The Justice Department on Friday asked a federal judge to reject an effort by two members of Congress to force outside oversight of the release of the Epstein files, arguing the lawmakers have no legal standing to intervene in the long-closed criminal case against Ghislaine Maxwell. In a sharply worded six-page letter to U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer, prosecutors […]

Virginia is set to hold a referendum on a Democrat-favored redistricting plan after the state’s upper chamber passed an amendment on Friday that clears the way. Virginia marks the last Democratic maneuver before the midterm elections in the nationwide gerrymandering arms race, which started in August when Texas revealed plans for a new congressional map […]

The latest installment in the Star Trek franchise is being criticized online, including from White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, who has called for the return of William Shatner to “save” the series. Miller reacted to a viral clip from Star Trek: Starfleet Academy by reposting commentary from the conservative X account End […]

A Florida fuel supplier has been convicted in a multi-million dollar scheme aimed at defrauding the Department of War. A news release from the Department of Justice on Friday said a federal jury convicted Jason Butler, 37, of Jupiter, Florida, on 34 felony counts related to a massive scheme to defraud the U.S. military of […]