Vince Bucci/AFP via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom told the Menendez brothers’ attorney he’s ordering the parole board to launch a “comprehensive risk assessment” investigation into whether the brothers pose “an unreasonable risk to the public” if released. “The Governor’s primary consideration when evaluating commutation applicationsRead More →

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams should be dropped because of “an extraordinary flurry” of leaks by prosecutors, his attorney said in a new court filing Wednesday. The attorney, Alex Spiro, accused “someone within the government” of leaking a letterRead More →

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Marlean Ames had earned positive performance reviews for nearly 15 years in her job at the Ohio Department of Youth Services. But in 2019 when she applied for a promotion, she got passed over for the position and was subsequently demoted. A gay woman gotRead More →

Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump signed an executive action Tuesday targeting a prominent law firm that represents former special counsel Jack Smith. The memo strips Smith’s attorney of his security clearance as well as any other attorneys at the firm who assisted Smith while he was investigatingRead More →

Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As President Donald Trump’s administration guts the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), former federal workers are being told to say goodbye to their desks — and to do so quickly. USAID leadership sent an email to agency staffers on Tuesday instructing themRead More →

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — More than 100 intelligence community employees will be terminated and have their security clearances revoked as the intelligence community investigates group chats that allegedly discussed explicit behavior, officials said. The chats, which were hosted on a chat system for the intelligence community that was maintainedRead More →