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Justice Department Will Investigate Conditions at D.C. Jail After Years of Reports of Filth and Neglect

The Justice Department is investigating years of complaints of wretched living conditions, neglect, and brutality inside the D.C. Jail.

Reason · Oct 19

Epstein Files Accuser Told FBI Trump Unzipped His Pants and Struck Her as a Teen, Congressman Goldman Says

Dan Goldman cited FBI interview records in the Epstein files detailing a teenage girl's allegation against Donald Trump. A fact-check confirmed the speech, not the allegation.

International Business Times UK · Oct 19

Green Card ban: Tech firm Cloudera agrees to pay $2 million and accepts 2-year ban from PERM for discrimination

A California-based tech firm, Cloudera, has reached a settlement of $2 million with the Department of Justice and the Department of Labor on allegations that the company discriminated against qualified US workers when it filed for Green Cards for its foreign workers. Additionally, the company will be banned from the…

The Times of India · Oct 19

Obama Slams Trump Probe into Ilhan Omar as 'Appalling' — and Says It's Everyone's Problem

Obama called the Trump probe into Rep. Ilhan Omar "appalling." Here's what agents seized, why the timing alarms experts, and what's next.

Latin Times · Oct 19

Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson says election threats are now coming from the federal government, but she refuses to comply

She could face prison over noncitizen voting

We Got This Covered · Oct 19

Texas landowners challenge $46B border wall as lawsuit halts Big Bend construction

A $46 billion plan to expand the US-Mexico border wall is facing resistance from Texas landowners, while a separate lawsuit has halted construction in the Big Bend region. On October 2, 2026, US District Judge Kathleen Cardone of the Western District of Texas, in El Paso, granted a preliminary injunction…

The Times of India · Oct 19

Barack Obama Says Trump Is Trying to Deport Ilhan Omar for Criticising Him After Federal Agents Raid Her Home

Barack Obama accused the Trump administration of targeting Ilhan Omar for political reasons after agents searched her home in an investigation into her immigration paperwork.

International Business Times UK · Oct 18

Cloudera settles with the US government, barred from PERM program for two years over labour discrimination allegations

Cloudera has agreed to a $2 million settlement amidst claims of discrimination against qualified American employees. The company will create a $1.4 million fund to aid eligible workers and incur penalties of $600,000. Additionally, Cloudera faces a two-year prohibition from the employment-based green card labour certification program. This settlement is…

The Economic Times · Oct 18

48 Charged With Illegal Voting in Three Weeks: What the Federal Crackdown Means for the 2026 Midterms

The DOJ charged 16 noncitizens across North Carolina, New York, and Idaho for illegal voting — its third enforcement batch in October 2026.

Latin Times · Oct 17

Health Care Companies Get One DOJ Door for Self-Reporting Fraud as Prosecutors Add AI to Their Search

DOJ will centralize health care fraud self-disclosures and use AI to find fraud. What changes, what is still unclear, and what patients can do.

Medical Daily · Oct 17