United States Department of Justice

Todd Blanche speaking at a Justice Department podium during the January 30, 2026, Epstein files briefing

Epstein Files: DOJ’s Rules Required More Than Name Searches

DOJ’s Epstein review rules required more than name searches to protect survivors. The published instructions explain the safeguards, but not how consistently reviewers applied them or what happened when recurring problems emerged.

October 31, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Peter Krause and Hope Davis in NBC's Line of Fire premiere

Jenna Bush Hager Takes the Secret Service to NBC Primetime in Line of Fire

NBC's new family law enforcement drama Line of Fire premieres tonight, rooted in executive producer Jenna Bush Hager's real experience growing up under Secret Service protection as the daughter of a sitting

September 21, 2026

Entertainment·News·Television·TV Series

US ballot counting and mail voting — federal courts block Trump USPS mail ballot rule ahead of 2026 midterms

Courts Block Trump’s USPS Mail Ballot Rule as North Carolina Sends First Midterm Ballots

Federal courts have blocked the Trump administration's USPS mail ballot rule twice as North Carolina became the first state to mail midterm ballots. The DOJ filed its third Supreme Court emergency appeal

September 14, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco who seized ballots in March 2026, highlighting the ballot seizure threat facing election officials ahead of the 2026 midterms

Election Officials and Judges Prepare for Ballot Seizures 55 Days Before Midterms

Election officials have run three statewide drills this year on mid-election ballot seizures, a scenario two actual court actions have made real. A UCLA guide published Wednesday gives judges tools to push

September 10, 2026

Government and Politics·News