US Department of Justice

Justice Department announces first stop for national antisemitism task force initiative

The US Justice Department will launch its nationwide American Tour Against Hate in Michigan, bringing federal officials and resources directly to communities confronting antisemitism.

A sign is displayed at the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building, headquarters of the U.S. Department of Justice on August 8, 2026 in Washington, DC; illustrative
Zohar Pinhasi

Zohar Pinhasi charged with wire fraud after using cybersecurity company to pay off hackers

A map shows areas related to the Tumble Ridge investigation as authorities announce the arrest of a 30 year old Washington state man on a charge of conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country at the US Attorney’s Office in Seattle, Washington, US, October 6, 2026.

US arrests person in connection to Canada school shooting, officials say

Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard at a site as Hamas says it continues to search for the bodies of deceased hostages, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip December 3, 2025.

Louisiana brothers charged for aiding Hamas terrorist with Gaza fundraising scam


Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche rescinds controversial $1.8 b. anti-weaponization fund

Trump had said as recently as last week that the $1.8 b. "anti-weaponization" fund was dead.

US Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche participates in a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, US, July 31, 2026.

Turkish national charged by US for funding Hamas using sham humanitarian charity

According to the DOJ, Mohammad Yousef Hasna provided financing and commodities to Hamas and worked closely with Hamas terrorists, including senior Hamas terrorist Ghazi Hamad. 

Hamas terrorists carrying clubs and firearms secure humanitarian aid trucks in the northern Gaza area of Jabaliya on June 25, 2025.

US federal appeals court rules US President Donald Trump cannot implement mail-in voting order

The Boston-based 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the administration's request to lift an injunction several Democratic-led states secured on June 25 from a lower-court judge.

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs for Dover, Delaware, to attend the dignified transfer of US Army service members killed in Jordan and Iraq, July 22, 2026

Minnesota man gets life in prison for assassinating Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman

He also shot and wounded state Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette at their home a few miles away.

Vance Boelter appears in court during his sentencing hearing after he pleaded guilty to the 2025 killings of Democratic state Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, and the shootings of State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette, in a courtroom sketch, July 23, 2026.

Justice Department asks judge to uphold NYT subpoenas in Air Force One leak probe

The July 10 subpoenas from Manhattan US Attorney Jay Clayton seek to force journalists to reveal sources, which critics call part of Trump's broader pressure campaign against the media.

The New York Times logo is seen on the building's facade in New York City on January 22, 2026. US President Donald Trump announced today he will sue The New York Times over an unfavorable opinion poll and suggested that what he called "fake" surveys should criminalized.

Trump administration probing Harvard over possible discrimination in Chinese financial aid programs

Harvard said on Monday it "does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin in allocating financial aid."

 Demonstrators rally on Cambridge Common in a protest organized by the City of Cambridge calling on Harvard leadership to resist interference at the university by the federal government in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. April 12, 2025.

Federal grand jury indicts eight men over alleged plot to attack White House UFC event, DOJ says

The defendants allegedly planned to murder US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, US officials, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, billionaire Elon Musk and "other high value targets."

US Park Police officers detain a man as fans watch the UFC Freedom 250 event from a street across the Ellipse next to the Washington Monument, in Washington, DC, US, June 15, 2026

Shurat HaDin urges US Justice Department to investigate Hind Rajab Foundation

Israeli legal organization calls for federal probe and possible sanctions, alleging terror-linked lawfare campaign targeting IDF soldiers and dual nationals.

Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, founder and president of Shurat HaDin

US sentences alleged cousin of Bashar Assad to prison for role in narco-terrorism conspiracy

Kassis, 59, is a Lebanon-based drug trafficker who used his connections in Syria to traffic both cocaine and weapons. He laundered his earnings through associates in Colombia.

A line of cocaine is seen being snorted through a rolled up dollar.

NY woman arrested for funding PIJ, wished 'every day was October 7'

According to the DOJ, Washburn made approximately 80 cryptocurrency transfers totaling about $30,116 to an account used by the alleged PIJ member. 

Washburn pictured with two hand grenades in front of Hamas flag.