Anna Bower

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification. I glanced down at the message. “Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began. So began my text exchange with the top prosecutor for the Eastern District of Virginia. lawfaremedia.org/article/anna--…

On Aug. 13, 2023, Fulton County DA Fani Willis indicted Donald J. Trump and 18 others over an alleged conspiracy to overturn Georgia's 2020 presidential election. The case was never tried. View materials from the case file, obtained by @AnnaBower. lawfaremedia.org/projects-serie…

After 11 years, thousands of articles, 11 Taylor Swift album releases, one of the biggest trials in music history and more traumatizing deaths than one pop music editor could fathom, I have decided to leave The New York Times.

News: Once again, a Manhattan jury has said it cannot reach a unanimous decision about whether Harvey Weinstein is guilty of raping Jessica Mann. The panel began deliberating Wednesday morning. This comes in the retrial after another jury was deadlocked on the charge last year.

NEW: Court-appointed, independent attorney urges Florida judge to dig deeper into Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against his own I.R.S. Attorney recommends judge probe why "DOJ’s approach to litigating this case appears to depart from its approach in similar cases, as well as what steps Defendants are taking to ensure that settlement discussions are conducted at arm’s length and without risk of collusion" HERE: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

Considering how difficult it is for people with legitimate claims that they were grievously wronged by the government over many years and different administrations to get compensation let alone accountability, this is truly breathtaking if true.

Huge scoop:

I’ve attached an addendum to this article responding to the piece @DHSgov GC James Percival pubished in @FDRLST 12 hrs after my piece ran. (DHS sent me a link to the Percival piece, so it may have been meant as a reply to mine, but I'm not sure.)

@DOGE @DOGE_DOJ where u at?

If you live in or near NYC and have ever wanted to foster a dog, now is your moment. Hearts & Bones is desperate for 6 more volunteers to step up for this week's transport from Texas. There's also a takeover opportunity for the most amazing dog I met at last week's event.

New: An internal email obtained by Times shows, a lawyer for ICE instructed a Justice Department lawyer preparing to appear before Judge DuBose, that he should withhold information about international charges from the judge. The email has not been previously reported.

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On Lawfare Daily, @S_R_Anders was joined by @RepSaraJacobs to discuss her and her colleagues’ efforts to oppose the Iran war, how she hopes the House will approach the issue in defense-related authorizations, and the role that Congress currently plays in foreign affairs and national security.

The Justice Department is suing the Washington DC Bar for disciplining Jeff Clark. Todd Blanche calls the DC Bar "a blatantly partisan arm of leftist causes."

Reporters keep asking the CDC on this call right now how many people besides the 18 are being monitored for Andes and the CDC official keeps saying they can’t give number of people being monitored because it would hurt people’s privacy (??????)

NEW: First, DHS withheld info from Judge Melissa DuBose. Now it is accusing her of an "intimidation campaign." Authorities still can't find the man who she ordered released. He's wanted overseas, for homicide. But DHS didn't tell DuBose that. Story >>> nytimes.com/2026/05/13/us/…

Kemp calls special session to redraw 2028 maps, overhaul voting process ajc.com/politics/2026/…

Prior to publication of this story, CNN presented the CIA with extensive details of its reporting. The CIA declined to comment. After publication, CIA spokesperson Liz Lyons released a statement to CNN saying, “This is false and salacious reporting that serves as nothing more than a PR campaign for the cartels and puts American lives at risk,” without specifying what aspect of the reporting is false. cnn.com/2026/05/12/pol…

NEW: I discovered that a second American woman jet-setted around the globe after leaving the MV Hondius in late April, traveling through at least four countries before attending an international conference in Vietnam. It's unclear if health authorities in the US are aware of the NYC resident's time on the ship or travels. Link below:

Regardless of how you feel about Alex Murdaugh -- the court clerk simply cannot tell jurors "watch his body language" "don't be fooled" "this shouldn't take us long"

I obtained Patel's unclassified schedule for the Olympics trip. It showed several hours of work meetings, a few meet-and-greets -- and hours of down time, private meals and “cultural activities.” nytimes.com/2026/02/24/us/…