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DOJ Mistakenly Publishes Nude Images in Epstein Case Files

Unredacted images expose possible victims, raising alarm over privacy failures

(Newser) - The federal government's massive document dump in the Jeffrey Epstein case has now created a new problem of its own, the New York Times reports. As part of its attempts to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the Justice Department posted more than three million pages of records...

British PM: Andrew Should Testify to Congress

'Victims have to be the first priority,' prime minister says after Jeffrey Epstein documents are released

(Newser) - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor—the former Prince Andrew—to cooperate with a US congressional inquiry into his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, saying anyone with relevant knowledge "should be prepared to share that information." The statement followed after the Justice Department release of...

DOJ Opens Civil Rights Probe Into Pretti Shooting

Deputy AG Blanche calls it a routine move

(Newser) - Federal officials are now taking a closer look at a Minneapolis shooting that had initially been left in the hands of the agency whose officers opened fire. The Justice Department on Friday said it has launched a civil rights investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents last...

A Whole Bunch of New Epstein Files Just Dropped

More than 3M pages were released by the DOJ, per Deputy AG Todd Blanche

(Newser) - The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about the millionaire financier's sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with the rich and powerful. Deputy Attorney General Todd...

Don Lemon Arrested by Feds in LA
Don Lemon Arrested
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Jan 30, 2026 8:00 AM CST

Don Lemon Arrested by Feds in LA

Former CNN anchor's detention seems to be tied to anti-ICE church protest in Minnesota, sources say

(Newser) - Former CNN anchor Don Lemon is in federal custody after being arrested Thursday night in Los Angeles, according to multiple sources cited by CBS News . Lemon's attorney, Abbe Lowell, confirmed that agents detained the veteran broadcaster while he was in LA to cover this weekend's Grammy Awards. A...

Feds Charge Man Accused of Syringe Attack on Ilhan Omar

Minnesota man accused of vinegar attack; separate Kansas case also emerges

(Newser) - A Minnesota man accused of spraying Rep. Ilhan Omar with liquid at a town hall now faces a federal assault charge—and he's not the only one in trouble over alleged threats against the congresswoman, NBC News reports. The Justice Department on Thursday charged 45-year-old Anthony Kazmierczak with forcibly...

Tim Walz: I'm Never Seeking Any Office Again

'There are other ways to serve,' says Minnesota governor

(Newser) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz hasn't just decided not to run for reelection . He's decided he's done as a political candidate, period. "I will never run for an elected office again," Walz said in an interview with MS NOW, reports NBC News . "Never again,"...

DOJ Teases Epstein File Release 'in the Near Term'

Pam Bondi tells judges 'substantial progress' has been made in review

(Newser) - More than a month after the imposed deadline to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the Justice Department still can't say when the full release might be complete, but it should be soon. In a four-page court filing Tuesday, Attorney General Pam Bondi and other top DOJ officials told...

Appeals Court Confirms Alina Habba Served Illegally

Decision leaves administration with option to appeal to Supreme Court

(Newser) - A federal appeals court has declined to revisit its ruling that Alina Habba held the top federal prosecutor's job in New Jersey without legal authority, tightening scrutiny on how the Trump administration installed its preferred US attorneys. On Monday, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit rejected...

Man Accused of Putting Bounty on Bovino Acquitted

Chicago jurors reject charge tied to Snapchat messages

(Newser) - A Chicago jury has cleared a Mexican immigrant accused of trying to put a price on the head of a top Border Patrol official. Juan Espinoza Martinez, a longtime Chicago resident and union carpenter, had faced a federal murder-for-hire charge over Snapchat messages that included a photo of senior tactical...

Review of Epstein Files Overwhelms Top Prosecutors

They're 'crushed by the work,' a redaction effort that threatens to delay other major SDNY cases

(Newser) - The most powerful federal prosecutor office in the country has effectively become the Epstein documents office. Sources and internal memos reviewed by Politico indicate that nearly every prosecutor in the Southern District of New York who isn't currently in court or prepping for an upcoming trial has been drafted...

Trump 'Undermined Democracy,' Smith Tells Heated Hearing

Former special counsel rejects partisan claims, defends indictments to House panel

(Newser) - Jack Smith walked into a congressional hearing on Thursday for what may be his only public opportunity to explain why he twice charged Donald Trump with federal crimes—and to insist politics had nothing to do with those decisions. "No one should be above the law in this country,...

Panel's Democrats Help Pass Contempt Citations for Clintons

Vote sends criminal referrals over Epstein investigation subpoenas to full House

(Newser) - Democrats helped push Bill and Hillary Clinton a step closer to facing contempt of Congress charges on Wednesday. The Republican-led House Oversight Committee voted to recommend criminal contempt citations for the former president and former secretary of state over their refusals to testify in its investigation into sex offender Jeffrey...

Lindsey Halligan Is Officially Out as US Attorney

Judge threatened disciplinary action for anyone who called Trump loyalist a US attorney

(Newser) - Lindsey Halligan's brief and contentious run as the top federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia is over. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Tuesday night that Halligan, appointed on an interim basis by President Trump, is departing the post after just four months, per ABC News . The move...

DOJ: DOGE Workers May Have Misused Social Security Data

DOJ says pro-Trump group sought SSA data for voter fraud push

(Newser) - Federal officials say a tiny team inside the controversial Elon Musk-linked Department of Government Efficiency may have stepped over the line with Social Security data, NBC News reports. In a new court filing, the Justice Department told a federal judge in Maryland it was alerted that two members of the...

Justice Department Eyes Major Rollback of Federal Gun Laws

Proposal would ease private sales, imports, and shipping of firearms, sources say

(Newser) - The Justice Department is quietly preparing to loosen several federal gun rules, a move aimed at shoring up support from gun-rights activists while risking new legal and political fights, according to people familiar with the plans who spoke to the Washington Post . The changes under discussion reportedly include easing limits...

Feds Are Investigating Walz, Frey Over ICE Remarks

DOJ probe focuses on governor, mayor's alleged efforts to obstruct federal immigration enforcement

(Newser) - Federal investigators are examining whether Minnesota's top Democrat and Minneapolis' mayor crossed a legal line in publicly criticizing immigration enforcement. The Justice Department has opened a probe into Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey on a rarely used statute dating to the Civil War era, two sources tell...

Trump Poised to Pardon Ex-Puerto Rico Governor

Wanda Vazquez Garced pardon would also cover co-defendants tied to 2020 campaign bribery plot

(Newser) - President Trump is preparing to wipe away the conviction of Puerto Rico's former governor and two co-defendants tied to a high-profile corruption case, according to multiple sources who spoke with CBS News . Former Gov. Wanda Vazquez Garced, who pleaded guilty last year in a federal public-corruption case, will receive...

Clintons Rebuff 'Invalid' Subpoenas for Epstein Probe

House GOP moves to hold former first couple in contempt, will vote next week

(Newser) - House Republicans are poised to escalate their clash with the Clintons over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. The GOP-led House Oversight Committee plans to vote next week on holding both Bill and Hillary Clinton in criminal contempt of Congress after they refused to sit for depositions, Chair James Comer announced on...

DOJ Rips Judge Over Disqualified US Attorney

Justice Department blasts judge's order regarding Lindsey Halligan as abuse of power

(Newser) - The Justice Department says Lindsey Halligan remains US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, despite a judge's order finding her appointment was invalid . In a filing Tuesday, Halligan and the DOJ pushed back hard against US District Judge David Novak, who'd ordered her to explain why she...

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