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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth does a television interview outside the White House, Friday, March 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump’s defense secretary accidentally sent war plans to a group chat that included a journalist, days after threatening polygraphs for leaks

By The Associated Press, Tara Copp, and others

FILE – Demonstrators rally in support of federal workers outside of the Department of Health and Human Services, Feb. 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

DOGE gutting of federal agencies presents an unprecedented opportunity for America’s enemies to recruit informants, experts say

By David Klepper, Eric Tucker, and others

Trump's face displayed on a screen above a January 6th committee hearing

Trump says his visit to the Justice Department will be ‘historic’ after the president escaped two federal prosecutions by winning the election

By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, and others

FILE – The U.S. Department of Justice building is seen in Washington, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

12 Chinese hackers and officials charged by U.S. prosecutors for roles in global cybercrime campaigns

By Eric Tucker, Dake Kang, and others

Elon Musk arrives to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Pentagon, FBI and other key federal agencies refuse to comply with Musk’s demand for employees to explain workweeks or lose jobs

By Steve Peoples, Eric Tucker, and others

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump shake hands

‘It’s time to stop this ridiculous war’—Trump and Putin come to the negotiating table over Ukraine

By Matthew Lee, Eric Tucker, and others

A hand-drawn portrait of American teacher Marc Fogel

A 66-year-old teacher served a 14-year prison sentence in Russia for having medically prescribed marijuana. Now he’s coming home to his family

By Chris Megerian, Eric Tucker, and others

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Washington. (Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump moves to dismantle government’s public integrity guardrails with firings and lax enforcement

By Eric Tucker, Michelle L. Price, and others

FILE – New York City mayor Eric Adams departs Manhattan federal court after an appearance, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

Justice Department orders prosecutors to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams

By Jake Offenhartz, Alanna Durkin Richer, and others

Kash Patel adjusts his glasses

Kash Patel owns up to $5 million in stock of Shein’s parent company—and won’t divest from it because he says there’s only a ‘remote’ chance his new job leading the FBI would interfere

By Brian Slodysko, Eric Tucker, and others

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks after being sworn in by Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington, as President Donald Trump looks on. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s DOJ dumps Biden-era task force dedicated to seizing assets of Russian oligarchs

By Fatima Hussein, Eric Tucker, and others

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks after being sworn in by Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington, as President Donald Trump looks on. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

New Attorney General Pam Bondi calls for creation of ‘weaponization working group’ to review Jack Smith’s Trump cases

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, and others

Trump attorney Emil Bove

Top DOJ official accuses FBI chief of ‘insubordination’ but tries to dampen talk of revenge on agents ‘who simply followed orders’

By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, and others

A boat works the scene near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

American Airlines jet carrying 64 crashes after colliding with Army helicopter near Washington D.C.

By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, and others

FILE – Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, at a Department of Justice office in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Trump Justice Department says it has fired over a dozen employees who were involved in prosecutions of president

By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, and others