Matt Delaney

Bondi wants to end DOJ weaponization, says no enemies list coming

Attorney general nominee Pam Bondi said she wants to end the political weaponization of the Justice Department that she argued has been rife during the current administration.

January 15, 2025

Trump AG pick Pam Bondi wants DOJ to get ‘back to basics’ of cracking down on criminals, terrorists

President-elect Donald Trump's Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi on Wednesday said she wants to get "back to basics" of using the Department of Justice to go after hardened criminals, drug trafficking and terrorists.

January 15, 2025

Burglars swipe Penguins star Malkin’s title rings amid high-profile crime wave

Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin had his Stanley Cup-winning rings stolen during a break-in at his home over the weekend, according to a report.

January 15, 2025

Three people charged with arson near raging Los Angeles wildfires

Los Angeles police said three people were charged with arson in separate incidents this week after they were caught lighting fires near where the massive, deadly blazes have torn through parts of Southern California.

January 15, 2025

Ex-con turned D.C. peacemaker talks faith, forgiveness in new memoir

From a bank-robbing mastermind to mediating gang turf battles in the nation's capital, Tyrone Parker's new memoir covers how faith in God and belief in people helped him become one of the District's most consequential anti-violence activists.

January 14, 2025

Denver man charged in stabbing spree that killed 2, wounded 2 others

A Denver man with a history of violent arrests has been arrested in connection with the random attack stabbing deaths of two people and the wounding of two others.

January 14, 2025

Judge orders closure of Aurora apartment building taken over by Tren de Aragua

The Colorado apartment complex overrun by Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua and that came to represent the transnational crime syndicate's growing footprint in the U.S. was ordered to close by a judge due to it being an "imminent threat to public safety."

January 14, 2025

Texas man charged with stalking WNBA star Caitlin Clark

A Texas man was arrested and charged Sunday in Indianapolis after authorities accused him of sending threatening and sexually violent messages to WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark over social media.

January 13, 2025

Three D.C. police officers wounded, suspect killed in Northeast shootout

D.C. police said three officers were wounded early Monday when an armed man opened fire on them inside the lobby of a Northeast apartment building.

January 13, 2025

Arson arrests grow as Los Angeles battles sprawling blaze

Southern California authorities have arrested two people in separate fire-starting incidents amid the deadly, days-long wildfire that has burned down Los Angeles County neighborhoods, killed at least 24 people, and forced thousands to evacuate.

January 12, 2025

‘Tough love’: Lawmaker eyes forced detoxes, mass arrests to combat San Francisco’s drug crisis

Arresting drug users and forcing them to get clean is one San Francisco lawmaker's plan to crack down on the unstable, sometimes dangerous addicts who have taken over city streets and turned Democrats' urban voting base against liberal politicians.

January 12, 2025

D.C. gun owner gets 12 years in prison for fatally shooting teen breaking into car

The District of Columbia man who shot and killed 13-year-old Karon Blake two years ago after the boy was caught breaking into his car was sentenced Friday to over 12 years behind bars.

January 11, 2025

‘Pizzagate’ gunman shot dead in standoff with North Carolina police

The "Pizzagate" gunman who in 2016 barged into a D.C. pizza shop with a rifle after believing it was part of a Satan-worshipping pedophile ring died in an armed standoff with North Carolina police, authorities revealed Thursday.

January 9, 2025

20 looters arrested for raiding homes amid L.A. wildfires

Los Angeles County's sheriff said Thursday 20 looters have been arrested since the wildfires began torching the county's northern enclaves this week.

January 9, 2025

Former St. Louis prosecutor refused to handle criminal cases, pursued nursing certificate: Audit

The former top prosecutor of St. Louis, a beneficiary of billionaire George Soros' campaign financing machine, oversaw a dramatic decline in cases handled and spent weeks away from the job to pursue a nursing certification on the taxpayer's dime, according to an audit released this week.

January 9, 2025

Denver mayor at fault for Tren de Aragua’s suburban takeover, Aurora mayor writes

Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua's presence in the Denver suburbs that came to represent the flimsy security at the southern border was made possible by city leaders who hired nonprofits to move migrants outside of Colorado's capital, according to the mayor of a nearby bedroom community.

January 8, 2025

Off-duty sheriff’s deputy kills armed robber in Atlanta shootout

An off-duty sheriff's deputy shot and killed an armed man Monday in Atlanta after police said the thief opened fire and wounded the lawman.

January 7, 2025

Guatemalan migrant pleads not guilty in woman’s fiery subway killing

The illegal immigrant accused of setting a homeless woman on fire and watching her burn to death inside a New York City subway train pleaded not guilty Tuesday in the killing that brought greater attention to violence on the bustling rail system.

January 7, 2025

Schools closed, flights canceled and more than 100,000 without power in region after winter storm

Slick roads, canceled flights and snowball fights were part of the D.C. area's first major snowstorm in three years Monday, with flurries forecasted to keep falling well after dark.

January 6, 2025

Winter wonderland in D.C. means sledding, snowball fights abound

Snow lovers were out and about Monday in the District as the year's first major winter storm brought plenty of powder to play in.

January 6, 2025