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Trump names former top DOJ official to serve as ambassador to NATO
President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday named former Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker as his pick for the next ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a key alliance that ...Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago -
DoJ and FBI officials consult lawyers amid threats of Trump legal retribution
Matt Gaetz nomination as AG intensifies concerns that president-elect will prosecute former political enemies. Officials from the justice department and FBI have begun consulting lawyers amid fears ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
GOP officials in 3 states move to block DOJ observers from entering polling places
GOP officials in three states have tried to block the Justice Department from engaging in its decades-long practice of sending observers into polling places.Politics - NBC News - November 5 -
DOJ and FBI officials reach out to lawyers as potential Trump revenge prosecutions loom
Current and former senior DOJ and FBI officials are reaching out to lawyers in anticipation of being criminally investigated by the Trump administration, people with knowledge of their ...Politics - NBC News - 6 days ago -
Mexican Officials Arrest Top Security Official in Mayor’s Beheading
Mayor Alejandro Arcos Catalán was killed less than a week after taking office in Chilpancingo. On Tuesday, the authorities arrested the city’s public security minister in connection with his death.World - The New York Times - November 14 -
EU has to stop ‘lecturing’ developing world, says top official
Charles Michel says partner countries taking part in Putin’s Brics summit ‘want to send a message’World - Financial Times - October 25 -
Spain flood survivors hurl mud at the royals and top government officials
A crowd of enraged flood survivors pelted the Spanish royal couple with mud and rocks during their first visit to the center of the nation’s deadliest natural disaster in living memoryWorld - ABC News - November 3 -
Top N.Y.P.D. Officials Have Tense Public Argument at Marathon
Commissioner Thomas Donlon and his acting chief of staff, Tarik Sheppard, had to be separated by another official, said people familiar with the dispute.Top stories - The New York Times - November 4 -
Nevada's top election official expresses optimism in reporting results quicker
Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar (D) is expressing optimism the state could avoid a repeat of 2020, when it took until the weekend for media outlets to project President Biden as the ...Politics - The Hill - November 5 -
Drones strike Moscow as top UK official highlights Russian casualties in Ukraine
A massive drone strike has rattled Moscow and its suburbs, injuring several people and temporarily halting traffic at some of Russia’s busiest airportsWorld - ABC News - November 10 -
Top Justice Department official worries Putin could target enemies in America
Mysterious deaths of Putin critics around the world highlight Russia's long and violent reach. A top U.S. Justice Department official explains his concerns for the U.S.Top stories - CBS News - November 10 -
Unrwa shutdown by Israel would add to Gaza suffering, says top official
Sam Rose warns of severe consequences amid weakened US stance and points to ICJ demand to protect aid efforts. Middle East crisis – live updates Israel’s plan to close the UN Palestinian ...World - The Guardian - November 13 -
Top official in Anglican Communion resigns over handling of child abuse
One of the world's most prominent religious leaders has resigned after not reporting cases of suspected child abuse to police. Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, is the top official in the ...Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
Former top official in Chile is arrested on rape charges in a blow to President Boric
Chilean authorities say that a former senior official in the government has been arrested on suspicion of rapeWorld - ABC News - November 14 -
A Croatian corruption investigation snares the health minister and several others
Croatia’s health minister and several others were detained on Friday on suspicion of corruption as part of an investigation launched by the European prosecutor’s officeWorld - ABC News - November 15 -
Top Iranian official holds talks in Lebanon on Israel-Hezbollah war
Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, asked Iran to help secure a cease-fire in the war between Israel and HezbollahWorld - ABC News - November 15 -
US is vulnerable to inflation shocks, top Fed official warns
Tom Barkin’s comments come as business braces itself for the new policies of Donald Trump’s incoming administrationWorld - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
Top Florida health official advises against fluoride in drinking water
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo on Friday announced a recommendation against community water fluoridation. The recommendation comes as a Florida city voted last week to remove fluoride from ...Politics - The Hill - 10 hours ago -
Musk under DOJ scrutiny
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Musk pauses $1M giveaways after DOJ warning Elon Musk's super PAC halted its daily $1 million giveaways ...Politics - The Hill - October 24 -
DOJ takes aim at Chrome
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Justice Department seeks to split Google from Chrome The Department of Justice (DOJ) is asking a federal ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Safeguards should ‘encourage more faith' in voting process, says top Pennsylvania elections official
Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss how officials are investigating fraudulent voter registration forms and other election integrity issues in ...Politics - NBC News - October 25 -
Pennsylvania top election official says that 2020 ligation upheld that "elections were accurate"
Pennsylvania's top election official said Sunday that the commonwealth's 2020 elections were "accurate," while addressing allegations of voter fraud this cycle.Top stories - CBS News - October 27 -
Pennsylvania top election official says that 2020 litigation upheld that "elections were accurate"
Top election officials from two battleground states, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Al Schmidt and Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, tell "Face the Nation with Margaret ...Politics - CBS News - October 27 -
Top US official warns of 'large uptick' in foreign spies targeting tech companies
The nation's chief counterintelligence officer, Mike Casey, is warning of a "large uptick" in foreign spies trying to secretly infiltrate U.S. tech companies.Top stories - ABC News - October 29 -
Top U.S. Officials Head to Middle East to Try to Jumpstart Cease-Fire Talks
William Burns, the C.I.A. director, is making a last-ditch attempt to move Gaza talks along before U.S. elections next week.World - The New York Times - October 31 -
Top Georgia official says fake video of voter fraud probably spread by Russia
Brad Raffensperger warns of foreign interference in US election as rightwing accounts share disinformation. A video circulating on social media purporting to show Haitians voting illegally for ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
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Dutch coalition survives crisis over top official resignation decrying offensive comments
The Dutch government dominated by hard-right leader Geert Wilders looked survive a government crisis that centered on the resignation of the finance state secretary over what she saw as denigrating ...World - ABC News - November 15 -
Dutch coalition survives crisis over top official resignation decrying offensive comments
The Dutch government dominated by hard-right leader Geert Wilders looked survive a government crisis that centered on the resignation of the finance state secretary over what she saw as denigrating ...Sports - ABC News - November 15 -
Top health official in New Mexico leaves after less than 2 years on the job
New Mexico Health Secretary Patrick Allen is leaving after less than two years on the jobHealth - ABC News - 2 days ago -
A top South Korean official says Russia has supplied anti-air missiles to North Korea in return for it sending troops
A top South Korean official says Russia has supplied anti-air missiles to North Korea in return for it sending troopsWorld - ABC News - Yesterday -
Bannon: Gaetz DOJ coming for media
Steve Bannon, President-elect Trump's onetime White House adviser and a conservative media personality, said if confirmed to be attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) would go after ...Politics - The Hill - November 14 -
Missouri sues DOJ in effort to block poll monitors
The Republican-led state of Missouri on Monday asked a judge to block the Justice Department from dispatching lawyers to St. Louis to monitor adherence to federal voting rights laws on Election ...Politics - The Hill - November 4 -
Teen pleads guilty in hundreds of 'swatting' calls: DOJ
A teen has pleaded guilty to placing hundreds of "swatting" calls across the U.S., the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. The department said Wednesday that Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster, Calif., ...Politics - The Hill - November 14 -
Trump’s criminal defense attorneys offered DOJ roles
President-elect Trump announced Thursday he will nominate three of his personal criminal defense attorneys to serve in senior Justice Department roles. Todd Blanche will serve as deputy attorney ...Politics - The Hill - November 15 -
DOJ opens investigation into fatal Sonya Massey shooting
The Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the killing of Sonya Massey, a Black woman shot by a white police officer in July after calling to report a prowler outside her home. In ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago
