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  • comeyLaw

    James Comey indicted over posting allegedly threatening photo of seashells on social media, source says

    By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, and others
  • Torrance, CA – April 25, 2026: Media in front of a house connected to Cole Tomas Allen, the shooting suspect at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, in Torrance, CA on Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Robbin Goddard / Los Angeles Times.Politics

    The suspect in the White House correspondents’ dinner shooting referred to himself as a ‘Friendly Federal Assassin’ and railed against Trump policies

    By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, and others
  • Members of the U.S. Secret Service counter assault team stand on the stage after a shooting incident outside the ballroom during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Politics

    Accused gunman at correspondents’ dinner was likely targeting Trump and top officials after traveling by train to D.C., Blanche says

    By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, and others
  • A Secret Service police officer walks through the lobby of the Washington Hilton after shots were heard during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, DC, on April 25, 2026. Shots were fired as US President Donald Trump attended a press dinner in Washington on April 25 night, witnesses and AFP reporters confirmed. Loud bangs were heard and guests at the black-tie White House Correspondents’ Dinner scrambled to hide under tables. Tactical teams with guns drawn took position on the stage where Trump had been sitting before he was evacuated. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    Trump uninjured and other top officials evacuated after a shooter opened fire in hotel where White House correspondents dinner held

    By Collin Binkley, Alanna Durkin Richer, and others
  • Ron Kaz wears a hat outside the department of corrections before the scheduled firing squad execution of South Carolina inmate Mikal Mahdi on April 11, 2025 in Columbia, South Carolina.Law

    Firing squads are back: Trump’s DOJ revives rarely used execution method once limited to five states

    By The Associated Press and Alanna Durkin Richer
  • FILE – The FBI seal is pictured in Omaha, Neb., Aug. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)Law

    The FBI is easing hiring requirements and turning to social media to attract applicants to rebuild workforce depleted by firings and resignations

    By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, and others
  • Trump at podium with bondi watchingPolitics

    Trump ousts Pam Bondi as attorney general

    By The Associated Press, Alanna Durkin Richer, and others
  • Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro speaks after voting during legislative elections in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)Politics

    DEA names Colombian president ‘priority target’ as U.S. prosecutors probe ties to drug traffickers

    By Jim Mustian, Joshua Goodman, and others
  • Colombia's President Gustavo Petro shows the ballots before voting in legislative elections in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)Politics

    The president of Colombia has just been labeled a “priority target” for his alleged drug ties by the DEA

    By The Associated Press, Jim Mustian, and others
  • FBI Director Kash Patel takes part in a U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Flag Raising ceremony at the State Department, Monday, March 9, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)Politics

    U.S. faces elevated terrorism threats amid cuts at FBI and DOJ. ‘So much experience has been decimated from the ranks’

    By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, and others
  • The Ticketmaster logo is displayed on a smartphone screen in this photo illustration. Ticketmaster’s parent company, Live Nation Entertainment, currently faces a major antitrust trial in the United States, where regulators accuse the live-events giant of monopolizing the concert ticketing and promotion market, allegations the company denies, in Brussels, Belgium, on March 5, 2026. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

    DOJ strikes tentative Ticketmaster settlement as states break away to keep fighting Live Nation

    By The Associated Press, Larry Neumeister, and others
  • President Donald Trump speaks at the Shield of the Americas Summit, Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Trump National Doral Miami in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)North America

    Trump calls on regional leaders at ‘Shield of the Americas’ summit to use their militaries against drug cartels

    By Aamer Madhani, Joshua Goodman, and others
  • bondiLaw

    DOJ releases missing files with unconfirmed allegations about Trump from the 1980s

    By Alanna Durkin Richer and The Associated Press
  • An Austin police officer guards the scene on West 6th Street at West Avenue after a shooting, Sunday March 1, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP)Politics

    Suspect in Texas shooting that FBI is investigating as potential terrorism wore ‘Property of Allah’ clothing and Iranian flag emblem

    By Jack Myer, Alanna Durkin Richer, and others
  • bondiLaw

    Pam Bondi’s Epstein testimony devolves into name calling as she sweeps her own past behavior under the rug

    By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, and others