News for February 18, 2025

Veteran federal prosecutor Denise Cheung resigned after saying Trump appointees pushed her to take a bank freeze action without enough evidence.

A federal judge refused to block Elon Musk and DOGE from accessing data and making cuts at seven federal agencies while a legal challenge moves forward.

The White House says Elon Musk is only a senior adviser with no formal power to make government decisions for DOGE.

Tesla’s law firm has drafted a Delaware bill that could make it easier to restore Elon Musk’s huge 2018 pay package by changing how the state reviews corporate control and shareholder rights.

A foreign service worker says the Trump administration’s rushed USAID shutdown led the State Department to cancel emergency medical transport for his pregnant wife, putting her and their unborn child at serious risk.

Denise Cheung, the top criminal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington, D.C., has resigned as the Trump administration brings more changes to the Justice Department.

Joshua Dotson was sentenced to a total of 261 years in prison for multiple Tennessee murders, including the killing of his former girlfriend Jamesha Covson and her unborn child.

Oakland County sheriff’s officials said three Michigan children were found living alone in terrible conditions after their mother abandoned them for years.

Leonard Peltier was released from prison after President Joe Biden commuted his life sentence for the 1975 killings of two FBI agents, ending nearly 50 years behind bars.

Jack LaSota, the leader of a cultlike AI-focused group tied to multiple killings, was arrested in Maryland on trespassing, firearms, and related charges.

Rebecca Auborn has been found competent to stand trial in Ohio on charges that she fatally drugged four customers and tried to kill a fifth.