The former special counsel is set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee amid the Justice Department’s pursuit of those involved in investigations into President Trump.

The former Justice Department special counsel who brought two federal indictments against President Donald Trump will tell lawmakers he “will not be silenced by continued threats of prosecution” from

Jack Smith's investigators obtained records containing communications between nearly 50 journalists and government officials during the Trump probe.

Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two federal indictments against President Donald Trump, told lawmakers on Tuesday that he “will not be silenced by continued threats of prosecution” from the Trump administration and that he believes the rule of law is being threatened like never before.

The Protect College Sports Act, which aims to impose guardrails on NIL spending, coaching movement and more, passed the Senate on Monday.

The Senate passed it 77-22 with Republicans nearly united. In the House, the GOP has 218 seats, and at least five of its members are critics.

President Donald Trump wants the House to clear the measure quickly.

The Senate is poised to pass a sweeping bipartisan bill on Monday that would regulate college sports, an attempt to end “chaos” in an industry that has been upended by skyrocketing athlete payments and near-unrestricted transfers between schools.

Three news organizations banished from White House grounds asked a court late Monday to block enforcement of the action until the case is resolved, saying the Trump administration has “persisted in unpredictably and inconsistently implementing its ban” despite a judge’s restraining order -- including by barring CNN from fulfilling its role in the White House television pool over the weekend.

Major television networks plan to continue to provide pool coverage of President Trump’s daily activities this week despite the White House’s ongoing efforts to block CNN from covering the president.

The other four networks in the TV pool will decide on a case-by-case basis whether to provide a substitute crew when CNN is on the schedule.

CNN, MS NOW and Politico filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the Trump administration this week after their reporters were denied access to the White House following President Trump’s criticism of their coverage.

Before the meeting, Trump will speak at an event unveiling a new America.gov website with tech CEOs and Vice President JD Vance in attendance.

President Donald Trump had a late dinner Sunday night with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, after Trump spent weeks dismissing Amodei’s calls for the industry to slow down AI development. The dinner was the first one-on-one meeting between the president and the head of Anthropic,

Cheryl Casone and Truth Social senior communications advisor Katie Zacharia discuss the AI regulation debate as President Donald Trump hosts Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at the White House.

President Donald Trump had plans to dine late Sunday with the CEO of Anthropic, one of the leading voices on artificial intelligence but also someone who's sparred with the Trump administration over the military's potential use of AI.

Andrew Bailey, one of the FBI’s two deputy directors, says he is leaving the position after just over a year on the job and will be returning to Missouri to spend time with his family.

Bailey, the former Missouri attorney general, was hired for the leadership role about a year ago.

The former attorney general of Missouri is leaving his role as co-deputy director of the FBI after a year in the job.

FBI Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey said on Monday ​that he is resigning ‌his post, leaving the most prominent U.S. law enforcement agency after ​a little more than ​a year.

CNN’s Jake Tapper reports for The Lead.

Attorney General Todd Blanche crashed and burned while trying to defend President Donald Trump’s ever-increasing restrictions on the press. Speaking on ABC’s This Week Sunday, Blanche struggled to keep his composure while facing questions about a federal judge’s temporary injunction on Trump’s decision to ban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House. Last week, a federal judge ruled that Trump’s decision had little to do with national...

Trump’s former criminal defense attorney also defended the White House’s decision to bar CNN from Air Force One for the president’s trip to a college football game

Attorney General Todd Blanche said that President Donald Trump made a decision to restrict media access “after years and years of one-sided media coverage,” while he described the phenomenon as “not fair to the American people.