Investigations

The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office will take over the scandal-plagued Paterson Police Department, Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced Monday — all in an effort to strengthen the trust between local law enforcement and the Paterson community after a string of controversial incidents and cases over the years. “Effective...

The Manhattan grand jury that has been weighing potential charges against former President Donald Trump heard from a witness in the hush money case Monday, a source with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed to NBC News, though the schedule could change. David Pecker was the witness at Monday’s grand jury hearing, NBC News confirms. He ...

The white powder security scare was quickly determined to be non-hazardous, but the letter appears to have been sent the same day that former President Trump said he believed he would be arrested. It was many threats sent to the DA’s office in recent weeks. Jonathan Dienst reports.

Yet another twist in the grand jury investigation into former President Donald Trump and the porn star hush money payments. The Manhattan grand jury reconvened Thursday, but they did not work on the Trump case — and it looks like they might not meet on Trump matters until Monday, at the earliest. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports....

The Manhattan grand jury that has been weighing potential charges against former President Donald Trump reconvened Thursday after an unexpected, and still unexplained, day off — but they did not hear anything related to the alleged hush money case, three sources familiar with the matter say. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg arrived at ...

There are plans for the grand jury weighing the evidence in the porn star hush money case to return Thursday, sources said. That comes after a curious twist in Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s pursuit of criminal charges against Donald Trump, as the office told the grand jury to stay home on Wednesday. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports....

Any indictment wouldn’t preclude him from seeking the 2024 GOP nomination. There’s no rule against running for president while facing criminal charges or even post-conviction.

Sources say an indictment of former President Donald Trump could happen as early as Wednesday — if it happens at all. So far, there has been no official announcement of any time-frame for the grand jury’s work in the hush money investigation. Meanwhile, law enforcement agencies at all levels are shoring up security for the possibility of an i...

With threat of an indictment looming against Donald Trump, a lawyer on Trump’s behalf went before the grand jury on Monday and attacked the district attorney’s office for ignoring what he said were key emails — and also blasted the credibility of prosecution witness, Michael Cohen. Meanwhile, law enforcement continues to stand by to dea...

A grand jury in Manhattan has been hearing testimony since January in the case of hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels allegedly authorized by Donald Trump in 2016. Prosecutors have been investigating since Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen admitted in 2018 that he paid Daniels $130,000 bef...

One family is angry after losing five members to a deadly house fire in Spring Valley, despite concerns that were raised about unsafe conditions. Sarah Wallace reports.

Local, state, and federal law enforcement and security agencies are preparing for the possibility that former President Donald J. Trump could be indicted as early as next week, according to five senior officials familiar with the discussions. Law enforcement agencies are conducting preliminary security assessments, the officials say, and are discus...

It’s the everyday reality for thousands of recently arrived asylum seekers: They say they escaped poverty, violence and oppression only to find themselves on another long road before they can work