Former F.B.I. Spy Hunter Compromised China Inquiry, Watchdog Says
The Justice Department’s inspector general disclosed new details about the extent of misconduct by a top F.B.I. counterintelligence official, Charles McGonigal. Source: Original News
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Kavanaugh Acknowledges ‘Difficult Job’ of His Lower-Court Colleagues
Speaking at a judicial conference in Memphis, the justice expressed sympathy for the district-court judges whose rulings the Supreme Court has repeatedly paused. Source: Original News
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Removal of FTC Commissioner
A federal appeals court had reinstated the commissioner, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, saying she was fired ‘without cause.’ Source: Original News
5 Takeaways From RFK Jr.’s Senate Hearing
During often tense exchanges, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his positions on Covid vaccines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and autism. Source: Original News
Trump Claims the Power to Summarily Kill Suspected Drug Smugglers
The move to treat criminals as if they were wartime combatants escalated an administration pattern of using military force for law enforcement tasks at home and abroad. Source: Original News
Members of Congress Grasp for a Stopgap Deal to Avert a Shutdown
Republicans and Democrats agree they will need a temporary measure to fund the government past Sept. 30, but have yet to come to terms on what it should look like. Source: Original News
After Boat Strike, Rubio Says U.S. Will Help Other Nations ‘Blow Up’ Crime Groups
The Trump administration aims to carry out more violent strikes against drug cartels, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said as he met with Ecuador’s president. Source: Original News
Time Is Running Out for Lebanon to Disarm Hezbollah, U.S. Officials Warn
The United States, Israel and the Gulf Arab states are pressuring Lebanon’s government to act decisively against the group. Source: Original News
Justice Dept. Opens Criminal Inquiry Into Lisa Cook, Elevating Trump’s Claims
The move was instigated by Ed Martin, a Trump loyalist who has said it is legitimate for officials to publicly air criminal investigations into people targeted by the president. Source: Original News
Man Accused of Killing Israeli Embassy Staffers Pleads Not Guilty
At an arraignment on Thursday, Elias Rodriguez faced federal hate crime and other charges that could result in the death penalty. Source: Original News