Jair Bolsonaro, the former president of Brazil, has been ordered to start his prison term. The Supreme Court made this decision. Bolsonaro was found guilty of trying to stay in power after losing the 2022 election. He will serve his sentence in a federal police jail in Brasilia. Bolsonaro is 70 years old. He was accused of leading a plot to keep himself in power. Th...
A California congressman has taken legal action against a housing official appointed by former President Trump. The congressman, Eric Swalwell, is suing Bill Pulte, who works at the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Pulte sent Swalwell's mortgage records to the Justice Department. The congressman says this is a violation of his privacy. Swalwell is running for governo...
Some lawmakers are now under the FBI's radar. They appeared in a video encouraging soldiers to question orders they believe are against the law. This news comes after the Pentagon started looking into one of these lawmakers, Senator Mark Kelly, for possible military law violations. The FBI reached out to these lawmakers to set up interviews. This move has raised eye...
Senator Jim Justice, a Republican from West Virginia, has found himself in a financial pickle. He's agreed to pay back nearly $5. 2 million in overdue personal taxes. This isn't his first rodeo with money troubles. The senator, who was once worth billions, has seen his fortune shrink dramatically over the years. Justice's legal team and the federal government recent...
Lindsey Halligan, a 36-year-old lawyer, found herself at the center of a legal storm after a federal judge dismissed cases she oversaw against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. The judge ruled that Halligan's appointment as acting U. S. attorney was unlawful, as it violated a federal statute limiting interim appointments to ...
After a decade of leading Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser has decided not to run for another term. She made this announcement in a video posted on social media, highlighting her achievements and the city's progress under her leadership. Bowser's time as mayor was not without challenges. She had to navigate a tricky relationship with the Trump administration, esp...
A surprising change has happened at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Ralph Abraham, a former Louisiana health official, has been appointed as the deputy director. This is notable because Abraham has been vocal about his doubts regarding Covid-19 vaccines, even calling them "dangerous" in the past. Abraham's new role has sparked concerns among he...
RealPage, a company that makes software for landlords, has agreed to change how it works after a big legal fight. The Department of Justice said the software helped landlords work together to raise rents unfairly. This is called "algorithmic collusion. " The deal means RealPage can't use the latest data to suggest rent prices anymore. Instead, it has to use data that...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is under the microscope again, this time for its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. A federal judge has ordered the DOJ to speed up the processing of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. This request is about the Trump administration's decision in July to not release files from the Epstein investigation. The DOJ has until ...
Muriel Bowser, the current mayor of Washington, D. C. , has decided not to run for another term. She has been in office since 2015, and her third term will end in January 2027. Bowser made this announcement in a video posted on social media, expressing gratitude for her time in office and the support she received. Bowser's decision comes at a time when the city face...