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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 09: Supporters of Luigi Mangione wait in line to enter Manhattan Federal Court on January 09, 2026 in New York City. Lawyers for Mangione attorneys are in court for the 27-year-old accused killer to try to avoid the death penalty in the fatal shooting of Brian Thompson, UnitedHealthcare’s top executive in 2024. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Luigi Mangione and legal team appear in court to challenge death penalty

Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024, appeared in a Manhattan federal court on Friday with his legal team for a hearing seeking to block the federal government from pursuing the death penalty.

SAUSALITO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 24: An American flag flies with the California State flag next to the Lone Sailor statue on October 24, 2022 in Sausalito, California. The State of California, currently the fifth largest economy in the world, is likely to overtake Germany as the fourth largest economy in the near future as the state's gross domestic product is continuing to rise with steady growth. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Pres. Trump: Fraud investigation of Calif. has begun

President Donald Trump has revealed California is now under investigation over alleged fraud.

A Department of Justice aircraft arrives with Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores at Stewart Air National Guard Base on January 3, 2026 in Newburgh, NY, New York. President Trump confirmed in a news conference that the U.S. military carried out a large-scale strike in Caracas overnight resulting in their capture. (Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images) / (L) Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima (via President Donald Trump; Truth Social)

Maduro and wife arrive in N.Y. after capture

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Venezuelan First Lady Cilia Flores, have touched down in Newburgh, New York, where they are to be held before they face trial on charges of narcoterrorism after their seizure at the hands of the United States.

(Background) A distant view of La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard on January 3, 2026 in Caracas, Venezuela. According to some reports, explosions were heard in Caracas and other cities near airports and military bases around 2 am. US President Donald Trump later announced that his country's military had launched a "large-scale" attack on Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. (Photo by Jesus Vargas/Getty Images) / (L) President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro speaks during a press conference at Hotel Melia Caracas on September 01, 2025 in Caracas, Venezuela. Maduro stated that his government is targeted by 8 military ships and 1,200 misiles; what he called the largest threat on Venezuela in the last 100 years. (Photo by Jesus Vargas/Getty Images) / (R) US President Donald Trump takes questions from journalists after announcing the US Navy's new Golden Fleet initiative, unveiling a new class of warships, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 22, 2025. President Donald Trump on December 22 announced a new class of heavily armed warships that will be named after himself -- an honor usually reserved for US leaders who have left office.Two of the Trump-class ships will be built initially but that number could grow substantially in the future, according to the president, who said they will be "some of the most lethal surface warfare ships" and "the largest battleship in the history of our country."Trump made the announcement at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida alongside Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Navy Secretary John Phelan, with images of the planned high-tech vessels on stands nearby. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump: Maduro captured by the U.S. after a ‘large-scale strike’

Venezuelan Socialist President Nicolás Maduro, facing multiple criminal charges in the United States, has been captured by U.S. forces after a “large-scale strike” on the capital city of Caracas, President Donald Trump announced.

TOPSHOT - The second amendment (the right of the people to keep and bear arms) is spelled on a US flag above a display of firearms for sale in a gun store in Rio Rico, Santa Cruz County, Arizona on September 17, 2025. Arizona allows individuals legally eligible to own guns to carry them without a permit, background checks apply to dealer sales but not most private transactions. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

DOJ sues D.C., citing Second Amendment violations

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), through its Civil Rights Division’s newly established Second Amendment Section, filed a federal lawsuit on Monday against the District of Columbia’s (D.C.) Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and the D.C. government.

DOJ - Newly released images showcase Michael Jackson, former President Bill Clinton, and Diana Ross alongside redacted individuals

DOJ releases trove of Epstein files, with ‘several hundred thousand more’ to be released in coming weeks

The Department of Justice (DOJ) released a trove of documents relating to the late convicted pedophile sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, amounting to “several hundred thousand” pages of documents.