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U.S. judges have rejected efforts by the Republican-led states of Missouri and Texas to prevent the federal government from deploying lawyers on Election Day to oversee adherence to federal voting rights laws.

The FBI issued a statement Saturday addressing misinformation circulating about the election and emphasizing its commitment to protecting voter security as Election Day nears.

The Justice Department announced it will deploy election monitors to 86 jurisdictions across 27 states on Tuesday, marking the most extensive federal presence in two decades. 

More noncitizens charged with or convicted of crimes were released from custody during Donald Trump’s administration than during President Joe Biden’s term, according to an analysis by the Cato Institute.

A letter representing nearly 2,000 Justice Department employees urged agency leaders to take stronger measures to protect career staff from escalating threats of political violence as the election approaches.

Mark Paoletta, a prominent conservative lawyer and close confidant of Justice Clarence Thomas, is assisting Donald Trump’s transition team in shaping Justice Department policies for a potential return to office, according to two individuals familiar with the matter

House Republicans have referred former New York governor Andrew M. Cuomo to the Justice Department, claiming he misled Congress about his role in a report on nursing home deaths tied to covid-19.

Two men have been convicted of robbing an off-duty Secret Service agent at gunpoint after the agent had finished working at a high-profile Los Angeles fundraiser attended by President Joe Biden.

On the 15th anniversary of his death, DEA agents in El Paso honored the life and legacy of Special Agent Forrest Nelson Leamon, who was killed in Afghanistan.

The FBI has launched an investigation into two ballot drop box fires in Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, Wash., incidents believed to be linked and occurring just a week before Election Day.

Key members within Donald Trump’s inner circle are developing a strategy to bypass traditional law enforcement background checks, aiming to secure top-secret clearances for political appointees immediately after the election.

The Secret Service is undergoing major personnel changes and restructuring as the agency seeks to address significant security lapses that occurred before two assassination attempts on former President Donald Trump this summer. 

A former Border Patrol agent was sentenced to 50 years in federal prison in San Antonio on charges related to the production, distribution, and possession of child sexual abuse material.