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US accuses contractor of illegally sharing classified information with reporter

Aurelio Perez-Lugones faces criminal charges for allegedly sharing classified military documents with a Washington Post reporter, whose home was raided during the investigation.

The Department of Justice logo is pictured on a wall after a news conference in New York, December 5, 2013; illustrative.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (R) and his wife Gwen Walz (L) look on during a vigil for Renee Good on the steps of the state capitol building on January 09, 2026 in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Tim Walz, Minneapolis mayor subpoenaed by US Dept. of Justice amid immigration crackdown

Vandenberg wearing a t-shirt bearing the word ‘AMALEK,’ a term meaning ‘destroyer of Jews’ at the travel center on June 12, 2025

Ex Navy SEAL with 'Amalek' shirt convicted of planning to throw explosives at cops

Suspected arson at Beth Israel synagogue in Jackson, Mississppi, that destroyed two torah scrolls, January 11, 2026.

‘Synagogue of Satan': Beth Israel arson suspect laughed when admitting crime to father


New US task force targets Hamas terrorists behind deadly attacks

Attorney-General Pam Bondi underscored the administration’s determination: “The barbaric Hamas terrorists will not win—and there will be consequences.”

US Attorney-General Pam Bondi arrives to speak during the visit of US President Donald Trump to the Department of Justice to address its workers, in Washington, March 14, 2025.

ISIS-K member charged with 2021 bombing, US State Dept. says

Sharifullah is expected to appear in the Eastern District of Virginia later today, and, if convicted, faces a maximum penalty of life in prison.

ISIS militants

US Task Force to Combat Antisemitism to investigate 10 campuses

The reports on antisemitic incidences that encouraged the task force's visits were all made after Hamas's attacks in southern Israel on October 7, 2023.

 A pro-Palestinian demonstrator holds a sign that reads "glory to the martyrs, victory to the resistance", on the campus of Columbia University, on the one-year anniversary of Hamas' October 7 attack, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, in New York City, US, October 7, 2024.

Minnesota man arrested for trying to provide ISIS with 'material support'

Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan, from Minneapolis, was accused of joining ISIS by travelling to Somalia from his home state on two separate occasions.

ISIS fighters.

Tajik national arrested in US for conspiring to support terrorist organizations

While living in Brooklyn, Manuchekhri facilitated about $70,000 in payments to ISIS-affiliated individuals in Turkey and Syria, FBI documents detail.

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Woman pleads guilty of attempting to defraud Elvis Presley's family of Graceland estate

The woman was accused of using a fake company, forged documents and false court filings to carry out the scheme.

How can you keep yourself safe from phishing scams? (illustrative)

Danielle Sassoon, interim US attorney, resigns after being ordered to drop Eric Adams case

Danielle Sassoon resigned as interim US attorney after the Trump DOJ ordered her to drop the Eric Adams case, calling the move unjust and inconsistent with her duty to prosecute fairly.

 Danielle Sassoon resigned as interim US attorney in Manhattan on Feb. 13, 2025.

Trump's Justice Department launches sweeping cuts targeting Jan. 6 prosecutors, FBI agents

The FBI was ordered to provide a list of all employees who worked on the 2024 case against Hamas, as well as any who worked on the cases by former special council Jack Smith.

 US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025.

US indicts neo-Nazis accused of running online child sexual exploitation ring

The pair are allegedly members of CVLT, “an online group that espoused neo-Nazism, nihilism, and pedophilia as its core principles.”

 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.

New Jersey man pleads guilty after being inspired by October 7 to join terrorist group

Nasr told an FBI confidential source posing as a facilitator for a terrorist organization that "evil America" was his primary enemy and the “head of the snake.”

 A screenshot of a X/Twitter post linked with Nasr.