The Trump administration wants another 1,500 National Guard troops deployed to the streets of Washington part of a “summer surge” of law enforcement to the nation’s capital ahead of America’s 250th birthday, Justice Department officials announced Friday. U.S. ⁠Marshals Service Director ​Gadyaces ‌Serralta said he requested the extra National Guard troops to grow their presence...

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro asked a court Monday to vacate its decision to quash two subpoenas in her criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, arguing the issue is now “moot.” Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, announced late last month that the Department of Justice (DOJ) was closing its probe...

The man charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump last weekend took a mirror selfie just before the shooting, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Wednesday. The photo was included in a memorandum supporting pretrial detention filed by the DOJ, which said that suspect Cole Allen took the photo roughly a half hour before...

Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) on Tuesday said he hopes that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will depart the central bank at the conclusion of his term next month.  Powell’s term as chair is set to end on May 15, but he has previously said he would continue as a board member until the resolution of...