers Island, less than a week after prosecutors said he randomly preyed on the husband and wife before burning their house down as he left the residence.

September 17, 2025

House passes bills cracking down on D.C. juveniles

Senate Republicans on Tuesday introduced legislation to repeal two D.C. laws that allow inmates sentenced for violent crimes to petition for early release if they committed their felonies before they were 25 years old.

September 16, 2025

Bongino: FBI probing if ‘extended network’ aided suspected Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino on Monday said the agency is looking into whether a possible "extended network" had any role in "aiding and abetting" the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk last week at Utah Valley University.

September 15, 2025

Trump threatens emergency in D.C. over lack of immigration enforcement

President Trump threatened Monday to call for a national emergency and exercise federal authority in the District of Columbia for the city government's failure to enforce immigration laws.

September 15, 2025

Federal immigration agency to deport ‘barbaric’ Cuban national accused of beheading Texas man

Federal immigration authorities intend to deport a Cuban man charged with murder in the beheading of a merchant at a Dallas motel.

September 14, 2025

Patel travels to Utah; manhunt for Kirk’s assassin ramps up with $100K reward offer

FBI Director Kash Patel traveled to Utah on Thursday to directly oversee the intensifying manhunt for the assassin who killed conservative influencer and Trump ally Charlie Kirk.

September 11, 2025

FBI releases surveillance photos of suspected gunman in Charlie Kirk assassination

Law enforcement officials on Thursday released photos of the suspected assassin who killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

September 11, 2025

FBI searching for Charlie Kirk assassin believed to be of college age; recovered high-powered rifle

Law enforcement officials on Thursday said the assassin who killed Charlie Kirk is believed to be college-aged, and that investigators recovered a weapon potentially used to shoot the conservative activist during his speaking event at Utah Valley University a day earlier.

September 11, 2025

House committee passes several D.C. crime crackdown proposals in heated partisan hearing

Capitol Hill lawmakers on Wednesday moved several D.C.-focused proposals through the House Oversight Committee as Republicans and Democrats sparred over solutions to public safety and homelessness in the nation's capital.

September 10, 2025

Trump wants death penalty for ex-con charged in fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee

President Trump on Wednesday pushed for the death penalty against the ex-convict accused of murdering a Ukrainian war refugee with a knife, seemingly at random, while the two were aboard a public transit train in Charlotte, North Carolina.

September 10, 2025

Federal charge brings chance of death penalty for suspect in Charlotte light rail attack

A North Carolina man accused in the deadly, caught-on-camera stabbing of a Ukrainian war refugee in Charlotte could receive the death penalty after federal prosecutors brought charges against the ex-con with a lengthy rap sheet.

September 9, 2025

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore running for second term, quieting White House rumblings

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore will seek a second term as the state's top elected official, distancing himself from speculation that he was eyeing a presidential run in 2028.

September 9, 2025

Feds arrest hundreds of Sinaloa Cartel members, seize drugs and guns, in nationwide crackdown

The Drug Enforcement Administration on Monday said its officers arrested hundreds of Sinaloa Cartel members and seized hordes of guns and drugs during a week-long operation targeting the powerful Mexican crime syndicate.

September 8, 2025

Illegal immigrant ordered to remain in PG County jail on charges of killing 19-year-old woman

An illegal immigrant accused of murdering a 19-year-old woman was due in court Monday in Prince George's County.

September 8, 2025

Republicans applaud progress from Trump’s crime crackdown in D.C.

Republican lawmakers gathered Wednesday to celebrate President Trump's crime-fighting push in the District that has driven down killings, carjackings and muggings during the month-long emergency period.

September 3, 2025