Former NIAID Senior Adviser David Morens Indicted Over COVID Records ConcealmentMay 4, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury indicted former NIAID senior adviser David Morens on charges he hid COVID-19 research grant records from FOIA requests, DOJ announced April 28, 2026.
Former NIAID Adviser David Morens Indicted for Concealing COVID RecordsMay 4, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury indicted former NIAID senior adviser David Morens on charges of conspiracy and concealment of COVID-19 records from FOIA requests.
Grand Jury Indicts Comey a Second Time Over Instagram Seashell PostMay 4, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury in North Carolina indicted former FBI Director James Comey on two threat counts over an Instagram post, the second such prosecution under the Trump administration.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts 51 in Oklahoma Black-Market Marijuana NetworkMay 4, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury indicted 51 people April 21, 2026, in an Oklahoma black-market marijuana trafficking scheme that exploited the state's licensed farm system.
Three Federally Indicted for Assaulting Journalist at Anti-ICE ProtestMay 4, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury indicted three Minnesota residents for assaulting Turning Point USA journalist Savannah Hernandez at an anti-ICE protest in St. Paul.
Army Special Forces Sergeant Indicted for Insider Trading on Maduro Capture BetsMay 4, 2026Law and PolicyA Green Beret faces federal charges for using classified intelligence about the Maduro capture to net $410,000 on Polymarket, the first case of its kind.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Southern Poverty Law Center on Fraud ChargesMay 4, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center on April 21, 2026, on wire fraud and money laundering charges tied to alleged secret payments to extremist informants.
Former NIAID Adviser David Morens Indicted on Federal Records Conspiracy ChargesMay 4, 2026Law and PolicyFederal grand jury indicts former NIAID senior adviser David Morens on conspiracy and records-concealment charges tied to COVID-19 research FOIA evasion.
Former FBI Director James Comey Indicted Again Over Instagram PostMay 4, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury indicted former FBI Director James Comey on two counts tied to an Instagram post the DOJ says threatened President Trump, the 47th president.
California Man Charged with Attempting to Assassinate Trump at Correspondents’ DinnerMay 4, 2026Law and PolicyCole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, faces three federal felony counts after allegedly shooting a Secret Service officer at the 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner.