Politics

Former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) has been sentenced to more than 7 years in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

The FBI has arrested a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, judge who is believed to have helped an illegal immigrant evade federal immigration officers.

California's Redlands Unified School District passed a resolution this week supporting the protection of girls' sports, defying state law.

The Department of Justice has joined a lawsuit defending Adams County Sheriff Dale Wagner after he defied the state's sanctuary policies to cooperate with federal immigration officials.

Florida State Senate Minority Leader Jason Pizzo has left the Democratic Party, changing his party affiliation to Independent.

Prosecutors have filed a notice to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Former New Mexico Magistrate Judge Joel Cano and his wife, Nancy Cano, were arrested on April 24, 2025, for allegedly harboring Cristhian Ortega-Lopez, an illegal immigrant and suspected member of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang, in their Las Cruces home.

Two Chinese nationals were detained twice within the same week for photographing U.S. fighter jets near Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea.

A transgender inmate serving a 55-year sentence for the 2001 killing of an 11-month-old stepdaughter has filed a $3.5 million lawsuit against President Trump, alleging that his policies and rhetoric led to multiple sexual assaults while incarcerated.​

President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on Thursday directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate ActBlue, the Democratic Party’s primary online fundraising platform, for alleged violations of federal election laws concerning foreign contributions and straw donor schemes.