JUST IN: DOJ no.3 @ASGWoodward acknowledges that Trump has twice directed closure of East Potomac Golf Links by Nov. 15. 'Interior...is working to develop a plan to implement that direction,' Woodward says. Doc: Earlier:

JUST IN: SDNY reassigns news consumers' lawsuit over Trump's selective White House media ban to Judge Lorna Schofield (Obama) from J. Paul Oetken (Obama). No reason given. Earlier:

I am writing this without consulting my lawyer because it is the right thing to do, regardless of the legal implications. In early August, I made a terrible mistake by claiming that Byron Donalds and Cory Mills were under federal investigation. I received this information from someone I trusted, but I accept the DOJ’s public statement that neither man is under investigation, which means that I bore false witness. As a Catholic, I take the Ten Commandments seriously. After speaking with my priest and going to confession, I have a moral obligation to publicly retract my statement and apologize. I apologize to Byron, Cory, and their families for what I said. To be clear, neither man nor their lawyers asked me to write this, and neither has ever contacted me about it. I sinned against my fellow man, and I am sorry. I ask God for forgiveness and pray that I can make amends. In Christ, James T. Fishback Charlottesville, VA

JUST IN: DC Circuit denies stay to DOJ in suit filed by @KatiePhang where Judge Sullivan (Clinton/DC) ordered DOJ to review/produce foreign-language Epstein docs. Judges: Srinivasan (Obama), Pillard (Obama), Pan (Biden). Earlier:

President Trump's planned 250-foot-tall arch would cast shadows on many graves and monuments in nearby Arlington National Cemetery, the @washingtonpost's 3-D analysis found. On some days, Trump's arch would even shade the grave and eternal flame of JFK.

A 28-Year-Old DOGE Operative Gutted USAID. HR Had No Record of Him Working There Despite the agency's human resources department saying he hadn’t even been onboarded, Jeremy Lewin oversaw the destruction of USAID. It’s not clear he had the legal authority to do so.

Just so there’s no confusion, today’s order is stayed and has no immediate effect. I remain First Assistant U.S. Attorney and continue running the office. The Supreme Court will ultimately decide this matter.

JUST IN: DOJ seems to suggest that no charging decision has been made in its "complex" investigation of Rep. Ilhan Omar, urging Judge Boasberg to keep the search warrant under seal until it is "fully executed."

Probe that led to charges against 2 former top FBI officials was ordered by FBI Director Kash Patel hours after Trump gave a speech denouncing Intel officials for favoring Biden, according to FBI agent, who said he feared case would be seen as political

This morning, I’m joining five co-plaintiffs in suing the Trump Administration in federal court, challenging its policy of expelling journalists and news organizations from the White House grounds. As a student journalist, I rely on reporting from the White House press corps to understand the decisions made in Washington and their impacts on my campus community. A vibrant free press — able to operate without fear or censorship — allows me to do that job. You can read more about the challenge here:

The filing here relies on 18 U.S.C. § 3282 to justify the argument that an information tolls the statute of limitations. And that makes sense--the general statute specifically references informations. The only problem is Comey is charged under 18 U.S.C. § 792 and 793, for which Congress specifically extended the SoL of five years from the general statute to ten years for espionage. But they did so only mentioning indictments, not informations. Interesting statutory interpretation arguments to come.