A federal judge has sharply criticized the Justice Department for its handling of the indictment against former FBI Director James Comey. Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick called out “fundamental misstatements of the facts,” underscoring what he deemed a “disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps.”

A federal judge has dismissed the defamation lawsuit brought against Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) by Brian Musgrave. Musgrave accused Mace of wrongfully painting him as a perpetrator of sexual abuse and voyeurism in a House floor speech delivered in February.