Fired FBI deputy chief Andrew McCabe faces criminal referral The Justice Department’s inspector general has sent a criminal referral about fired FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe to federal prosecutors in Washington, his lawyer said Thursday. By: Eric Tucker, The Associated Press 4 days ago
Former Minnesota FBI agent pleads guilty to leaking to media The Trump administration and Attorney General Jeff Sessions have made prosecuting government employees who leak sensitive information to the media a high priority. By: Steve Karnowski, The Associated Press 6 days ago
Judge: Trump’s ban on transgender troops on hold until trial A U.S. judge in Seattle has ordered President Donald Trump not to ban transgender troops from serving in the military, saying it’s unclear whether recent changes to his administration’s policy are constitutional. By: Gene Johnson, The Associated Press April 16
EPA, FBI and DHS get new senior leadership Federal agencies saw a series of leadership positions confirmed and announced, especially in IT. By: Jessie Bur April 13
First person sentenced in Russia probe draws 30 days, fine Alex van der Zwaan’s sentence could set a guidepost for what other defendants charged with lying in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation may receive when their cases are resolved. By: Chad Day, The Associated Press April 3
Justice watchdog to review potential abuses by FBI in secretive court The FBI is under review to see if it abused its power in an application submitted through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. By: Jessie Bur March 29
IG finds communications failures in FBI handling of San Bernardino shooter’s phone The Inspector General report found that although the FBI director was truthful in his 2016 testimonies that the FBI was incapable of unlocking the phone, lack of communication meant that some avenues to do so were not pursued. By: Jessie Bur March 27
Trump administration suing California over sanctuary laws The Justice Department argued a trio of state laws that, among other things, bar police from asking people about their citizenship status or participating in federal immigration enforcement activities are unconstitutional and have kept federal agents from doing their jobs. By: Sadie Gurman and Don Thompson, The Associated Press March 6
Justices look at how older law applies to internet cloud The justices heard arguments in a dispute between the Trump administration and Microsoft Corp. over a warrant for emails stored in the internet cloud outside the United States. By: Mark Sherman, The Associated Press February 27
Government could face greater burden of proof in NSA espionage case A federal judge questioned how much knowledge of the documents and their contents a defendant would need to have to be proven guilty under U.S. statute. By: Jessie Bur February 27
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