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US Justice Dept. announces new charges against 17 Iran-backed hackers

The US State Department’s Rewards for Justice program on Tuesday announced a $10 million reward for information leading to the location of several of the people included in the charges.

A US Justice Department logo or seal showing Justice Department headquarters, known as "Main Justice," is seen behind the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023.
US Attorney General Todd Blanche holds a press conference to discuss Tren de Aragua developments at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, US, July 1, 2026.

US charges 11 in $100K-per-person scheme arranging 1,000 sham marriages for Chinese nationals

US Attorney General Todd Blanche holds a press conference to discuss Tren de Aragua developments at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, US, July 1, 2026.

Chinese citizen pleads guilty to attempting to smuggle US military equipment to PRC

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche attends a press conference to announce new Trump administration actions against the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), at the Justice Department in Washington, DC, US, August 5, 2026.

Senate Republicans narrowly confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general


Trump seeks to establish compensation fund for victims of government 'weaponization' - report

Sources familiar with the matter told ABC that US President Donald Trump is pushing for the creation of the fund in exchange for dropping his ongoing lawsuit against the US Internal Revenue Service.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a Military Mother's Day Event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 6, 2026.

Californian mayor pleads guilty to spying for Chinese gov't, sharing pro-PRC content on news site

According to her plea agreement, Wang worked from late 2020 through 2022 with another man at the direction and control of PRC government officials to promote Chinese government interests in the US.

Eileen Wang speaks in Arcadia, California, US, in this handout image released on April 16, 2025.

Michigan man receives 20-year sentence for providing material support to ISIS

Aws Mohammed Naser, convicted of attempting to support ISIS and creating bomb-making materials, is sentenced to 20 years in prison.

 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.

Man pleads guilty to assaulting US lawmaker Ilhan Omar in January town hall

Anthony James Kazmierczak, 55, admitted to planning the assault because he did not agree with Omar's political views.

US Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks behind a glass during a "No Kings" protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's administration policies, in St. Paul, Minnesota, March 28, 2026.

US adding firing squads, electrocution and gassing to federal execution methods

The recommendation came in a DOJ report fulfilling Trump's promise to resume capital punishment at the federal level, while being prepared for lawful executions in the event of a drug shortage.

A lethal injection chamber at Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, Washington, US, September 6, 2024.

White supremacist pleads guilty to giving Hezbollah list of 35,000 Israel-linked individuals

Regan Darby Prater also admitted to causing $1.2 million in damage after planting a napalm-based incendiary device in the Highlander Center.

Mug shot of Tennessee resident and white supremacist Regan Darby Prater.

FBI arrests former SOCOM employee for leaking classified information to journalist

Courtney Williams, 40, of Wagram, North Carolina, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to the transmission of classified national defense information to unauthorized individuals.

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Melania Trump denies any Epstein connection, seeks end to ‘lies,' calls for Congressional hearing

Melania Trump denied any involvement with Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell, called for public hearings on Epstein’s victims, and rejected online smears in a speech at the White House.

US First Lady Melania Trump delivers remarks regarding the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, from the White House, April 9, 2026.

Pakistani pleads guilty to planning ISIS-inspired Oct. 7 anniversary terror attack on NYC's Jews

Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, also known as Shahzeb Jadoon, had been charged with planning an ISIS-inspired attack on New York's Jewry on the one-year anniversary of the October 7 massacre.

Muhammad Shahzeb Khan

US Supreme Court clears way for dismissal of case against Trump ally Steve Bannon

The justices threw out a lower court's decision to uphold Bannon's 2022 conviction for refusing to turn over documents or testify to a congressional panel that investigated the January 6 attack.

Steve Bannon, former advisor to former U.S. President and now President-elect Donald Trump, speaks with the media outside New York Criminal Court, on the day of a pre-trial conference hearing in his fraud case stemming from a fundraising effort to build a border wall, in New York City