Exclusive: 300+ ex-DOJ lawyers demand transparent Minnesota shooting probes State officials have accused feds of obstructing their investigations. Axios · Feb 4
‘Foolish’ Bill Gates says he ‘regrets every minute’ spent with Epstein in new interview Bill Gates has said that he “regrets every minute” he ever spent with Jeffrey Epstein, in his first television interview since the latest batch of Justice Department files was released. The Independent UK · Feb 4
Congress has exercised minimal oversight over ICE, but that might change President Donald Trump and Congress agreed to separate funding for the Department of Homeland Security from a larger spending bill that enables the federal government to continue operations. They now face a self-imposed deadline of Feb. 13, 2026, to negotiate potential changes to immigration enforcement. The Conversation · Feb 4
Fifth Circuit to Hear Oral Argument on the Victims' Families' Challenge to the Dismissal of the Boeing Criminal Case I hope to convince the Fifth Circuit to fully protect the families' rights under the Crime Victims' RIghts Act. Reason · Feb 4
Judge: Deal reached to protect identities of Epstein victims in documents release A federal judge who presided over the sex trafficking case against Jeffrey Epstein says a Wednesday conference to address harm done to the financier's victims by a massive release of records isn't needed after a deal was struck to protect their identities The Independent UK · Feb 3
‘This job sucks’: DOJ lawyer asks to be held in contempt so she can sleep after judge accuses ICE of blowing court orders Government lawyer says ‘this system sucks’ as federal judge says ICE is detaining too many people to keep up their cases The Independent UK · Feb 3
Arrested protester reveals pain caused by White House’s AI-generated photo of her crying: ‘Was just so degrading’ Nekima Levy Armstrong, a lawyer and social justice activist, accused the White House of acting like a ‘$2 tabloid’ The Independent UK · Feb 3
More departures at the US attorney's office in Minnesota, AP sources say More prosecutors are leaving the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota during a time of continued turmoil over the Trump administration’s stepped-up immigration enforcement in the state and recent shootings of civilians by federal agents The Independent UK · Feb 3
Piers Morgan confronts Melania director Brett Ratner about photo with Jeffrey Epstein Ratner appeared in the Justice Department’s latest Epstein file dump The Independent UK · Feb 3
Why the Epstein scandal may never die The sheer scale of the Epstein archive will provide a steady stream of new stories and leads. Axios · Feb 3
Clintons agree to depositions ahead of contempt of Congress vote Bill and Hillary Clinton agreed to appear for depositions as part of a House panel's investigation of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Roll Call · Feb 2
Justice Department says it's taken down Epstein-related files that may have had victim information The Justice Department says it has taken down several thousand documents and “media” that may have inadvertently included victim-identifying information since it began releasing the latest batch of documents related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein on Friday The Independent UK · Feb 2
New Epstein video shows him chasing woman around his Little Saint James island home Jeffrey Epstein was filmed running around the kitchen island at his Little Saint James home with an unidentified person in new footage published by the Justice Department as part of a huge release of files. The Independent UK · Feb 2
Misconduct complaint dismissed against judge who handled El Salvador prison deportation case A federal appeals court judge has dismissed a misconduct complaint filed by the Justice Department against a judge who clashed with President Donald Trump’s administration over deportations to a notorious prison in El Salvador The Independent UK · Feb 2
Roll Call · Feb 2 Lawmakers pursue full compliance with Epstein transparency law The push to force the full release of the Jeffrey Epstein files appears nowhere near settled after the Justice Department’s latest document drop.
The Texas Tribune · Feb 2 Two CBP agents identified in Alex Pretti shooting are from South Texas Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez fired on Pretti during a protest in Minneapolis last month, according to government records viewed by ProPublica.
The Independent UK · Feb 1 Conservative Fox News guest shreds DOJ lawyer for seeking pro-Trump prosecutors: ‘Congress should defund’ Former federal prosecutor fires back at ex-DHS official soliciting Trump loyalists for top roles
The Independent UK · Feb 1 Misconduct complaint dismissed against judge who handled El Salvador prison deportation case A federal appeals court judge has dismissed a misconduct complaint filed by the Justice Department against a judge who clashed with President Donald Trump’s administration over deportations to a notorious prison in El Salvador
The Independent UK · Feb 1 Left-leaning gun groups say they’ve seen a surge of interest since fatal Minneapolis shootings Trump administration officials have suggested Alex Pretti shouldn’t have been carrying a weapon at the time of his killing, even though he was legally allowed to
The Independent UK · Feb 1 Top Justice Department official plays down chance for charges arising from Epstein files revelations A top Justice Department official is playing down the possibility of additional criminal charges arising from the Jeffrey Epstein files
Axios · Feb 1 DOJ's misconduct case against the deportation flight judge had a big problem: no proof Boasberg has been a central subject of MAGA world's judicial ire.
Salon · Feb 1 FBI raid gives Sidney Powell an encore The wild conspiracy theories of Trump's former attorney are driving the new federal probe into the "Big Lie"
The Independent UK · Feb 1 Lord Mandelson warned ‘this is the end’ by friend Trevor Phillips after latest Epstein release Sir Trevor Phillips has told his friend Lord Peter Mandelson that “this is the end” following the latest release of Justice Department files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
The Independent UK · Feb 1 Trump claims latest Epstein file release clears him of wrongdoing Donald Trump has claimed that the latest release of Justice Department files related to Jeffrey Epstein has cleared him of any wrongdoing.
The Times of India · Feb 1 Epstein emails have 100s of references to Trump, likely to shake up US politics The TOI correspondent from Washington: The email tranche in the newly disclosed govt files on Jeffrey Epstein, released by the US justice department on Friday, appear to have been drafted for his own records or potentially on behalf of third parties; they are not corroborated by independent evidence.