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House committee blocks effort to subpoena more Epstein records

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee shot down Democrats' attempt Wednesday to subpoena financial records they said could shed light on the financial ties of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

September 17, 2025

ICE cooperation soars under Trump as GOP-led jurisdictions sign up to work with deportation agency

The number of state and local law enforcement departments working with ICE to deport unauthorized immigrants has soared under President Trump as GOP-led jurisdictions rush to cooperate.

September 17, 2025

Rep. Jasmine Crockett says only White supremacists feel safe under FBI’s Kash Patel

Democratic firebrand Rep. Jasmine Crockett said Wednesday that the FBI is protecting white supremacists.

September 17, 2025

FBI’s Patel says northern border is new terrorism threat

FBI Director Kash Patel told Congress on Wednesday that the southern border has been largely secured, with the threat shifting to the larger and less protected northern boundary that could let terrorists sneak in.

September 17, 2025

Patel says FBI has released ‘all credible information’ about Jeffrey Epstein

The FBI has put forth "all credible information" it has on collaborators with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, bureau Director Kash Patel told Congress on Wednesday as he faced withering accusations of a cover-up.

September 17, 2025

Democrat praises FBI Director Patel for law enforcement surge in Memphis

A prominent Democrat lauded FBI Director Kash Patel on Wednesday for the federal law enforcement surge in Memphis, Tennessee, saying it's made significant headway in combating crime.

September 17, 2025

Kash Patel serves up a verbal beatdown for Senate Democrats trying to bash him

Firmly ensconced in his position as FBI director and with seven months of successes under his belt, Kash Patel unloaded on his critics in Congress Tuesday, calling one Democratic senator a "coward" and "buffoon" and another an "embarrassment" who was dangerously dividing the country.

September 16, 2025

Democrats blame ‘both sides’ for rash of political violence in America

Democrats pushed back on complaints about political violence from the left, saying the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk is the latest in a line of attacks that have claimed lives on all sides of the political divide.

September 16, 2025

Judges’ group raises concerns for funding security of lower courts

Federal judges pleaded with Congress on Tuesday to allocate more money for their security, saying they face increasing threats as they deal with thorny cases, including a number of lawsuits challenging President Trump's aggressive agenda.

September 16, 2025

‘Utter coward’: FBI Director Kash Patel unloads on Sen. Adam Schiff

FBI Director Kash Patel concluded one of the most combative Senate hearings in recent memory Tuesday with a fusillade of attacks against Sen. Adam B. Schiff, calling him "a coward" and "political buffoon" and a "disgrace to this institution."

September 16, 2025

FBI has no evidence Epstein trafficked girls to others

The FBI's truncated investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein found no evidence that he trafficked women or girls to other people, and only showed he procured them for himself, bureau Director Kash Patel told Congress on Tuesday.

September 16, 2025

FBI investigating Discord chat where Charlie Kirk slaying suspect talked about plans

The FBI's investigation into the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk is now looking at those who were on an online gaming chat where the suspect is believed to have talked about his plans.

September 16, 2025

Epstein was not FBI informant, Kash Patel tells lawmakers

Jeffrey Epstein did not serve as an informant for the FBI, Director Kash Patel told Congress on Tuesday, refuting reports that emerged over the summer.

September 16, 2025

Audit backs Trump’s complaints about fraud at U.S. African development grant program

The U.S. African Development Foundation pumps out tens of millions of dollars in taxpayer money every year to projects in Africa -- but the agency lacks basic anti-fraud controls to make sure the funding is getting to the right places, the comptroller general reported Monday.

September 15, 2025

Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI director, sues Trump over termination from Justice Dept.

Maurene Comey sued the administration on Monday, demanding she be restored to her job as a senior federal prosecutor and accusing President Trump and his team of illegally targeting her for retribution because of her famous father, former FBI Director James B. Comey.

September 15, 2025

Bondi, DOJ overhaul immigration rulings to clamp down on bogus asylum claims

The Trump administration has quietly rewritten the rule book this month for illegal immigrants seeking asylum in the U.S., making it tougher to win their cases and easier for judges to dismiss them while erasing an incentive for migrants to even try.

September 14, 2025

Court upholds Trump’s power to cancel Biden’s mass ‘parole’ for illegal immigrants

A federal appeals court said that President Trump likely has the power to revoke Biden-era "parole" programs that had granted illegal immigrants tentative permission to be in the U.S., rejecting a lower court decision that had tried to tie his hands.

September 13, 2025

Judge gives green light for ICE to make arrests at immigration courthouses

A federal judge refused to block ICE from arresting migrants at New York City's immigration courtrooms, ruling Friday that the new Trump policy expanding the use of courthouse arrests doesn't appear to violate any law.

September 12, 2025

Catching too many fish lands migrant in ICE custody

Federal authorities nabbed an illegal immigrant after he showed up for a court appearance on charges of overfishing.

September 12, 2025

Court orders DHS to give Venezuelans another chance to register for deportation amnesty

A federal judge ruled Friday that a computer glitch may have stymied some Venezuelans' attempts to re-register online for a Biden-era deportation amnesty just ahead of the deadline, and he ordered Homeland Security to give them another 24 hours to do so.

September 12, 2025