Democratic Congressional Candidate Kat Abughazaleh Indicted Over ICE Protests Outside Chicago

Protesters have gathered outside the immigration center to oppose enforcement operations in the Chicago area that have led to more than 1,800 arrests and complaints of excessive force.

Justice Department to Resume Practice of Obtaining Reporters’ Records in Leak Inquiries

New regulations rescind a Biden administration policy that protected journalists from having their phone records secretly seized during leak investigations.

Trump Pardons Upend Massive Jan. 6 Prosecution by Freeing Rioters

With the stroke of a pen on his first day back in the White House, Trump’s order upended the largest prosecution in Justice Department history.

DOJ Ignored Some Policies When Seizing Reporters’ Phone Records, Watchdog Finds

The new watchdog report was released as the aggressive practice of hunting for journalists’ sources could again be resurrected.

TikTok and the US Face Off in Court Over Law That Could Lead to Ban on Platform

TikTok argues the law runs afoul of the First Amendment while other opponents claim it mirrors crackdowns sometimes seen in authoritarian countries abroad.

US Takes Aim at Russian Disinformation Ahead of November Presidential Election

Washington has said that Moscow, which intelligence officials have said has a preference for Republican Donald Trump, remains the primary threat to elections.

Facing Forced Sale or Ban, TikTok Compares Itself To Foreign-Owned News Outlets

TikTok attorneys have made the First Amendment a key part of their legal challenge to the federal law requiring ByteDance to sell TikTok to an approved buyer or face a ban.

Justice Department Sues TikTok, Accusing the Company of Illegally Collecting Children’s Data

The latest lawsuit focuses on allegations that TikTok violated a federal law that requires kid-oriented apps and websites to get parental consent before collecting personal information of children under 13.