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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks in the Fulton County Government Center during a news conference, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, in Atlanta. Donald Trump and several allies have been indicted in Georgia over efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

House committee investigating Fulton County DA Fani Willis for possible coordination with feds

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Illustration on antitrust laws by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Biden’s antitrust bureaucrats put ideology above public well-being

By Dan Mitchell

Web pages used to show information for collecting unemployment insurance in Virginia, right, and reporting fraud and identity theft in Pennsylvania, are displayed on the respective state web pages, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Zelienople, Pa. Massive fraud in the nation's unemployment system is raising alarms even as President Joe Biden and Congress prepare to pour hundreds of billions more into expanded benefits for those left jobless by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) **FILE**

Hundreds of COVID fraudsters charged as DOJ recovers $1.4 billion, launches 2 new strike forces

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Dan and Tanya Snyder, co-owner and co-CEOs of the Washington Commanders, pose for photos after unveiling their NFL football team's new identity, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Landover, Md. NFL owners unanimously approved the sale of the Washington Commanders on Thursday, July 2023, from Dan Snyder to a group led by Josh Harris and including Magic Johnson for a record $6.05 billion. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

A look at former Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder’s off-field scandals

By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Department of Justice, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Washington. Garland announced Friday he is appointing a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe, deepening the investigation of the president's son ahead of the 2024 election. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

AG Merrick Garland appoints special counsel in Hunter Biden case

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

U.S. Attorney David Weiss speaks during a press conference on May 3, 2018, at his district office in Wilmington, Del. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, he is appointing a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe, deepening the investigation of the president's son ahead of the 2024 election. Garland said he is naming David Weiss, the U.S. attorney in Delaware who has been probing the financial and business dealings of the president's son, as the special counsel. (Suchat Pederson/The News Journal via AP) **FILE**

The origins of special counsels, their powers and what to expect in the Hunter Biden probe

By Meg Kinnard - Associated Press

Iraqi army soldiers are deployed in front of the U.S. embassy, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. Iran-backed militiamen have withdrawn from the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad after two days of clashes with American security forces. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Chantilly contractor that supplied bomb dogs to Iraq’s U.S. embassy settles whistleblower suit

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Lina Khan, the nominee for Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), speaks during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing, April 21, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Republicans who say the Federal Trade Commission has been overzealous and politicized under President Joe Biden are set to interrogate agency head Lina Khan on Thursday, July 13, 2023. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP, File)

FTC’s Lina Khan charging forward on a mission to beef up antitrust laws

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Swamp Justice Dept. going after Trump Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Biden’s DOJ punishing political opponents is now acceptable

By David N. Bossie

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks about the verdicts in the Proud Boys trial, May 4, 2023, at the Department of Justice in Washington. The Justice Department is facing the biggest test in its history in the prosecution of former President Donald Trump. It is navigating unprecedented conditions in American democracy while trying to fight back against relentless attacks on its own credibility and that of the U.S. election system. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Justice Department faces biggest test in its history with election conspiracy case against Trump

Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump gestures after speaking during the North Carolina Republican Party Convention in Greensboro, N.C., June 10, 2023. The latest indictment of Donald Trump alleges the former president conspired to overturn the will of voters and disrupt the peaceful transfer of power. Yet Trump's most devoted followers claim these serious criminal charges actually show that Trump is the victim of political persecution. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) **FILE**

Curious timing: Trump hit with indictments whenever incriminating evidence emerges in Biden probes

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to reporters Friday, June 9, 2023, in Washington. Former President Donald Trump is facing 37 felony charges related to the mishandling of classified documents according to an indictment unsealed on Friday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Special counsel Jack Smith outlaws free speech, elections and democracy

By Charles Hurt - The Washington Times

Shopping carts are parked outside a Home Depot in Philadelphia, Sept. 21, 2022. Alexandre Henrique Costa-Mota was given nearly $300,000 in fraudulent Home Depot credit by walking into stores in several states, taking expensive doors and then returning them without a receipt, federal prosecutors allege. Costa-Mota, of Connecticut, was detained without bail after a judge entered not-guilty pleas on his behalf this week in federal court in Rhode Island to wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, the U.S. attorney's office in Providence said in a statement Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Connecticut man accused of door-return fraud scheme at East Coast Home Depot stores

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden leaves after a court appearance, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in Wilmington, Del. The plea deal in Hunter Biden’s criminal case unraveled during a court hearing Wednesday after a federal judge raised concerns about the terms of the agreement that has infuriated Republicans who believe the president’s son is getting preferential treatment. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Hunter’s courtroom debacle vindicates IRS whistleblowers

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Washington Metropolitan Police investigate near the Supreme Court and Capitol after reports of a suspicious vehicle in which two men and a woman were detained with guns, Oct. 19, 2022, in Washington. District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser's government has been struggling to handle steadily rising violent crime rates in recent years. Although police and city officials point out that overall crime rates have stayed steady, murders and carjackings have spiked — stoking public anxiety. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Colo. man charged with illegally trafficking guns in D.C., including 1 involved in area shooting

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

This exhibit from video released by the House Select Committee shows a photo of President Donald Trump with his coat on as he returns to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, after speaking on the Ellipse on Jan. 6, 2021. (House Select Committee via AP) **FILE**

Trump indicted by grand jury in Jan. 6 case

By Jeff Mordock and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during the Turning Point Action conference, Saturday, July 15, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Fla.(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Ramaswamy files lawsuit against DOJ after agency fails to respond to FOIA over Trump docs case

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, early Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump lawyer calls indictment an ‘attack on free speech and political advocacy.’ Follow live updates

Associated Press

FILE - Senate Judiciary Oversight Committee Ranking Member Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during a hearing to examine Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and related surveillance authorities, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Trump could be indicted soon in Georgia. Here’s a look at that investigation

By Kate Brumback - Associated Press

Rental cars are stored on the parking lot of Dodger Stadium amid the coronavirus pandemic, Tuesday, May 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Group of eight people indicted and accused of stealing at least 19 rental cars worth over $1.1M

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times