GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — As a lawyer, Thomas Goldstein routinely argued cases before the Supreme Court and published a popular blog about the nation’s highest court. Unbeknownst to friends and colleagues, Goldstein also became a high-stakes poker player who racked up tens of millions of dollars in winnings, but racked up staggering gambling debt. The … Read more
Republican Thomas Massie grilled Attorney General Pam Bondi after she appeared on Capitol Hill with insults ready to hurl at critics while refusing to answer questions about Jeffrey Epstein. For hours, while being grilled by lawmakers, Bondi repeatedly flipped through her document while lashing out at lawmakers who dared to challenge her over the Justice … Read more
MIAMI (AP) — Less than three years after President Joe Biden pardoned a close ally of Nicolás Maduro, the Justice Department is targeting the businessman again, The Associated Press has learned, an investigation that could support the U.S.-based prosecution of the Venezuelan leader. Federal prosecutors have been investigating Alex Saab’s role in an alleged bribery … Read more
WASHINGTON – Two members of Congress who pushed the federal government to go public with its investigations into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein said they have identified at least six men who were likely implicated in the financier’s well-connected murders, but declined to share names. Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Santa Clara, and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., … Read more
Leading groups representing homebuilders have responded to a report that the Trump administration is considering an antitrust probe into the industry, saying any allegations of price-fixing are baseless. The Justice Department is considering launching an antitrust probe into homebuilders in the coming weeks, though no final decision has been made and the administration could drop … Read more
The most recent President Donald Trump has attacked reporters who raise questions about the Epstein files, demanding that the country “move on to something else,” but that is highly unlikely. Many of the documents have not been made public, and those now public have been heavily redacted. The Justice Department will allow members of Congress … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — The FBI gathered extensive evidence that Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused underage girls, but found little evidence that the well-connected financier ran a sex-trafficking ring that catered to powerful men, an Associated Press review of internal Justice Department records shows. Videos and photos seized from Epstein’s homes in New York, Florida and … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan is refusing to voluntarily comply with a Justice Department investigation into a video she made urging U.S. troops to resist “illegal orders” — escalating a dispute that President Donald Trump has publicly promoted. In letters first obtained by The Associated Press, Slotkin’s attorney informed U.S. Attorney … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A woman who led an anti-immigration protest that disrupted a church service in Minnesota has been arrested, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday, just as Vice President JD Vance is set to visit the state. Bondi announced the arrest of Nekima Levy Armstrong in a post X days after protesters, during Sunday … Read more
Two staffers from Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency team at the Social Security Administration secretly contacted a right-wing advocacy group trying to “overturn the election results,” according to the Justice Department. A court filing in a long-running lawsuit targeting DOGE’s Social Security efforts reveals that at least one DOGE employee signed an agreement … Read more