For 2nd time, judge rules top DOJ officials in New Jersey are serving unlawfully

A federal judge disqualified the heads of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey on Monday, marking the second time in less than a year that a judge has ruled the top leaders of the Justice Department outpost were serving unlawfully. U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann, who ruled last summer that President Trump’s former personal

California rep. leaves GOP to become an independent, complicating majority

Washington — Rep. Kevin Kiley of California said Monday he was immediately leaving the Republican Party to become an independent.   “I’m also today asking the clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives to have that reflected in the official roster,” Kiley said in a call with reporters.  The move complicates House Speaker Mike Johnson’s

NTSB member fired by White House over workplace allegations that he denies

National Transportation Safety Board member Todd Inman, who was the NTSB’s initial on scene spokesman at the deadly midair collision over Washington, D.C., last January, was fired from the agency over multiple workplace allegations, the White House said Monday. Inman denies the accusations. “The White House lawfully removed Todd Inman from the NTSB after receiving highly concerning

Anthropic sues Trump administration over “supply chain risk” order

Washington — Anthropic sued the Defense Department and other federal agencies on Monday over the Trump administration’s move to designate it a supply chain risk and eliminate its use across the government, the latest chapter in a bitter dispute over the firm’s powerful artificial intelligence model. In a 48-page lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court

Anthropic sues Pentagon over “supply chain risk” designation

Washington — Anthropic sued the Defense Department on Monday over the Pentagon’s move to designate it a supply chain risk after a bitter dispute over the use of the firm’s artificial intelligence technologies.  In a 48-page lawsuit filed in federal court in northern California, Anthropic said the Pentagon’s efforts to punish the company were “unprecedented