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Ex-Southern Poverty Law Center official charged in broader criminal case against group

Ex-Southern Poverty Law Center official charged in broader criminal case against group

Newly unsealed court records show that a former Southern Poverty Law Center official has been charged in the Department of Justice’s broader criminal case against the Alabama-based civil rights group

Ex-Southern Poverty Law Center official charged in broader criminal case against group, lawyer says

Ex-Southern Poverty Law Center official charged in broader criminal case against group, lawyer says

A former Southern Poverty Law Center official has been charged in the Department of Justice’s broader criminal case against the Alabama-based civil rights group

Former Southern Poverty Law Center official arrested

Former Southern Poverty Law Center official arrested

Attorney General Todd Blanche said former Southern Poverty Law Center official Heidi L. Beirich participated in the group's alleged scheme to fund extremism.

Trump White House asked DOJ to explore new Reflecting Pool charges, sources say

Trump White House asked DOJ to explore new Reflecting Pool charges, sources say

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s White House has asked the Justice Department to examine potential new charges related to alleged vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool despite the department's decision to drop prior cases, according to two

The Latest: Trump signs executive order calling for spacing out childhood shots

The Latest: Trump signs executive order calling for spacing out childhood shots

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for revamped childhood vaccine recommendations that promote his long-held belief that certain shots should be spaced out into separate medical visits

US human rights groups sue Trump over anti-ICC push

US human rights groups sue Trump over anti-ICC push

WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Four leading U.S. human rights groups on Tuesday sued the Trump administration over its campaign aimed at dismantling the International Criminal Court, calling the effort unconstitutional.

Palestinian students and staff sue Columbia University alleging discrimination

Palestinian students and staff sue Columbia University alleging discrimination

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) - A group of current and former Palestinian students and staff have sued Columbia University, alleging discriminatory treatment by the school against its Palestinian community since late 2023, according to a court filing in New York.

US government charges 11 people in scheme to obtain green cards through sham marriages

US government charges 11 people in scheme to obtain green cards through sham marriages

The Department of Justice has charged nearly a dozen people with participating in a multimillion-dollar scheme to help hundreds of Chinese nationals fraudulently obtain green cards through sham marriages to U.S. citizens

Todd Blanche is sworn in as attorney general after bruising confirmation fight

Todd Blanche is sworn in as attorney general after bruising confirmation fight

President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, has been sworn in as attorney general after a bruising confirmation fight that exposed bipartisan concerns about the Justice Department’s direction under the Republican president

Trump announces staff secretary Will Scharf will be his new White House counsel

Trump announces staff secretary Will Scharf will be his new White House counsel

President Donald Trump says Will Scharf will be the new White House counsel, replacing David Warrington

Analysis-Crypto bill faces long odds after Senate punts vote to September

Analysis-Crypto bill faces long odds after Senate punts vote to September

By Hannah Lang Aug 10 (Reuters) - The chances that the U.S. crypto industry will win once-in-a-generation digital asset legislation are dimming, despite Senate Republicans promising to advance the bill when lawmakers return to Capitol Hill next month.

US communications agency is the unlikely spearhead of Trump's China policy

US communications agency is the unlikely spearhead of Trump's China policy

By Michael Martina and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission, once better known for spectrum auctions and licensing television stations, has emerged as the unlikely leader of some of the Trump administration's most aggressive actions against China.