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Justice Department Sues California Over Mail Ballots From More Than 20,000 People It Calls Likely Noncitizens

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published October 16, 2026
The Edward R. Roybal Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Los Angeles, a tall tower of pink stone and dark glass seen from street level under a blue sky.

The Justice Department sued California on Oct. 15 over mail ballots from more than 20,000 people it calls likely noncitizens; state officials dispute the list.

Categories Politics Tags Justice Department

OpenAI Engineer Charged After Hidden Audio Recorder Found in Executive Conference Room

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published October 14, 2026
A magnifying glass held over a computer screen that shows the OpenAI logo and website header against a purple background.

OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan is charged after a hidden audio recorder was found in an executive conference room; he faces up to five years in prison.

Categories Technology Tags FBI, Justice Department, OpenAI, San Francisco

Reported Search of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Home: What the Justice Department Has and Has Not Said

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published October 12, 2026
Official portrait of U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, smiling, in a patterned headscarf and dark jacket in front of an American flag.

Agents reportedly searched a home outlets identify as Rep. Ilhan Omar’s. The Justice Department cited a warrant and an ongoing investigation without naming her.

Categories Crime Tags Justice Department

Justice Department Confirms Antitrust Investigation Into Five TV Networks Over White House Pool Suspension

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published October 11, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026
Corner of the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington, D.C., a limestone building with a columned entrance and a flagpole.

Justice Department confirmed an antitrust investigation into ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News over the White House pool suspension; no charges have been filed.

Categories Politics Tags CNN, Judge Timothy Kelly, Justice Department

ICE Agent Christian Castro Indicted on Federal Charges for Lying About a Minneapolis Shooting

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published September 4, 2026 · Updated October 11, 2026
AI-generated illustration: ICE Agent Christian Castro Indicted on Federal Charges for Lying About a Minneapolis Shooting

A federal grand jury indicted ICE agent Christian Castro on September 3, 2026, charging him with making false statements to federal investigators about the January

Categories Crime Tags Justice Department

Justice Department Says Kennedy Center Could Be Demolished if Trump’s Renovation Plan Is Blocked in Court

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published August 26, 2026 · Updated October 11, 2026
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts building along the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.

The fight over the Kennedy Center just took a sharper turn. In a court filing reported August 25, 2026, Justice Department lawyers told a federal judge that if

Categories Politics Tags Donald Trump, Justice Department
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