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US sentences former Taliban commander to 42 years in prison for terrorism, taking hostages
The charges are based on his role as a Taliban commander in Afghanistan, leading attacks against US serviceman and allies, and taking hostages between 2007 and 2009.
New Jersey man charged for attempting to aid ISIS, planned US attack on synagogues
Trump formally nominates Blanche to be attorney-general
'I wish I could kill 300,000,000 Americans': FBI arrests three men accused of funding ISIS weapons
Melania Trump denies any Epstein connection, seeks end to ‘lies,' calls for Congressional hearing
Melania Trump denied any involvement with Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell, called for public hearings on Epstein’s victims, and rejected online smears in a speech at the White House.
Pakistani pleads guilty to planning ISIS-inspired Oct. 7 anniversary terror attack on NYC's Jews
Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, also known as Shahzeb Jadoon, had been charged with planning an ISIS-inspired attack on New York's Jewry on the one-year anniversary of the October 7 massacre.
US Supreme Court clears way for dismissal of case against Trump ally Steve Bannon
The justices threw out a lower court's decision to uphold Bannon's 2022 conviction for refusing to turn over documents or testify to a congressional panel that investigated the January 6 attack.
US Justice Department’s October 7 task force is unraveling, report says
The task force, convened by US Attorney General Pam Bondi shortly after she took office, has struggled to deliver results despite the administration’s stated priority to fight antisemitism.
Trump administration launches further probes into Harvard University
The US Department of Justice escalated legal action against Harvard on Friday, suing the Ivy League school for billions of dollars due to an alleged failure to protect Jewish and Israeli students.
FBI seizes Iranian domains tied to hacking, cyberwarfare, and threats against US and allies
Handala sent death threats to Iranian dissidents and journalists in exile, offering a bounty of $250,000 for the beheading of two such victims.
US, Germany, Canada, take down major botnet infrastructure in joint operation
The malicious networks - Aisuru, KimWolf, JackSkid and Mossad - were used to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, with some Department of Defense websites among the targets.
Kash Patel sued by former agents fired after investigation into attempt to overthrow 2020 election
Kash, who said agents who worked on the election case were “corrupt actors” who “weaponized law enforcement,” terminated them without a hearing or investigation, the lawsuit claims.
Former FBI director Comey subpoenaed in ongoing investigation into officials who prosecuted Trump
The investigation has produced more than 130 subpoenas since cranking up last year, and targets top officials who worked under former presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, Axios reported.
DOJ probing Iran's use of Binance crypto-exchange to avoid US sanctions
The probe follows an internal Binance investigation into suspicious transactions that allegedly identified more than $1 billion in flows connected to a network funding Iran-backed terrorist groups.