Government

Federal prosecutors decline to appeal decision dismissing death penalty option for Luigi Mangione

Justice Department sues for possession of oil tanker seized near Venezuela last year

The request is for just one of at least seven oil tankers the U.S. intercepted and seized off the coast of Venezuela recently.

Comer slams Democrats for weaponizing Epstein probe after Bill Clinton 'exonerates' Trump

Comer said Clinton is now the third person to exonerate the president, after former Attorney General William Barr and former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta said there was no evidence linking Trump to Epstein's criminal activities.

Courts & Law

Texas Supreme Court chief justice chastises judicial conduct commission

Jimmy Blacklock clarifies that judges in Texas are not violating the law when they refuse to marry same-sex couples.

Federal Agencies

Watch Live: AG Garland speaks to Justice Dept. workforce, Americans with election 7 weeks away

The attorney general will likely address federal law enforcement concerns related the the final weeks of 2024 presidential election race and in the days and weeks afterward

Federal Agencies

Pakistani national with Iran ties indicted in alleged 'murder for hire' plot on US politicians

The person arrested, Asif Merchant, is being charged for allegedly attempting to commit an act of terrorism and for his alleged role in a murder-for-hire plot

Congress

Former Tennessee senator and Chinese ambassador Jim Sasser dies at 87

Jim Sasser, who served in the U.S. Senate for 18 years and also served as the U.S. Ambassador to China for six years, died at his home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Tuesday evening of an apparent heart attack.

Federal Agencies

Justice Department drops nearly half of pending obstruction charges in J6 cases

The department said it has already dropped the charge in approximately 60 of the 126 defendants whose cases were still pending. It is still going to charge 13 of the defendants with obstruction, and it is still examining the other cases.

White House

Biden-Harris Title IX rewrite a nightmare for colleges after clarity of Trump rules, experts say

The patchwork of rules under court injunctions against the Democratic nominee's regulations "screams for a legislative intervention," outside advisor to colleges says, but "I don't know if we're capable of legislating anymore."

Security

Bernie Kerik slams ABC debate moderators for not asking any questions on terrorism

"We have hundreds that have come in on the watch list, and we have a couple 100,000 that I would consider that have come in from target rich environments like Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Kenya," Kerik said.