Two veteran FBI agents overseeing counterterrorism operations in Washington were removed from their positions and reassigned over their handling of an investigation involving Katie Miller, wife of Trump adviser Stephen Miller.
ProPublica reports the FBI was investigating Senator Susan Collins over alleged pay-to-play campaign finance violations involving a defense contractor, but the probe was abandoned after Trump's inauguration in 2025.
The Department of Justice has charged at least 16 people across multiple states with voter fraud, while Homeland Security reports approximately 1,600 cases and 160 arrests of noncitizens illegally registered on state voter rolls. The crackdown comes ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, with cases including three noncitizens in Georgia charged with voting in federal elections.
David Rush, a former CIA officer accused of creating a fake classified program to steal $40 million in gold bars, has reached a tentative plea agreement with federal prosecutors. The FBI discovered 303 gold bars in his Virginia home, leading to his arrest and termination from the CIA.
The city of Denver and Latino civil rights organizations filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration seeking to prevent armed Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from being deployed to polling sites ahead of the midterm elections, citing a Civil War-era federal law.
The Justice Department announced an agreement with Mount Sinai Health System to resolve an investigation into potential violations of federal law related to its provision of gender-transition procedures for minors, including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgical interventions. The Manhattan hospital network will pay a fine and cease providing these services to children.
A U.S. appeals court upheld an order limiting federal immigration enforcement at eight houses of worship affiliated with three faith groups, ruling that such operations could hinder religious activities at those sites.
Federal authorities arrested Heidi Beirich, a former Southern Poverty Law Center official and leading expert on far-right extremism, on charges related to alleged fraudulent payments to informants inside white supremacist groups. The arrest is part of the Justice Department's broader criminal case against the Alabama-based civil rights organization.
The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced investigative findings that Duke University School of Law intentionally discriminated based on race in admissions decisions for its 2023, 2024, and 2025 incoming classes, violating federal civil rights law. The action represents the latest Trump administration enforcement against higher education institutions over admissions practices.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested approximately 51,000 individuals in July 2026, marking the highest monthly detention total in the agency's history and the largest figure of Trump's second term as the administration intensifies immigration enforcement operations.
FBI Director Kash Patel is under investigation by congressional Democrats over alleged misuse of taxpayer funds for luxury expenses including private jets, BMW vehicles, and helicopter tours. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley has privately pressed Patel on whether he reimbursed the government for personal travel, marking rare Republican criticism of the Trump appointee.
Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan was sentenced to a $5,000 fine but spared prison time after being convicted in December of obstructing an official proceeding for helping a Mexican immigrant defendant evade ICE agents outside her courtroom.
Multiple hospitals have received federal grand jury subpoenas regarding gender-affirming care for minors, indicating the Department of Justice has begun a criminal investigation into these medical practices.
The Trump Justice Department announced it would expand federal execution methods beyond lethal injection to include firing squads, electrocution, and gas chambers, while prioritizing seeking the death penalty in more cases.
