Katherine Faulders

Whether the Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security followed proper procedures and the law in firing a laser weapon at a party balloon is central to the debacle that closed El Paso’s airspace this week w/@karoun, kate kelly, @tylerpager nytimes.com/2026/02/14/us/…

New images in the search for Nancy Guthrie:   Over the last eight days, the FBI and Pima County Sheriff’s Department have been working closely with our private sector partners to continue to recover any images or video footage from Nancy Guthrie’s home that may have been lost, corrupted, or inaccessible due to a variety of factors - including the removal of recording devices. The video was recovered from residual data located in backend systems.   Working with our partners - as of this morning, law enforcement has uncovered these previously inaccessible new images showing an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie's front door the morning of her disappearance.   Anyone with information, please contact 1-800-CALL-FBI or visit tips.fbi.gov

Just spoke to Pres. Trump. I asked him if he had seen the video of Rep. Omar being attacked and sprayed by a substance. “No. I don't think about her. I think she's a fraud. I really don't think about that. She probably had herself sprayed, knowing her,” the president said. I asked again if he had seen the video. “I haven't seen it. No, no. I hope I don't have to bother.”

Nicolas Maduro is expected to arrive at the U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay before being transferred to an FBI plane en route to New York, sources tell me, @PierreTABC & @SweeneyABC

Jack Smith spent more than 8 hours answering questions in a closed-door deposition before the House Judiciary Committee on Dec 17. It’s worth watching — you can see why Smith wanted to testify publicly — and why the committee waited until New Year’s Eve to release the video. youtu.be/lR-bhPzQYUE?si…

Bizarre defensive post from DOJ saying if allegations of Trump had any credibility they would’ve been “weaponized” against him. But… if they had credibility, then pursuing them, by definition, wouldn’t be weaponization.

Just hours before DOJ began releasing the Epstein files, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told @PierreTABC there was no effort to redact mentions of President Trump's name from the files. More here --> abcnews.go.com/Politics/top-d…

Facing a legally mandated deadline, the DOJ has begun releasing documents from the investigations into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein – including photos, some of which are graphic and heavily redacted, and call logs. @PierreTABC has details. abcnews.link/zCQsOaW

The DOJ has started releasing documents from the investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender whose connection to the rich and powerful has fueled countless conspiracy theories. ABC News' @PierreTABC sits down with Deputy AG Todd Blanche and has the latest.

Federal prosecutors on Thursday failed to convince a majority of grand jurors to approve charges that James misled a bank to obtain favorable loan terms on a home mortgage, according to sources. The charges were presented to a grand jury in EDVA's Alexandria branch after a grand jury in Norfolk, Virginia, last week rejected the charges. x.com/KFaulders/stat…

NEWS - For a second time in a week, a federal grand jury in Virginia has refused to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James for alleged mortgage fraud, sources tell me, @alex_mallin & @newsfromnick

Breaking News: The developer of an app that tracks ICE raids sued Trump officials, saying that they pressured Apple to remove it. nyti.ms/4aCp8Yy

NEWS - A federal grand jury in Norfolk, Virginia, refused to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James for alleged mortgage fraud on Thursday, sources said, rejecting DOJ's attempt to refile the case just ten days after a federal judge dismissed an earlier case based on the unlawful appointment of the U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia. Reporting w/ @alex_mallin @PCCharalambous @PierreTABC @newsfromnick

The grandmother of Brian Cole Jr. tells ABC’s @lizzkatherine_ that the family is “completely shocked” by his arrest. She said that the family is in disbelief at his arrest saying that they haven’t gotten much information from authorities. “We don’t know anything,” his grandmother said.

NEWS - Federal authorities have arrested a Virginia man in connection with the placement of two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the RNC & DNC the night before the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, sources tell me @MLevineReports @PierreTABC @alex_mallin @JackDate

Fascinating read from .@WSJ Ousted SOUTHCOM Commander Admiral Holsey “had initial concerns about the legality of lethal strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean, according to former officials aware of the discussions.” Shortly after taking over Southern Command, Hegseth told Admiral Holsey: “You’re either on the team or you’re not,” according to notes from a participant on the VTC. “When you get an order, you move out fast and don’t ask questions.” @laraseligman reports

The National Guard shooting suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, came to the United States in 2021. Lakanwal applied for asylum in 2024 and it was granted by the Trump admin in April 2025, under the Trump administration, law enforcement sources tell @MLevineReports @LukeLBarr & me

Extremely rare leak of a phone call transcript between Putin's senior foreign policy-adviser and Steve Witkoff via Bloomberg. Witkoff advises Putin's aid on how to pitch Trump on backing a Gaza-style peace plan for Ukraine

NEW: James Fishback, right wing rising star, just announced campaign against Trump-backed Byron Donalds in FL Deep dive: claims he created buzz he was up for Fed role sources say never existed, questions re DOGE ties & business record & turmoil he caused in Vivek’s 2024 campaign

here's @KFaulders et al with more details on the @pulte / @EdMartinDOJ / @EagleEdMartin stuff: abcnews.go.com/US/doj-fbi-pro…