The president is still pushing the idea of using taxpayer money to reward Capitol rioters, contradicting the attorney general nominee's assurance that it won't happen.
Will they be held responsible for the illegal search and the damage to his property?
By haggling over the details of Trump's flagrantly corrupt IRS "settlement," dissenting Republican senators give a pass to Blanche's unethical and illegal approval of it.
The officer's avowed reasons for killing Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas were contradicted by the physical evidence.
The sweet deal that resolved the president's fatally flawed lawsuit against the IRS was business as usual at the DOJ, his attorneys told a federal judge.
The JAWBONE Act would let Americans sue government officials who try to restrict their speech by pressuring social media platforms, broadcasters, or AI companies.
That total is a low-ball estimate because some federal agencies didn't report their totals to the Government Accountability Office.
An addendum to the president's "settlement" of his lawsuit against the IRS shields him and his family from liability for any federal offenses they committed prior to May 19.
Debbie Brockman, a U.S. citizen, was held in federal custody for seven hours and released with no charges after her arrest by immigration agents last October.
Using taxpayer money to reward the president’s allies has nothing to do with the president's claims against the IRS.
Despite the administration's arguments, a multibillion-dollar settlement fund with no judicial oversight is fairly unprecedented.
The president has fought to make sure alleged victims of government misconduct cannot get compensation. What changed?
Impeachment is the appropriate remedy for this type of outright violation of the public trust.
The DHS reportedly maintains a database tracking critics of the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Free speech advocates warn it could chill constitutionally protected speech.
That defense applies only when an officer "reasonably" believed he was acting within his federal authority.
Central planning from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, President Donald Trump, and others reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of what makes private markets work.
The jurors concluded that the officers violated the Fourth and 14th amendments when they seized a 14-year-old without evidence that she was in danger.
The justice dissented from the Supreme Court's denial of a petition from a Texas journalist who was charged with felonies for practicing journalism.
But for a fraudulent and misleading warrant affidavit, Taylor would not have been killed during a fruitless late-night drug raid.
Department of Homeland Security
The Oklahoma senator, nominated to replace Kristi Noem, is blasé about the use of deadly force.
The president himself portrayed Renée Good and Alex Pretti as would-be murderers, and he did not seem troubled by the homeland security secretary's slander of them.
A sad commentary on the sprawling size and eye-watering cost of the government.
Department of Homeland Security
The homeland security secretary blatantly misrepresented what she said about Alex Pretti on the day he was killed.
A mayor and a police chief "mistook their authority to maintain order for a license to suppress criticism," says U.S. District Judge Stephanie Rose.
An Oklahoma City scandal highlights how civil forfeiture incentives undermine accountability and public trust.
Department of Homeland Security
The department's pattern of dishonesty supports a presumption of irregularity.
Homan's numbers are misleading, but even if they weren't, it wouldn't justify allowing an entire federal law enforcement agency to operate in anonymity.
Opening investigations requires evidence, so the feds created “assessments.”
Rep. Thomas Massie explains why he is risking his political career over the Epstein files, details what he saw in the unredacted documents, and argues that the scandal reveals a bipartisan failure of accountability stretching across multiple administrations.
A pending appropriations bill could increase transparency and accountability by requiring DHS personnel to record encounters with the public.
The department now describes the threat as "several civilians" who were "yelling and blowing whistles."
As with Renee Good, a calmer response could have avoided the lethal outcome.
Senators should demand accountability for federal agents who hurt Americans—and demand the removal of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino.
"The victims are the Border Patrol agents" who killed Alex Pretti, says one DHS official, who previously claimed Pretti wanted to "massacre law enforcement."
A Texas jury found Adrian Gonzales not guilty of endangering children by failing to confront the gunman at Robb Elementary School.
Todd Blanche joins other top administration officials in declaring that ICE agent Jonathan Ross was justified in killing Good. Most Americans disagree.
It is hard to see how, since that question hinges on what happened the morning that an ICE agent shot her.
Adrian Gonzales is on trial for acts of "omission" that prosecutors say amounted to 29 felony counts of child endangerment.
Presidents, legislators, and police officers were desperate to blame anyone but themselves.
A guilty plea by a retired Albuquerque officer who served in law enforcement for more than 30 years illustrates the extent of the biggest police scandal in the state's history.
The defense secretary claims the video, which shows a second strike that killed two floundering survivors, would compromise "sources and methods."
The proposed bills aim to revive and codify a 1971 Supreme Court ruling that allowed individuals to sue the feds for Fourth Amendment violations.
A new GAO report suggests the Affordable Care Act's health insurance exchanges are rife with fraud.
Plus: Jimmy Cliff, RIP.
The decision to close two federal watchdog agencies has drawn criticism from a pair of Republican senators.
The FBI director's portrayal of the case exemplifies the emptiness of his promise that there would be "no retributive actions" against the president's enemies.
A federal judge cleared the way for Jennifer Heath Box's lawsuit against the cops who misidentified her as a fugitive, despite a "mountain of evidence" that they had the wrong woman.
The Government Accountability Office says shrinkflation accounted for just 0.06 percentage points of inflation from 2019 to 2024.
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