Benjamin Weiser

NEW YORK – A commander of an Iranian-backed militia has been charged with plotting to attack Jewish sites in the US, including a synagogue in New

The Trump administration’s practice of detaining migrants at federal courthouses had stirred outrage.

A Honduran man was taken into custody on Tuesday in New York City, which his lawyers said violated a prohibition imposed a day earlier. Hours later, the man was released.

NEW YORK — Federal agents on Tuesday detained a 21-year-old Honduran man at an immigration court in New York City, an action that his attorneys said defied a federal judge who barred such arrests a day earlier.

A federal judge also said that the government had offered no real justification for limiting a professor’s ability to express opinions in the classroom at the U.S. Military Academy.

The Military Academy at West Point cannot require civilian faculty members to obtain approval before using their West Point affiliation to speak to outside audiences about their areas of expertise, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

The investigation is said to center on whether Ms. Carroll committed perjury in civil lawsuits against Donald J. Trump, whom she accused of sexual assault.

Carroll, who prevailed in a civil trial after accusing President Trump of sexual abuse, is the latest target in a Justice Department campaign going after his perceived enemies.

By and WASHINGTON — The Justice Department's examination of E. Jean Carroll's lawsuits against President Donald Trump could prove

A militia leader pleaded not guilty on Monday to what prosecutors say is his role in attacks that are part of Iran’s response to the war with Israel and the United States.