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Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., arrives for a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the Capitol on Wednesday.

House sets precarious path for renewing surveillance program

By Valerie Yurk and Ryan Tarinelli
Posted March 25, 2026 at 6:10pm
Rep. Troy Nehls, right, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton talk with reporters in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall before President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Feb. 24.

Former aide of Rep. Troy Nehls ends lawsuit alleging homophobic workplace

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted March 24, 2026 at 3:07pm
The seal of the Department of Agriculture is seen at a news conference.

States challenge USDA conditions on nutrition program funds

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted March 23, 2026 at 5:53pm
Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., is pictured in his office in the Cannon Building earlier this month.

Becoming a target hits home for Rep. Jared Moskowitz

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted March 19, 2026 at 5:00am
Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., said it would be “devastating” to the safety of Americans if Section 702 was not reauthorized, but that he understood some lawmakers' privacy concerns.

Uncertainty shrouds key surveillance authority renewal in House

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted March 18, 2026 at 8:01pm
FBI Director Kash Patel arrives to attend a lunch meeting with Republican senators in the Capitol on Wednesday.

FBI, CIA chiefs meet with Senate GOP over spy authority renewal

By Ryan Tarinelli and Savannah Behrmann
Posted March 11, 2026 at 5:28pm
Robert Cekada, nominee to be director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, arrives for his confirmation hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee last month.

ATF nominee advanced by Senate Judiciary Committee

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted March 5, 2026 at 6:13pm
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., talks with reporters outside the Capitol last September.

House panel subpoenas Pam Bondi over handling of Epstein files

By Hunter Savery and Ryan Tarinelli
Posted March 4, 2026 at 6:50pm
The Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington.

Judge hears arguments over potential FEMA job cuts

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted March 3, 2026 at 8:00pm
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, a senior appropriator, says a renewed moratorium on federal layoffs is not needed.

Moratorium on federal employee layoffs lapses amid shutdown

By Ryan Tarinelli and Aris Folley
Posted February 27, 2026 at 6:09pm
Members of the media gather Friday outside the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center in Chappaqua, N.Y., as the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee conducts a deposition with former President Bill Clinton as part of the panel's investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Bill Clinton tells lawmakers he saw no Epstein misconduct

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted February 27, 2026 at 3:57pm
House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James R. Comer, R-Ky., joined by Republican members of the committee, speaks to members of the media Thursday while arriving for a closed-door deposition with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center in Chappaqua, N.Y.

Hillary Clinton tells lawmakers she has no Epstein case information

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted February 26, 2026 at 3:45pm
Robert Cekada, nominee to be director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, arrives for his confirmation hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb. 4.

ATF pick decries GOP-led budget cuts

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted February 25, 2026 at 4:51pm
Attorney General Pamela Bondi watches a video of President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, while she testified during the House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday.

Bondi deflects criticism at hearing dominated by Epstein file release

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted February 11, 2026 at 6:24pm
Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., talks with reporters in the Capitol Visitor Center on Dec. 16, 2025.

DOJ tried to indict Democrats who taped military video message

By Michael Macagnone and Ryan Tarinelli
Posted February 10, 2026 at 11:16pm
Attorney General Pamela Bondi conducts a news conference in December 2025 at the Department of Justice announcing the arrest of a person suspected of placing pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic national committee offices on Jan. 6, 2021.

Bondi to face criticism over Epstein disclosure law at House hearing

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted February 10, 2026 at 4:13pm
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives for a news conference in the Capitol on Tuesday.

Senate GOP blocks push for legal action over Epstein law

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted February 5, 2026 at 4:22pm
Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley, left, and ranking member Richard J. Durbin conduct a confirmation hearing on July 30, 2025.

Durbin urges Section 702 hearing with administration officials

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted February 4, 2026 at 12:52pm
Chairman Rep. James R. Comer, R-Ky., second from right, flanked by Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., and Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., speaks to reporters after former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did not appear for her deposition before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee last month.

House panel sets Bill and Hillary Clinton depositions for this month

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted February 3, 2026 at 2:29pm
Chairman James R. Comer, R-Ky., attends the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee markup on contempt of Congress resolutions for Bill and Hillary Clinton last month.

Clintons agree to depositions ahead of contempt of Congress vote

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted February 2, 2026 at 6:38pm, Updated at 9:00pm
From left, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and then-Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., hold a news conference with survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein outside the Capitol in November.

Lawmakers pursue full compliance with Epstein transparency law

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted February 2, 2026 at 3:26pm
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a former member of Congress, attends a news conference with House Republican leadership in the Capitol in November.

Government paid discrimination claim related to office of ex-Rep. Chavez-DeRemer

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 30, 2026 at 5:34pm
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks at a news conference in Washington to announce an update on the release of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein files.

Justice Department ends Epstein review with big document release

By Ryan Tarinelli and Michael Macagnone
Posted January 30, 2026 at 1:20pm
Senate Judiciary Chair Charles E. Grassley, left, and ranking member Richard J. Durbin listen to testimony during a Senate Judiciary hearing in the Hart Building on Sept. 16, 2025.

Senate hearing restarts debate over Section 702 privacy

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 28, 2026 at 3:29pm
Former special counsel John L. “Jack” Smith testifies during the House Judiciary Committee’s oversight hearing on Thursday.

Jack Smith on Trump accusations that Biden directed probes: ‘No’

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 23, 2026 at 5:19pm
Former special counsel Jack Smith arrives in the Rayburn House Office Building for the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the investigations he led into Donald Trump.

At House hearing, Jack Smith defends decisions to charge Trump

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 22, 2026 at 12:02pm, Updated at 3:55pm
Chairman James R. Comer, R-Ky., speaks during the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee markup Wednesday on contempt of Congress measures for Bill and Hillary Clinton for failing to comply with committee subpoenas. Ranking member Robert Garcia, D-Calif., appears at left.

House committee recommends contempt of Congress for Clintons

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 21, 2026 at 5:55pm
Former special counsel John L. "Jack" Smith arrives last month for a closed-door deposition with members of the House Judiciary Committee on the prosecutions of President Donald Trump.

Former special counsel Jack Smith set to testify at House panel

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 21, 2026 at 4:05pm
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Dec. 11, 2025.

Judge asks how DHS funds new lawmaker visit policy

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 14, 2026 at 3:22pm
Chairman James R. Comer, R-Ky., followed by Reps. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., and Scott Perry, R-Pa., leave the hearing room Tuesday after former President Bill Clinton did not appear for his deposition in the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

House panel to seek contempt of Congress against Bill Clinton

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 13, 2026 at 1:51pm
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in June.

GOP lawmakers ding Powell probe as coercion, distraction

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 12, 2026 at 4:51pm
A police officer is seen outside of the Supreme Court as it begins a new term on Oct. 3, 2022.

Spending bill would boost court security, public defenders

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 12, 2026 at 1:32pm
Reps. Ro Khanna, left, and Thomas Massie, right, pictured here during a November news conference, wrote a letter this week to enforce a law for the U.S. to release documents on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Lawmakers push for DOJ compliance with Epstein disclosure law

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 9, 2026 at 2:44pm
The spending package appeared to go along with the DOJ’s moves to disband a decades-old program tasked with coordinating major drug-trafficking and transnational-crime investigations.

Spending package would reject proposed DOJ restructuring

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 6, 2026 at 2:32pm
A protester outside the White House weighs in on President Donald Trump's decision to bomb Venezuela on Saturday.

US capture of Maduro rests on criminal case

By Ryan Tarinelli and John M. Donnelly
Posted January 3, 2026 at 12:29pm
Senate Republicans pushed past Democratic outrage in confirming Emil Bove, the president’s former defense attorney, to a lifetime spot on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit.

Trump’s 2025 saw 26 lifetime judicial nominees approved

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 30, 2025 at 7:00am
From left, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., hold their news conference with survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in November outside the Capitol.

Justice Department releases Epstein investigative documents

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 19, 2025 at 4:06pm, Updated at 5:09pm
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks Tuesday during a news conference in the Capitol on the deadline for the release of the Epstein files.

Justice Department faces deadline day on Epstein files law

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 19, 2025 at 5:00am, Updated at 9:48am
Attorney General Pamela Bondi testifies in June before a House Appropriations subcommittee on the Justice Department's fiscal 2026 budget request.

Appropriators backed a crime-fighting unit. DOJ closed it anyway.

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 18, 2025 at 7:00am
Former special counsel John L. “Jack” Smith arrives Wednesday at the Rayburn Building for a closed-door deposition with members of the House Judiciary Committee regarding the prosecutions of Donald Trump.

House panel deposes Jack Smith over Trump criminal cases

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 17, 2025 at 4:57pm
The State Department building in Washington.

Judge temporarily blocks State Department layoffs

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 5, 2025 at 2:52pm
Attorney General Pamela Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel conduct a news conference at the Department of Justice on Thursday announcing the arrest of Brian Cole Jr., who allegedly placed pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee offices on Jan. 5, 2001. Darren B. Cox, deputy assistant director of the FBI Criminal Investigative Division, background, and ATF Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood, left, also appear.

Suspect arrested over Jan. 6 pipe bombs on Capitol Hill

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 4, 2025 at 2:40pm, Updated at 3:39pm
From left, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., hold their news conference with survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025.

Lawmakers seek update from DOJ on Epstein disclosure law

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 3, 2025 at 5:36pm
Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, makes his way to House votes in 2024.

Trump announces pardon for Rep. Henry Cuellar

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 3, 2025 at 11:47am
A subcommittee led by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has a hearing set Wednesday over judicial impeachments.

Senate panel sets up hearing on impeachments of ‘rogue judges’

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 2, 2025 at 1:51pm
Alina Habba, then an attorney for former President Donald Trump, speaks on the last night of the Republican National Convention in 2024.

Appeals court rules Alina Habba ineligible for US attorney role

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 1, 2025 at 12:04pm
Former FBI Director James B. Comey testifies during a Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing in 2017.

Judge dismisses indictments against James Comey, Letitia James

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted November 24, 2025 at 2:24pm
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., listens during a 2023 hearing in the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick indictment details allegations

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted November 20, 2025 at 6:05pm
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., leaves the Capitol after the last votes of the week in March.

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick accused of stealing FEMA funds

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted November 19, 2025 at 7:57pm, Updated November 20, 2025 at 4:09am
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., conducts a news conference Wednesday after the Senate luncheons in the Capitol. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., also appear.

Senate GOP divided over House push to repeal payout provision

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted November 19, 2025 at 5:17pm
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said he would file a lawsuit under the new provision over a government search of his phone records.

Senate payout provision defies typical legal concepts, experts say

By Ryan Tarinelli and Michael Macagnone
Posted November 13, 2025 at 5:44pm
Former FBI Director James Comey testifies before a Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing in 2017.

Judge hears challenge to James Comey, Letitia James indictments

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted November 13, 2025 at 2:24pm
Then-Chairman Patrick J. Leahy speaks with Sen. Dianne Feinstein as Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in 2007 investigating the firing of several U.S. attorneys.

High-profile cases to test wording of US attorney law from 2007

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted November 12, 2025 at 4:53pm
Election workers sort ballot box drop off ballots Tuesday at the Orange County Registrar of Voters.

California Republicans challenge map allowed under Prop 50

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted November 5, 2025 at 3:21pm
Former FBI Director James B. Comey testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in June 2017.

Justice Department defends criminal case against James Comey

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted November 3, 2025 at 7:37pm
FBI Director Kash Patel, who in July announced the selection of the Ronald Reagan Building complex in downtown Washington for the FBI’s new headquarters, responds to questioning at a House hearing in September.

Senate panel approves step on new FBI headquarters plan

By Ryan Tarinelli and David Jordan
Posted October 29, 2025 at 5:55pm
Vice President JD Vance arrives in the Capitol to attend the Senate Republicans’ lunch meeting Tuesday amid the ongoing partial government shutdown.

Judge extends block on government shutdown layoffs

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted October 28, 2025 at 4:23pm
Attorney General Pamela Bondi testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this month.

Trump administration challenged on US attorney moves

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted October 27, 2025 at 5:26pm
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a news conference Tuesday on the government shutdown in the Capitol. Also appearing are, from left, House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain, R-Mich., House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.

Federal employees detail worries over shutdown layoffs

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted October 23, 2025 at 5:34pm
Morning rush hour commuters on a Metro train at Union Station in Washington. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Judge sounds ready to expand block on shutdown layoffs

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted October 17, 2025 at 9:09pm
Voting rights activists protest Wednesday outside the Supreme Court in Washington as the court prepares to hear arguments in a case challenging Louisiana's congressional map.

Supreme Court airs doubts about role of race in redistricting

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted October 15, 2025 at 3:49pm
Rep. Troy Carter, D-La., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in June.

Supreme Court to hear arguments on use of race in redistricting

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted October 14, 2025 at 3:32pm
E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse.

Federal courts plan to have less to spend on security this fiscal year

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted October 9, 2025 at 3:23pm
Activists protest outside the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia's courthouse Wednesday ahead of the arraignment of former FBI Director James B. Comey in Alexandria, Va.

James Comey pleads not guilty in case over Senate testimony

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted October 8, 2025 at 12:47pm
Attorney General Pamela Bondi testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Justice Department Tuesday.

Pamela Bondi stonewalls Democrats at DOJ oversight hearing

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted October 7, 2025 at 3:14pm
President Donald Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth conduct a news conference in the White House briefing room in August.

Unusual showdown awaits Pamela Bondi at DOJ oversight hearing

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted October 6, 2025 at 5:17pm
The FBI seal at its headquarter in Washington.

Watchdog finds fewer noncompliant FBI searches under Section 702

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted October 2, 2025 at 5:24pm
E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse in Washington, D.C.

Shutdown pauses Trump policy challenges and other civil cases

By Michael Macagnone and Ryan Tarinelli
Posted October 1, 2025 at 5:17pm
The Department of Justice building.

Inspector general websites disappear as government shuts down

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted October 1, 2025 at 3:04pm
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks to reporters about the looming government shutdown Tuesday.

Democrats appeal to GOP for lawmaker response to Comey case

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted September 30, 2025 at 6:36pm
Former FBI Director James Comey arrives to Rayburn Building for a meeting with Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in December 2018.

James Comey indicted over testimony at 2020 Senate hearing

By Ryan Tarinelli and Michael Macagnone
Posted September 25, 2025 at 8:49pm
Sen. Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., questions FBI Director Kash Patel during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this month.

Trump’s words could trip up any prosecutions against political foes

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted September 23, 2025 at 4:49pm
Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett arrive for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address in Capitol on Feb. 7, 2023.

DOJ seeks at least 30 years for Supreme Court assassination plot

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted September 19, 2025 at 4:58pm
FBI Director Kash Patel talks with an aide during a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing Wednesday.

House panel grills FBI Director Kash Patel over Epstein materials

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted September 17, 2025 at 5:02pm
FBI Director Kash Patel responds to questioning by California Democratic Sen. Adam B. Schiff during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday.

Kash Patel clashes with Senate Democrats at FBI oversight hearing

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted September 16, 2025 at 3:32pm
FBI Director Kash Patel arrives for a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing in May.

Kash Patel to face lawmakers in aftermath of Charlie Kirk shooting

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted September 15, 2025 at 4:24pm
Rep. Robert B. Aderholt says he supports the substance of the rescissions outlined by the White House and thinks the pocket rescission strategy is legal but has raised concerns about the potential consequences of expanding executive power.

White House rescission strategy worries some GOP appropriators

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted September 12, 2025 at 3:53pm
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., conducts a news conference in the Capitol on Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

GOP changes Senate rules to speed some confirmations

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted September 11, 2025 at 7:31pm
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., right, and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Republicans move to change Senate rules to speed confirmation of some nominees

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted September 9, 2025 at 6:54am
Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., speaks during a news conference on Feb. 6, 2025.

House halts censure resolution against Rep. LaMonica McIver

By Ryan Tarinelli and Chris Johnson
Posted September 3, 2025 at 3:44pm, Updated at 4:16pm
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., is resuming the Epstein drumbeat, filing a discharge petition as Congress returns to Washington after its August break. Above, Massie is seen talking with reporters earlier this year.

House panel posts batch of Epstein files, as Massie presses for larger release

By Justin Papp and Ryan Tarinelli
Posted September 2, 2025 at 4:26pm, Updated at 7:21pm
A Washington Metropolitan Police Department patrol car stands watch near Free DC’s press conference and rally on 16th Street Northwest near the White House in Washington on Monday.

DOJ backs off attempt to install emergency DC police chief

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted August 15, 2025 at 6:38pm
Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies on June 25.

With Justice grants rescinded, nonprofit will shut down

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted August 14, 2025 at 12:23pm
Attorney General Pamela Bondi, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth conduct a news conference in the White House briefing room on Monday.

Judge blocks Trump conditions on Violence Against Women funding

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted August 11, 2025 at 3:57pm
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., leaves the U.S. Capitol after the last votes of the week on Thursday, March 27, 2025.

House panel seeks Epstein documents from Justice Department

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted August 5, 2025 at 12:58pm
Former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., sits on the House floor before the start of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address to the joint session of Congress in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, March 7, 2024.

Former New York Congressman Santos reports to prison

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted July 25, 2025 at 4:32pm
Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., Rep. Ami Bera, D-Calif., conduct a news conference during the House Democrats 2025 Issues Conference in Leesburg, Va., on March 13, 2025.

House, Senate panels differ on future of hate crime grants

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted July 25, 2025 at 10:55am
Emil Bove, nominee to be an appeals court judge for the 3rd Circuit, is sworn in before testifying during his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on June 25.

Senate nears crucial vote on Trump judicial nominee

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted July 23, 2025 at 5:20pm
Attorney General Pamela Bondi testifies during a Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

Spending bills reject Trump plans for DOJ overhaul

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted July 21, 2025 at 5:41pm
The FBI’s J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, D.C.

Judge tosses lawsuit regarding FBI agents’ identity

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted July 18, 2025 at 4:57pm
Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans are on course to back Emil Bove Thursday for an appellate court seat, declining to hold further hearings.

Senate Judiciary expected to back Bove for seat on 3rd Circuit

By Michael Macagnone and Ryan Tarinelli
Posted July 16, 2025 at 11:44am
The FBI’s J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, D.C.

FBI headquarters fight stymies spending bill in Senate

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted July 10, 2025 at 5:43pm
Attorney General Pamela Bondi testifies during a Senate Appropriations panel hearing on the department's budget request on June 25.

Senate appropriators to weigh in on Justice Department revamp

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted July 9, 2025 at 3:32pm
Attorney General Pamela Bondi testifies during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing last month.

Law enforcement groups oppose proposed anti-drug program cuts

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted July 3, 2025 at 5:17pm
FBI Director Kash Patel arrives for a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing in May.

FBI announces selection of DC location for next headquarters

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted July 1, 2025 at 5:48pm
Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies during a Senate hearing Wednesday.

Senators express wariness of proposed mergers within DOJ

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted June 27, 2025 at 3:55pm
In this photo illustration, the Federal Communications Commission seal is seen on a smartphone screen with the U.S. flag in the background. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Supreme Court upholds FCC universal service program

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted June 27, 2025 at 12:40pm
Attorney General Pamela Bondi testifies about the Justice Department's proposed budget Wednesday during a Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Subcommittee hearing.

Senators air concerns about DOJ budget proposal

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted June 25, 2025 at 2:53pm
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan says Republicans are comfortable “making sure there is security” for federal courts.

Federal judge stresses need for more court security funding

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted June 24, 2025 at 3:01pm
Attorney General Pamela Bondi arrives to testify at the House Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations panel hearing on Monday.

Bondi defends Justice Department proposal to end standalone ATF

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted June 23, 2025 at 6:50pm