Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested New York City mayoral candidate Brad Lander on Tuesday “for assaulting law enforcement and impeding a federal officer,” according to a statement by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). A video, posted to Lander’s X account by his wife, Meg Barnette, showed Lander gripping the arm of an
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, a candidate for mayor of the city, was released after being arrested earlier by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. Lander was held for four hours before being released on Tuesday evening. Lander was arrested earlier in the day “for assaulting law enforcement and impeding a federal officer,” according
A federal grand jury indicted a 25-year-old Georgia man for allegedly threatening sexual violence against senators Ted Cruz and Deb Fischer.
Three U.S. Supreme Court justices reported significant earnings from books they’ve published, according to disclosures from eight of the nine justices released on Tuesday. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reported a $2,068,750 book advance from Penguin Random House for her 2024 memoir, “Lovely One,” which details her life story, the disclosure shows. In 2023, Jackson had
Top Democratic leaders in Congress are calling for increased security funding for lawmakers following recent shootings that killed former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and wounded state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife. In a letter sent June 16 to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and
The Justice Department lost 4,000 employees in the Trump administration’s controversial government downsizing initiative, and critics worry those cuts will impact safety in U.S. communities. The so-called “fork in the road” deferred resignation program, which incentivized some employees to leave federal government service, reduced the manpower in the agency for an estimated savings of $470
Ninth Circuit panel to rule on legality of Trump federalizing National Guard troops in Los Angeles County following Newsom's lawsuit over immigration enforcement protests.