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The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the 82-year-old former magazine writer who accused President Donald Trump of sexual assault, according to a person with direct knowledge of the situation.

A bipartisan group of 35 former federal judges on Wednesday asked the judge who oversaw President Donald Trump's remarkable lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service to reopen the case and conduct an inquiry into whether the hasty deal to resolve it could be challenged as an act of fraud.

President Donald Trump’s plan to build a 250-foot-tall arch at the south end of the Memorial Bridge could create traffic headaches for the region’s commuters, Rep. Don Beyer (D-Virginia) wrote in a letter sent Wednesday to administration officials, expressing his “grave concerns” and demanding transparency.

President Donald Trump said that no one nation would control the Strait of Hormuz, pushing back on Iranian demands to manage the vital energy waterway.

 Free public events have been announced for the grand opening weekend of the Obama Presidential Center. According to an announcement on Wednesday from the Obama Foundation, the grounds will be full of live performances, family activities, food and speakers, making for a festival of sorts on the 19.3-acre campus in Chicago’s Jackson Park neighborhood.

A ranch seasoning sold at Walmart has been recalled due to salmonella risk, according to authorities.

Kenneth Iwamasa, who made $150,000 a year as a live-in assistant to Matthew Perry, faces up to 15 years in prison at his sentencing hearing Wednesday for his role in the actor's death.

Republican Sen. John Cornyn conceded his runoff race against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Tuesday night. “Tonight we’ve come up short in this primary runoff,” Cornyn said. He had just taken the podium and was still talking at about 8:15 p.m. Minutes before, news outlets projected that Paxton would defeat Cornyn. Paxton has 62.8% of votes to Cornyn’s 37.2%, with 493 of 3153 polling ...

The Trump administration is moving forward with a plan to provide Cold War-era plutonium from dismantled nuclear warheads to companies that want to convert the dangerous material into fuel for nuclear power plants.

The Justice Department removed hundreds of pages from its website detailing prosecutions and convictions of people involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot on the U.S. Capitol. It’s the latest move by President Donald Trump’s administration to rewrite the history of Jan. 6, a failed attempt by his supporters to overturn the 2020 election results. News releases outlining a variety of components of ...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is moving to create a government-wide nondisclosure agreement for federal workers after a number of high-profile and unauthorized leaks in recent months. The Office of Personnel Management, which serves as the federal government’s human resources arm, proposed the standardized NDA form Tuesday and said agencies that use it would administer it to both new ...

President Donald Trump, the oldest man to be inaugurated as president, had a physical exam at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday and said that his doctors had given him a clean bill of health.

President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday proposed giving federal agencies the option to require employees to sign non-disclosure agreements with the goal of preventing them from sharing confidential information with journalists. 

As U.S. kamikaze drones guided by Elon Musk’s Starlink network began to make visible gains in the war against Iran, senior SpaceX officials reached a conclusion: The Pentagon should be paying more for access to their satellite Wi-Fi network.

Crews have confirmed that a crack inside a malfunctioning chemical tank at a Garden Grove aerospace plant is indeed reducing pressure inside the container, leading fire officials to say they have turned a corner in heading off the most catastrophic threat — a massive explosion.

A Florida man walked into a Wawa bathroom in Palm Beach County, Florida, carrying a black fanny pack that contained proceeds from selling his Pokémon collectibles: $30,023 in cash, according to a police report. The man planned to use the money to help pay for a medical procedure for his sister, the report said.

President Donald Trump has signed an emergency declaration for the Garden Grove toxic tank emergency — allowing local authorities to receive federal disaster assistance as Orange County fire officials work to contain the crisis. The move came after the Orange County Fire Authority announced early Monday that the risk of a major explosion had abated, allowing authorities to breathe a sigh of ...

Soon, your “speedy delivery” might feature a familiar face on the postage stamp. The 2018 Mister Rogers stamp is returning due to popular demand, the United States Postal Service announced Sunday. The stamp of the beloved children’s television personality and Latrobe native was one of 25 up for potential reissue in USPS’s “Stamp Encore” contest, held in honor of the postal service’s 250th ...