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Trump nominates Colin McDonald as assistant A-G for national fraud enforcement

The National Fraud Enforcement will be a new division of the US Justice Department, Trump noted.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks to reporters over the North Atlantic as he returns to Washington from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, aboard Air Force One, US, January 22, 2026.
Iranian-American journalist, author, and political activist, Masih Alinejad speaks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Iran, January 15, 2026; illustrative.

Brooklyn man sentenced to 15 years in Iran-backed plot to kill anti-regime dissident Masih Alinejad

Debris from  the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Potomac River, near Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington DC, US, January 30, 2025.

American Airlines jet, army helicopter collision result of 'multitude of errors,' NTSB members say

The Department of Justice logo is pictured on a wall after a news conference in New York, December 5, 2013; illustrative.

US accuses contractor of illegally sharing classified information with reporter


Ethically bankrupt: The US needs to take a serious look at corrupt courts - opinion

The Congress and president must share blame for not demanding – and imposing, if necessary – higher standards on US courts.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden greets Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts before the president’s State of the Union address, in March.

Dept. of Education Office of Civil Rights releases guidance on discrimination regulations

The new guidance comes in light of an uptick in Title VI complaints.

House Education and The Workforce Committee hearing titled "Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism" on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, December 5, 2023.

Feds bust Montana man for super-sheep semen scheme

Arthur “Jack” Schubarth, 80, of Vaughn, Montana, conspired with at least five other people to import genetic material from foreign sheep species, clone it, and breed new species for trophy hunters.

 wo male bighorn sheep grazing on Wild Horse Island in Montana.

Czech man extradited to US for part in Iranian conspiracy to murder US journalist

"Polad Omarov was extradited to the United States to face charges for attempting to murder on US soil, a journalist, author, and human rights activist who is a US citizen of Iranian origin."

 The seal of the US Justice Department is seen on the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023.

Three men indicted for murder-for-hire plot on US soil on behalf of Iran

The alleged assassination plan fit into a pattern of behavior in which the Islamic Republic uses organized crime to kill or kindap dissidents abroad, the US Treasury Dept said.

  A bronze seal for the Department of the Treasury is shown at the U.S. Treasury building in Washington, US, January 20, 2023.

American-Israeli businessman illegally moved sensitive US tech to Russia, charge claims

Ilya Kahn, 66, was arrested on Wednesday for his suspected role in a years-long plot to transfer thousands of semiconductors made in America to Moscow-based ELVEES.

 Illustration picture of memory chips by SK Hynix

SpaceX sued by US government over alleged asylee, refugee discrimination

Data from the company showed that in that period, 10,000 employees were hired. Of those 10,000, only one was an asylum seeker, allegedly hired months after the investigation began. 

 JEWISH UKRAINIAN refugees arrive at an IFCJ-JDC emergency shelter in Chisinau, Moldova, March 2022.

Trump arrives at Atlanta jail for mug shot, booking in election case

Trump was expected to have his mug shot taken while being processed at the Fulton County Jail.

 Former U.S. President Donald Trump's motorcade departs Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to turn himself in to be processed at Fulton County Jail after his Georgia indictment, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., August 24, 2023.

Israeli extradited to the US over visa fraud scheme

This indictment comes just as Israel inches closer to receiving visa-free access to the US.

 The seal of the US Justice Department is seen on the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023.

Elderly Virginia man imprisoned for conspiring with Iran

The 72-year-old had set up an elaborate network of businesses across the US, Iran and the UAE to ship controlled petroleum substances.

Iranian pro-government protesters burn an U.S. flag as they attend a demonstration in Tehran, Iran