Former special counsel Jack Smith at the Justice Department in Washington on June 9, 2023. Alex Wong/Getty Images Former special counsel Jack Smith’s lawyers have asked that he be allowed to make a public appearance after House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) demanded he testify before Congress. Smith’s attorneys argued in a letter that
Federal agents block people protesting an ICE operation at a nearby licensed cannabis farm near Camarillo, Calif., on July 10, 2025. Mario Tama/Getty Images The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday warned local authorities in California against arresting federal immigration agents for charges related to their duties after high-ranking Democrats raised such a prospect. Deputy
Harjinder Singh is escorted onto an airplane by Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins and law enforcement in Stockton, Calif., on Aug. 21, 2025. AP Photo/Benjamin Fanjoy Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned on Oct. 23 that California could lose its ability to issue commercial driver’s licenses and risk losing more funding if it fails to comply
Members of the National Guard patrol the 14 Street restaurant and nightlife area in Washington on Aug. 22, 2025. Andrew Leyden/Getty Images A man who says he was detained by police for following an Ohio National Guard unit while playing Darth Vader’s theme from the movie “Star Wars” on his phone sued Washington on Oct.
A damaged home in the aftermath of Typhoon Halong, in Kipnuk, Alaska, on Oct. 17, 2025. Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP President Donald Trump has approved major disaster declarations for Alaska, Nebraska, North Dakota, and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, while denying similar requests from Maryland, Illinois, and Vermont—decisions that drew a mix
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Oct. 23 that a future meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is
The financial fallout from the federal government shutdown, now in its fourth week, is expected to intensify over the next 10 days, as billions of dollars in salaries and other payments will not be disbursed. Senate Republicans and Democrats have been deadlocked on a stopgap funding resolution that would fund the government temporarily through Nov.