President Trump's controversial pick, Bill Pulte, is set to become acting Director of National Intelligence. This move comes as Trump links the crucial national security program FISA to the passage of a voter ID bill, blocking Jay Clayton's confirmation hearing. Concerns are raised about Pulte's qualifications and potential misuse of intelligence.
President Trump unexpectedly delayed Jay Clayton's nomination for U.S. intelligence chief, linking it to a voter-identification bill and James McDonald's approval as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Trump also tied FISA renewal to his 'Save America Act'.
Federal prosecutors in Minnesota have charged 15 individuals with alleged ties to "antifa groups," accusing them of "conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers" during anti-ICE protests. The charges stem from alleged violent opposition to law enforcement and interference with immigration enforcement operations.
President Trump intends to nominate James M. McDonald as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, replacing Jay Clayton. McDonald, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and current litigation partner, previously handled an appeal for Trump and served in the Trump administration.
Chief Judge James Boasberg denied a motion by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro to vacate earlier rulings against her investigation into former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, citing concerns the legal threat to the Fed may persist despite the investigation's closure.
The FBI is searching for Vanessa O'Rourke, accused of faking terminal brain cancer to scam friends and family out of $100,000 for non-existent treatments in Australia. Indicted in 2018, she remains at large.
Investigators have recovered a buckshot pellet from the bulletproof vest of a Secret Service agent shot at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, linking suspect Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, Calif. to the attack. Allen allegedly fired a Mossberg pump-action shotgun at the security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton on April 25, striking the agent. He has been charged with attempted assassination, discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, and illegally transporting guns and ammunition across state lines. Prosecutors say evidence shows he tracked the president's movements on his phone.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said Sunday that ballistics evidence shows Cole Tomas Allen, the alleged White House Correspondents' Association dinner shooter, fired the shot that hit a Secret Service agent's protective vest. Allen, 31, of California, has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. The shooting marked the third attempt on Trump's life since 2024. Allen remains in custody after waiving his right to challenge detention, and his attorneys are seeking to remove him from suicide precautions in jail.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro for D.C. has abandoned her planned appeal of an adverse ruling by Chief Judge James Boasberg quashing subpoenas to the Federal Reserve in her criminal investigation of Chair Jerome Powell. Instead, she will file a motion to vacate the order, which legal experts say essentially asks the judge to pretend something never happened. Boasberg had ruled that Pirro's office presented no specific evidence of wrongdoing and that the investigation appeared designed to pressure Powell over interest rates in defiance of President Trump.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro revealed ballistics evidence confirms Cole Tomas Allen, the alleged White House Correspondents' Association dinner shooter, fired the buckshot that struck a Secret Service agent's protective vest at the Washington Hilton. The 31-year-old California man has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. This marks the third assassination attempt on Trump's life since 2024.
D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro must decide by Monday whether to appeal a judge's ruling that blocked her subpoenas to the Federal Reserve in her criminal investigation of outgoing Fed Chair Jerome Powell. The appeal will determine when President Trump can appoint a new Fed governor to replace Powell, who plans to stay on as a member after his chairmanship ends. While Pirro claims she closed the investigation on April 24, Trump said the next day it was still ongoing, and her appeal could keep the threat alive while potentially reshaping DOJ investigative powers.
Surveillance video released Thursday shows alleged would-be assassin Cole Tomas Allen, 31, casing the Washington Hilton Hotel on April 24 and then storming a Secret Service checkpoint the next evening during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner where President Trump was speaking. Allen allegedly wielded a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun and was shot by a Secret Service officer. He was also carrying a .38-caliber pistol, ammunition, and multiple knives. The officer struck by gunfire was not seriously injured due to protective gear. Allen, a Caltech graduate from Torrance, California, is charged with trying to assassinate Trump and related firearms offenses.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro released video surveillance footage showing Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old California resident, casing the Washington Hilton Hotel on April 24 before allegedly attacking a Secret Service checkpoint the next night during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner where President Trump was scheduled to speak. The video shows Allen sprinting through a checkpoint with a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun, at which point a Secret Service officer fired multiple shots, striking an agent who was protected by gear. Allen is charged with trying to assassinate Trump, transporting firearms in interstate commerce, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro released video showing Cole Tomas Allen, 31, casing the Washington Hilton Hotel on April 24 before allegedly attempting to assassinate President Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner the next night. The footage shows Allen running through a Secret Service checkpoint with a long gun as an officer fires at him. A Secret Service agent was struck but not seriously injured because protective gear stopped the bullet. Allen, a Torrance, California resident, is charged with trying to assassinate Trump and other crimes.
Prosecutors expect to file superseding charges of sports bribery and honest services wire fraud against Terry Rozier, an assistant U.S. attorney said.
A Chilean man who admitted stealing then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's Gucci handbag from a D.C. restaurant was sentenced to three years in prison. Mario Bustamante Leiva, 50, who is in the U.S. illegally, will be deported after serving his sentence. He pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud and one count of first-degree theft for a string of purse thefts at Washington restaurants in April 2025.
