Daily Headlines: Justice Dept Days after the Justice Dept. said it would not release most Epstein files, Rep. Robert Garcia announced the estate will hand over new documents on September 8, including the book with Trump’s alleged note. August 30, 2025 View Details Citing a violation of constitutional due process rights, a federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s nationwide expansion of fast-track deportations. August 30, 2025 View Details Using a procedural loophole, Senate-confirmed Judge Emil Bove continues his Justice Department work instead of taking his seat on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. August 30, 2025 View Details The Trump administration plans an Immigration and Customs Enforcement surge in Boston to challenge its sanctuary policies, similar to planned operation in Chicago. August 30, 2025 View Details Education Dept rules Denver schools violated Title IX by creating all-gender bathrooms, escalating Trump administration crackdown on LGBTQ protections. August 29, 2025 View Details Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel set to testify before House Judiciary in coming weeks as Congress presses DOJ over Epstein files. August 29, 2025 View Details D.C. prosecutors reduced a felony assault charge to a misdemeanor for Sean Dunn after a grand jury refused to indict him for throwing a sandwich. August 29, 2025 View Details A D.C. grand jury refuses to indict the sandwich-throwing former DOJ employee, the second such rejection this week for cases from Trump’s federal surge August 28, 2025 View Details Justice Department eliminates experience requirements to allow any attorney to serve as a temporary immigration judge. August 28, 2025 View Details Whistleblower says Trump-aligned DOGE officials at Social Security copied data on 300 million Americans into less secure SSA cloud environment after Supreme Court granted access to records. August 27, 2025 View Details A Trump-appointed federal judge dismissed Trump’s lawsuit against all 15 Maryland federal judges, ruling the executive cannot sue the judiciary for exercising judicial power. August 27, 2025 View Details Justice Department tells Supreme Court only Congress can contest Trump’s withholding of foreign aid, advancing his effort to strengthen executive control over congressional spending appropriations. August 27, 2025 View Details Trump signs orders to eliminate cashless bail in DC and cut federal funds to jurisdictions nationwide that offer it, escalating his push for control of policing. August 26, 2025 View Details Despite a 1989 Supreme Court ruling protecting flag burning as free speech, Trump orders DOJ to prosecute violators with jail and deportation penalties. August 26, 2025 View Details ICE seizes Kilmar Abrego García in Baltimore days after release as Trump officials push deportation to Uganda despite court concerns. August 26, 2025 View Details Trump pressures Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley to end the blue slip veto that lets home-state senators block federal prosecutor nominations. August 25, 2025 View Details Trump threatens criminal investigation of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie after Christie criticized him on ABC’s This Week. August 25, 2025 View Details After ruling that Alina Habba was unlawfully U.S. attorney, second judge delays sentencing in New Jersey, casting prosecutions into doubt. August 24, 2025 View Details Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding to Los Angeles, Chicago and 30 other sanctuary cities, ruling executive orders unconstitutional. August 24, 2025 View Details Democrats say only 3% of Epstein files given to Congress are new flight location records, with 97% recycled from old investigations. August 24, 2025 View Details DHS admits it stopped preserving officials’ text messages for 4 months, a sweeping violation of federal records law. August 24, 2025 View Details Attorneys say DOJ and DHS threatened Abrego Garcia with deportation to Uganda unless he pleads guilty, offering Spanish-speaking Costa Rica only if he complies. August 24, 2025 View Details Pennsylvania rejects Justice Dept request for voter list with Social Security and driver’s license data as Trump officials intensify scrutiny. August 23, 2025 View Details DHS orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia deported to Uganda within 72 hours after his release from a Tennessee jail, five months after wrongful expulsion to El Salvador. August 23, 2025 View Details DOJ turns over first batch of Epstein files to House Oversight panel after subpoena, with more disclosures expected. August 23, 2025 View Details In two-day interview with Deputy AG Todd Blanche, Ghislaine Maxwell denied knowing of any Epstein ‘client list’ and defended Trump’s conduct, as her attorney later clarified she still seeks clemency. August 23, 2025 View Details FBI searches former national security adviser John Bolton’s home and office over alleged classified records as Trump presses Justice Dept to target critics. August 23, 2025 View Details Journalist sues DHS and Justice Dept after ICE keeps him jailed despite judge’s release order, citing retaliation for reporting. August 22, 2025 View Details Federal judge rules Alina Habba unlawfully serving as U.S. attorney in New Jersey, saying Trump’s bid to bypass Senate and judges left her without authority to prosecute. August 22, 2025 View Details Justice Dept. pressures chair to oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud claims, as Trump escalates attacks on central bank independence. August 22, 2025 View Details Trump vows to expand DC police takeover to other cities as nearly 80% of residents oppose federal control despite lower crime rates. August 22, 2025 View Details Trump deploys 20 military JAG lawyers to prosecute civilian crimes in Washington, the first such move since a World War II military tribunal. August 22, 2025 View Details Trump administration rescinds 2015 guidance on English learners’ education rights, weakening schools’ obligations to provide translation and support services. August 21, 2025 View Details Third federal judge rejects Trump DOJ bid to unseal Epstein grand jury records, calling it a diversion from 100,000 pages of files the government already collected. August 21, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders Justice Dept to explain Trump administration subpoenas seeking trans minors’ patient records under dubious legal theories after Children’s Hospital warns of trauma. August 21, 2025 View Details Trump administration sanctions four more International Criminal Court officials for authorizing probes of U.S. and Israeli war crimes, drawing global rebuke. August 21, 2025 View Details FBI investigates death threats against Connecticut Rep. Corey Paris after ICE falsely accused him of doxxing agents in Stamford. August 20, 2025 View Details Justice Dept. launches investigation of DC crime data after Trump claimed without proof that officials falsified numbers to make the city look safer. August 20, 2025 View Details Lawyers argue Trump administration pursued selective and vindictive prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia after wrongful deportation to El Salvador. August 20, 2025 View Details Trump administration and Nebraska officials announce conversion of McCook prison into ICE detention center to hold up to 300 people, with expanded state patrol powers. August 20, 2025 View Details Jeanine Pirro announces DC federal prosecutors will no longer bring felony charges for carrying rifles or shotguns, effectively nullifying the city’s gun law. August 20, 2025 View Details Trump orders federal prosecutors in Washington to bring maximum charges in DC crackdown, escalating use of National Guard and takeover of police. August 20, 2025 View Details Bondi and Patel install Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey as FBI co-deputy director with Dan Bongino after rift over Epstein files. August 19, 2025 View Details Trump administration presses to complete 10,000 HHS layoffs after Supreme Court backing, challenging judge’s injunction as executive authority fight deepens. August 19, 2025 View Details Comer says DOJ will begin turning over Epstein files Friday after subpoena, regardless of prior resistance. August 19, 2025 View Details Internal ICE documents reveal Trump administration plan to double detention capacity to 107,000 by January through 125 new or expanded facilities. August 17, 2025 View Details National Guard soldier in D.C. detains man accused of assaulting Park Police officer, first action since Trump ordered 800 troops to patrol streets August 17, 2025 View Details Republican governors of West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio send about 650 National Guard troops to D.C. at Trump’s request to support federal policing takeover. August 17, 2025 View Details Trump administration dropped 165 corporate enforcement cases, created loyalty scorecard for 553 companies, and halted probes of major tech firms. August 16, 2025 View Details Trump administration backs off removing D.C. police chief but orders department to enforce federal immigration rules despite city law. August 16, 2025 View Details DOJ fires staffer Sean Charles Dunn after felony assault charge for throwing sandwich at Border Patrol agent during Trump’s D.C. crackdown. August 15, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders stop to HHS sharing Medicaid enrollee data with DHS after AP exposé reveals daily access to 79 million records. August 15, 2025 View Details Woman pleads guilty to assault after spitting on acting U.S. attorney and attacking deputy marshals during her arrest. August 15, 2025 View Details Hennepin County attorney announces grand jury indictment charging Boelter with murdering former Minnesota House speaker and her husband and attempting four more killings. August 15, 2025 View Details Attorney General Bondi names DEA head Terry Cole emergency police commissioner for DC as city mayor, attorney general and council declare the order unlawful. August 15, 2025 View Details Justice Department finds George Washington University violated civil rights law by ignoring campus antisemitism and threatens federal funding cuts. August 13, 2025 View Details White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt suggests Trump’s takeover of D.C. police could extend beyond the 30-day legal limit despite requiring Congressional approval. August 13, 2025 View Details Federal judge rejects Justice Department request to unseal Maxwell grand jury materials despite Trump supporter pressure over Epstein files. August 12, 2025 View Details Justice Department names Trump ally Ed Martin special prosecutor in probes of AG Letitia James and Adam Schiff after D.C. U.S. attorney bid withdrawn. August 10, 2025 View Details Justice Department renews bid to unseal Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury transcripts three weeks after first filing, citing transparency after victim pressure and subpoenas. August 10, 2025 View Details Democracy Forward sues Trump administration to force release of Epstein investigation records withheld by Justice Department and FBI. August 9, 2025 View Details Justice Department subpoenas New York AG Letitia James to probe whether she violated Trump’s civil rights in New York’s civil fraud case. August 9, 2025 View Details Justice Department asks Supreme Court to lift Los Angeles immigration raid limits, calling a federal judge’s order a straitjacket that bars language or employment factors. August 8, 2025 View Details Texas Sen. John Cornyn says FBI will track Texas House Democrats who fled to Illinois to block GOP maps after asking Director Kash Patel. August 8, 2025 View Details FBI fires former acting director Brian Driscoll and other senior officials who resisted demands over Jan. 6 investigations, escalating a leadership purge. August 8, 2025 View Details Justice Department seeks sanctions against lawyer who took pro bono deportation case in first action under Trump directive. August 7, 2025 View Details Intelligence Director Gabbard declassifies Russian interference documents over CIA objections to claim Obama administration fabricated intelligence. August 7, 2025 View Details House Republicans subpoena Clintons and former Justice officials for depositions while demanding unredacted Epstein files, expanding Democratic transparency effort into partisan targeting. August 6, 2025 View Details Marjorie Taylor Greene asks Trump to pardon George Santos days after former congressman reported to prison for defrauding donors. August 5, 2025 View Details AP analysis finds Justice Department has demanded voter data from at least 19 states in Trump’s ongoing hunt for nonexistent election fraud despite state resistance. August 3, 2025 View Details Senate confirms Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as D.C. prosecutor after first nominee failed for firing Jan 6 prosecutors. August 3, 2025 View Details Federal judge will decide if unusual maneuver by Pam Bondi to keep Alina Habba as New Jersey prosecutor after other judges replaced her is constitutional. August 3, 2025 View Details Office of Special Counsel opens Jack Smith investigation after Cotton request despite no evidence of Hatch Act violations presented. August 3, 2025 View Details Trump administration cuts UCLA’s $200 million in federal research funding over claims university failed to address antisemitism after pro-Palestinian protests. August 2, 2025 View Details Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell quietly moved to minimum-security Texas prison camp despite sex offender policy as she seeks Trump pardon through Justice Dept cooperation. August 2, 2025 View Details Wyden releases YouTube video saying DOJ ignored $1B in Epstein wire transfers August 1, 2025 View Details ICE issues more than 1,000 tentative job offers after July 4 law added $170 billion for border enforcement toward 1 million annual deportations goal. August 1, 2025 View Details House Democrats sue Trump administration for week-notice rule restricting unannounced ICE detention inspections, citing law guaranteeing congressional access. July 31, 2025 View Details Federal judge halts Trump order sanctioning Americans assisting the International Criminal Court, calling it an unconstitutional speech restraint. July 31, 2025 View Details Senate Democrats invoke 100-year-old Rule of Five to force DOJ to hand over full Epstein files by Aug. 15, spotlighting Trump ties. July 31, 2025 View Details Senate confirms Joe Kent to lead National Counterterrorism Center by 52 to 44 despite far-right extremist ties and Jan. 6 conspiracy claims. July 31, 2025 View Details Interim U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro mandates immigration checks on all D.C. defendants as Trump administration targets sanctuary cities for deportation push. July 30, 2025 View Details Trump administration extends controversial U.S. Attorney appointments to prevent federal courts from rejecting them after 100 retired judges oppose Nevada pick. July 30, 2025 View Details Justice Department investigates George Mason Faculty Senate for resolution supporting president Gregory Washington’s diversity hiring practices. July 29, 2025 View Details Third whistleblower contradicts judicial nominee Emil Bove’s testimony about telling Justice Department staff to ignore court orders on deportations. July 29, 2025 View Details Maxwell appeals to Supreme Court and Trump for intervention after receiving limited immunity during two days of Justice Department interviews discussing roughly 100 different people. July 29, 2025 View Details Defense attorney challenges criminal charges over Trump administration’s illegal workaround to keep Alina Habba as New Jersey U.S. attorney after judges replaced her. July 29, 2025 View Details Twenty-one states sue USDA over demand for Social Security numbers and personal data of food stamp recipients amid Trump immigration enforcement push. July 29, 2025 View Details Kennedy announces plan to overhaul Vaccine Injury Compensation Program he calls corrupt despite past financial stake in vaccine injury lawsuits. July 29, 2025 View Details Second whistleblower claims Emil Bove, now nominated for lifetime judgeship, advised Justice Department attorneys to ignore court orders during March deportations. July 28, 2025 View Details Justice Department inspects swing state voter rolls ahead of 2026 elections following Trump order as experts see preparation for overturning unfavorable results. July 27, 2025 View Details Deputy AG Todd Blanche, Trump’s former defense attorney, grants Maxwell immunity to discuss 100 people in Epstein case while Trump suggests pardons may follow. July 26, 2025 View Details Third federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order nationwide, rejecting administration’s attempt to strip constitutional rights through executive power. July 26, 2025 View Details Judge weighs disciplinary action against DOJ lawyers over Venezuelan deportations, citing whistleblower evidence they may have defied court orders. July 25, 2025 View Details Deputy AG conducts six-hour interview with Ghislaine Maxwell after she reached out, schedules follow‑up Friday as DOJ faces backlash over sealed Epstein files and grand jury transparency. July 25, 2025 View Details Democrats are demanding Pam Bondi testify about why she privately briefed Trump on the contents of the sealed Epstein files after her department refused a public release. July 24, 2025 View Details Bondi creates Justice Department strike force to investigate Obama officials after Gabbard releases classified documents endangering intelligence sources. July 24, 2025 View Details Federal prosecutor says she’ll take New Jersey US attorney job Saturday despite Bondi firing her hours after judges’ appointment. July 24, 2025 View Details Florida judge rejects Trump administration request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts following supporter pressure. July 24, 2025 View Details Bondi briefed Trump in May that his name appeared in Epstein files despite him previously denying that she had. July 24, 2025 View Details Ninth Circuit upholds nationwide block of Trump order redefining birthright citizenship despite Supreme Court limiting such injunctions. July 24, 2025 View Details The Trump administration has launched a third federal probe into George Mason University, with the Justice Department now investigating the school for racial bias in hiring. July 23, 2025 View Details The Justice Department fired a career prosecutor hours after federal judges appointed her to replace interim U.S. attorney and Trump loyalist Alina Habba. July 23, 2025 View Details Despite a judge ruling his order against Jenner & Block was unconstitutional, Trump is appealing as part of his ongoing campaign against major law firms. July 22, 2025 View Details Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, wrongly deported by the Trump administration once before, have now asked a judge to keep him in jail to prevent a second deportation. July 22, 2025 View Details Federal judges accuse the Trump administration of defying court orders in one-third of major rulings against it, a new analysis finds. July 22, 2025 View Details A federal judge rebuked Trump’s DOJ for seeking leniency and sentenced ex-detective Brett Hankison to 33 months for his role in the killing of Breonna Taylor. July 22, 2025 View Details The Trump administration released 200,000 pages of FBI surveillance files on Martin Luther King Jr. despite his family’s pleas to prevent the weaponization of the records. July 22, 2025 View Details Trump calls critics demanding Epstein file transparency “troublemakers” on Saturday, claiming “nothing will be good enough” despite ordering DOJ release. July 20, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks Trump’s executive order sanctioning International Criminal Court workers investigating US allies as unconstitutional speech restriction. July 19, 2025 View Details Bondi requests court unseal Epstein grand jury records but doesn’t release DOJ files after Trump supporters’ backlash over missing client list and WSJ lawsuit. July 19, 2025 View Details Trump’s intelligence chief Gabbard calls for prosecuting Obama and former officials over Russia investigation claims while Trump faces mounting Epstein pressure. July 19, 2025 View Details Fired prosecutor Maurene Comey warns colleagues that “fear is the tool of a tyrant” after Trump ordered her dismissal. July 18, 2025 View Details Justice Department argues Trump can fire federal employees at will and without cause despite decades of civil service protections. July 18, 2025 View Details Senate panel advances Trump nominees Bove and Pirro after Democrats walk out over allegations Bove told staff to defy court orders. July 18, 2025 View Details Justice Department seeks one-day sentence for officer convicted in fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor during mistaken police raid. July 18, 2025 View Details Justice Department demands California sheriffs provide names and release dates of noncitizen inmates or face subpoenas. July 18, 2025 View Details Trump orders Justice Department to release more Epstein documents but rules out appointing special counsel. July 18, 2025 View Details Trump faces “brutal” polling backlash as 67% of Americans believe government is covering up Epstein evidence after administration broke transparency promises. July 17, 2025 View Details Trump administration terminates $4 billion for California high-speed rail project despite state claims of progress and threats to challenge funding cut as illegal. July 17, 2025 View Details Trump calls his own supporters “weaklings” for demanding transparency on Epstein files after his administration didn’t honor promises to release all records. July 17, 2025 View Details Over 900 former Justice Department attorneys urge Senate to reject Emil Bove’s federal judgeship nomination, citing his role in politicizing DOJ and defying court orders. July 17, 2025 View Details Federal appeals court blocks Trump administration’s attempt to unilaterally revoke green cards, ruling Justice Department exceeded congressional authority in separation of powers violation. July 17, 2025 View Details Trump administration pressures states for voter data and voting machine access despite election officials’ security concerns over federal inspection requests. July 17, 2025 View Details Trump administration fires prosecutor Maurene Comey, known for prosecuting Diddy and Maxwell cases, from SDNY after president privately vented about employing James Comey’s daughter. July 17, 2025 View Details The Justice Dept sues three fired Corporation for Public Broadcasting board members who refuse to leave, citing its independence from presidential control. July 16, 2025 View Details Speaker Mike Johnson said Attorney General Pam Bondi “needs to explain” her Epstein remarks in a notable public break with Trump. July 16, 2025 View Details Trump is pushing Texas lawmakers for a mid-cycle redistricting to gain five GOP seats despite DOJ warnings of potential racial gerrymandering. July 16, 2025 View Details The Justice Dept fired at least 17 immigration judges during a nationwide deportation push, a move the union says will worsen the system’s 3.6 million case backlog. July 16, 2025 View Details Trump tells Bondi to release any “credible” Epstein files in an effort to quell a MAGA backlash over the DOJ’s official findings. July 16, 2025 View Details Trump called for Sen. Adam Schiff’s prosecution for mortgage fraud in the latest example of his administration targeting political rivals. July 16, 2025 View Details Federal judges reject Trump’s interim U.S. attorney for Northern New York in unusual move day before appointment expires. July 15, 2025 View Details Biden calls Republicans “liars” while defending autopen use for preemptive pardons after Trump investigation claims he lacked mental competence to issue clemencies. July 14, 2025 View Details Trump blames Obama, Clinton and other Democrats for “writing” Epstein files as MAGA schism deepens over Bondi-Bongino clash and missing client list. July 13, 2025 View Details Trump DOJ official attacks DC Mayor Bowser over antisemitism response as administration escalates federal control push. July 13, 2025 View Details Justice Department fires more Jack Smith prosecutors and staff as Bondi expands purge of Trump case personnel. July 13, 2025 View Details Bondi drops charges against Utah doctor accused of destroying Covid vaccines amid mounting MAGA pressure and calls for her resignation over Epstein files. July 13, 2025 View Details AG Bondi issues subpoenas to 20 clinics providing trans care to minors while calling doctors who perform procedures part of “warped ideology.” July 12, 2025 View Details Senate Democrats release whistleblower texts showing Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove advised telling court ‘fuck you’ after he denied to Congress that he told staff to ignore court orders. July 11, 2025 View Details FBI Director Kash Patel forces dozens of senior officials to take polygraph tests revealing whether they criticized him personally. July 11, 2025 View Details Trump says former CIA director Brennan and FBI director Comey are “crooked as hell” and “maybe they have to pay a price” as FBI investigates them after referral from Trump’s CIA director Ratcliffe. July 10, 2025 View Details Federal judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Trump administration’s $800 million grant cancellations for violence programs despite calling the action “shameful.” July 9, 2025 View Details Judge compares DOJ explanations on illegal Abrego Garcia deportation to “nailing jello to a wall” as administration contradicts itself on timeline and future plans, orders government witness for Thursday. July 8, 2025 View Details El Salvador tells UN that Trump administration controls Venezuelan migrants at CECOT prison contradicting claims they lost jurisdiction over deportees. July 8, 2025 View Details Masked attackers in body armor shoot Texas police officer outside ICE detention facility in coordinated assault as Justice Department threatens crackdown. July 7, 2025 View Details Trump’s FBI Director Patel and Deputy Director Bongino contradict their own previous conspiracy theories, stating Epstein had no client list and committed suicide. July 7, 2025 View Details Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano sends mass email falsely claiming Trump’s agenda bill eliminates taxes on Social Security benefits. July 4, 2025 View Details Treasury Dept sanctions Iraqi businessman Salim Ahmed Said’s network for disguising Iranian oil as Iraqi to fund Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. July 4, 2025 View Details Trump claims constitutional power to nullify federal TikTok ban law as attorney general Bondi asserts in letters to 10 tech companies. July 4, 2025 View Details Former FBI agent charged with yelling “Kill ’em!” while watching rioters assault police during Capitol riot now works on Justice Department task force investigating anti-conservative bias claims. July 2, 2025 View Details Trump nominates personal lawyer Alina Habba for permanent NJ U.S. attorney position after she charged Democratic officials at immigration detention center. July 2, 2025 View Details Justice Department issues new guidelines encouraging attorneys to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans for pending charges and vague criteria that could target 25 million people. July 2, 2025 View Details Trump and Noem threaten to prosecute CNN for reporting on Iran strike assessment and immigration app that alerts users to ICE raids. July 2, 2025 View Details Trump tours DeSantis’ new Everglades detention facility and approves using Florida National Guard officers as immigration judges to bypass federal courts. July 2, 2025 View Details Trump appeals ruling that blocked his executive order stripping Perkins Coie’s clients of federal access, after judges found his actions targeted political enemies and violated constitutional protections. July 1, 2025 View Details Federal investigation finds Harvard violated civil rights law by failing to protect Jewish students, putting additional funding at risk beyond $2 billion already frozen. July 1, 2025 View Details Trump administration gave University of Virginia president ultimatum to resign by 5 PM on specific day or face immediate cuts to funding, jobs and student aid over DEI policies, senator reveals. June 30, 2025 View Details WaPo Exclusive: Trump administration releases three-time felon who drunkenly fired shots in neighborhood to testify against Kilmar Abrego García who has no criminal record. June 29, 2025 View Details UVA President Jim Ryan resigns after Trump DOJ threatens university funding to settle diversity practices probe. June 28, 2025 View Details Kilmar Abrego Garcia stays jailed as Justice Dept. agrees to delay release order over fears Trump administration might deport him before trial. June 28, 2025 View Details Judge permanently blocks Trump’s order punishing Susman Godfrey for defending Dominion Voting Systems and promoting racial diversity. June 28, 2025 View Details Justice Department fires three prosecutors overseeing Jan. 6 Capitol riot cases, as AG Pam Bondi deepens Trump team’s purge of lawyers tied to the prosecutions. June 28, 2025 View Details House Democrats warn against Trump’s Office of Special Counsel pick who called for martial law and associates with white supremacists, saying he wants to purge federal workers. June 27, 2025 View Details Justice Department launches civil rights investigation into University of California hiring practices, alleging discrimination for considering race and sex in faculty diversity efforts. June 27, 2025 View Details Justice Department demands University of Virginia president resign to resolve civil rights investigation, threatening hundreds of millions in federal funding over DEI programs. June 27, 2025 View Details Retired Reagan-appointed Justice Kennedy warns democracy and freedom “at risk” as federal judges face over 400 threats this year following Trump’s attacks. June 27, 2025 View Details Cudahy vice mayor appears to call on street gangs to organize against ICE, prompting DHS condemnation and FBI visit to 23,000-resident city. June 26, 2025 View Details Judge keeps Abrego Garcia jailed while Justice Department and ICE clash over whether to prosecute him for 2022 human smuggling charges filed after his mistaken deportation or deport him again. June 26, 2025 View Details Trump administration sues all 15 Maryland federal judges over order blocking immigrant deportations, calling it “egregious overreach.” June 26, 2025 View Details Trump appeals court nominee Bove denies to Senate that he told Justice Dept. lawyers to ignore court orders on deportations after whistleblower complaint. June 26, 2025 View Details Trump demands Israel cancel Netanyahu’s corruption trial, calling it a “witch hunt” against his longtime ally. June 26, 2025 View Details Man charged with providing explosives for anti-natalist fertility clinic bombing dies in federal custody awaiting trial. June 25, 2025 View Details Fired DOJ lawyer alleges Trump’s former personal attorney Emil Bove told subordinates to consider ignoring court orders day before confirmation hearing for lifetime federal appeals court judgeship. June 25, 2025 View Details GOP Sen. Grassley demands Trump administration fix benefits program backlog leaving police and firefighter families waiting years for payments. June 25, 2025 View Details Senate confirms Rodney Scott to lead Customs and Border Protection despite evidence officers under his command covered up migrant death and tampered with video. June 21, 2025 View Details Trump’s CFPB drops 18 enforcement cases against predatory lenders including Credit Acceptance which profits from borrower failures while vulnerable consumers face thousands in judgments. June 21, 2025 View Details Harvard cancer researcher Kseniia Petrova appears in court after months in custody for allegedly smuggling frog embryos as federal investigator admits he can’t define “biological materials” central to charges. June 19, 2025 View Details Justice Dept. plans to cut two-thirds of inspectors monitoring gun dealers for illegal sales as part of Trump administration effort to “defang and downsize” ATF. June 19, 2025 View Details American Bar Association sues Trump over executive orders coercing law firms to abandon clients and causes he dislikes, calling it “blizzard-like chill” on legal profession. June 17, 2025 View Details Kilmar Ábrego García pleads not guilty to smuggling charges after Trump administration wrongfully deported him against court orders, then brought him back to face prosecution. June 14, 2025 View Details Federal judge rules Trump administration’s foreign policy grounds for detaining Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil unconstitutional but allows continued detention on technical immigration charges. June 14, 2025 View Details Federal judge rules Trump overstepped his authority by firing three Consumer Product Safety commissioners without legal cause, orders immediate reinstatement. June 14, 2025 View Details Senator Padilla handcuffed and forced to ground by federal agents after trying to question DHS Secretary Noem at FBI office press conference about immigration raids in his own state. June 13, 2025 View Details Appeals court pauses order requiring due process for 140 Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison under wartime Alien Enemies Act without hearings. June 11, 2025 View Details Trump’s DOJ indicts Democratic Rep. McIver on federal charges carrying eight years in prison for interfering with ICE agents during congressional oversight visit. June 11, 2025 View Details DOJ overturns 88-year legal precedent to give Trump authority to abolish national monuments created by Biden and previous presidents. June 11, 2025 View Details Trump administration fights WI judge’s bid to dismiss charges for allegedly helping man evade ICE agents, saying judicial immunity claim would put judges “above the law.” June 10, 2025 View Details Trump seeks removal from New Hampshire lawsuit challenging his transgender sports ban after federal judge allows two teen girls to keep playing while case proceeds. June 10, 2025 View Details Democrats block Trump Justice nominee citing “Vance precedent” after current VP spent months obstructing Biden prosecutors as senator. June 7, 2025 View Details Proud Boys leaders sue DOJ for $100 million over Jan. 6 prosecutions after Trump pardons, forcing his administration to defend Biden-era seditious conspiracy convictions. June 7, 2025 View Details Peruvian woman acquitted of entering militarized border zone in first trial of Trump administration’s new prosecution strategy against immigrants. June 6, 2025 View Details The F.B.I. forces out senior agents and prompts another to resign after punishing employees for ties to Trump critics and enforcing loyalty under Director Kash Patel. June 6, 2025 View Details While with German chancellor, Trump repeats baseless claims about Biden’s autopen use, and admits he has no evidence. June 6, 2025 View Details Two former state Supreme Court justices join dozens of prominent attorneys in rare FL Bar complaint accusing AG Pam Bondi of serious misconduct for forcing DOJ lawyers to advance Trump’s political agenda. June 6, 2025 View Details Trump orders White House counsel to investigate Biden’s alleged “cognitive decline” and who made presidential decisions despite autopens being legally used by presidents for decades. June 5, 2025 View Details Justice Department drops three-year lawsuit seeking Peter Navarro’s White House emails after Trump adviser’s return to senior White House role, joining growing list of Biden-era cases against Trump allies dismissed. June 4, 2025 View Details Trump’s Justice Department investigates Biden’s family pardons and autopen use, questioning whether the 82-year-old was “competent” or if others acted without his knowledge in his final days. June 4, 2025 View Details Rep. Nadler calls Trump administration “fascist” and demands House Judiciary investigation after DHS agents handcuffed his staffer in Manhattan office. June 3, 2025 View Details Justice Department threatens legal action against 1,600+ California school districts unless they ban transgender athletes by June 9 despite state compromise allowing dual medals. June 3, 2025 View Details Defense Intelligence Agency IT specialist Nathan Laatsch arrested for allegedly offering classified documents to Germany in exchange for citizenship, saying he disagreed with “values of this administration.” May 31, 2025 View Details Education Secretary Linda McMahon threatens to pull federal funding from New York and pursue criminal investigation over state’s Native American mascot ban. May 31, 2025 View Details Attorney General Bondi cuts American Bar Association’s access to judicial nominees after group rated 10 Trump picks as unqualified. May 30, 2025 View Details Trump picks Paul Ingrassia to head Office of Special Counsel after previous director was fired for investigating mass federal employee terminations. May 30, 2025 View Details The Trump administration asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit over the mistaken deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, despite court orders and a Supreme Court ruling to facilitate his return. May 29, 2025 View Details The Trump administration ended humanitarian parole for a 4-year-old patient at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, putting her lifesaving care at risk while officials consider her family’s deportation. May 29, 2025 View Details A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to return a deported Guatemalan asylum seeker to the U.S. after finding his removal ignored due process protections. May 29, 2025 View Details A federal judge found Trump’s effort to deport Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil likely unconstitutional, blocking his removal while a challenge proceeds. May 29, 2025 View Details Trump granted pardons and commuted sentences for more than 20 political allies, public figures, and donors, bypassing the standard Justice Department process. May 29, 2025 View Details Trump nominated DOJ official and former defense attorney Emil Bove to a federal appellate judgeship after Bove’s directive to drop charges against Eric Adams led to staff resignations. May 29, 2025 View Details Federal judge strikes down Trump executive order targeting WilmerHale law firm as “absurd” assault on legal system. May 28, 2025 View Details Trump Justice Department sues NC over missing voter ID numbers affecting potentially 225,000 registrations since 2004. May 28, 2025 View Details Trump pardons former Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins while calling Justice Department “corrupt,” despite Jenkins’ conviction for accepting $75,000 in cash-for-badges scheme. May 27, 2025 View Details FBI deputy director Dan Bongino announces renewed investigations into Dobbs leak, January 6 pipe bombs, and White House cocaine discovery under Trump’s new FBI leadership. May 27, 2025 View Details Federal judge criticizes Trump administration Monday for failing to provide due process to deportees held in Djibouti while trying to send them to war-torn South Sudan despite “do not travel” State Department warnings. May 27, 2025 View Details ICE asks border shelters to house migrants while FEMA investigates same organizations for potential felony smuggling violations, forcing nonprofits into legal limbo over humanitarian aid. May 24, 2025 View Details Justice Department sues four NJ cities for sanctuary policies that “obstruct” immigration enforcement, claiming they violate federal immigration law in escalating legal war against municipalities. May 24, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders Trump administration to return third improperly deported immigrant after officials falsely claimed Guatemalan native was asked about torture fears before deportation to Mexico. May 24, 2025 View Details Jailed Columbia grad student Mahmoud Khalil finally holds his one-month-old son after federal judge overrules Trump administration’s attempt to force plexiglass barrier between father and infant. May 23, 2025 View Details White House calls federal judge “liberal activist” after he ruled Trump administration violated court order by giving South Sudan deportees only 12 hours notice instead of “meaningful” due process. May 23, 2025 View Details Trump administration moves to terminate 1997 Flores Settlement Agreement that limits detention of immigrant children and requires government provide them food, water and clean clothes. May 23, 2025 View Details Education Department investigates Virginia’s elite Thomas Jefferson High School for alleged discrimination against Asian American students despite Supreme Court upholding admissions policy that reduced Asian enrollment from 73% to 54%. May 23, 2025 View Details Trump administration finds Columbia University violated Jewish students’ civil rights by showing “deliberate indifference” to harassment since October 7, 2023, including failure to investigate swastika vandalism. May 23, 2025 View Details Trump FTC chair Andrew Ferguson drops price discrimination case against PepsiCo filed by Lina Khan three days before Trump took office, calling it a “legally dubious partisan stunt.” May 23, 2025 View Details Justice Department cancels Minneapolis and Louisville police reform settlements following George Floyd and Breonna Taylor killings days before fifth anniversary of Floyd’s murder. May 22, 2025 View Details Trump administration deported 50 Venezuelans who entered U.S. legally and had no criminal records to El Salvador prison. May 21, 2025 View Details Justice Department launches investigation into former NY Governor Andrew Cuomo over testimony to Congress about his pandemic nursing home policies. May 21, 2025 View Details FBI Director Kash Patel eliminates internal watchdog team monitoring Fisa surveillance compliance despite his own past criticisms of bureau abuses. May 21, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders U.S. to maintain control of migrants sent to South Sudan after finding Trump administration potentially violated court restrictions on third-country deportations. May 21, 2025 View Details Trump administration pays $5 million to settle wrongful death lawsuit with family of Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt despite officer’s clearance of wrongdoing. May 20, 2025 View Details Justice Department charges Democratic Rep. McIver with assaulting federal officers and drops trespassing case against Newark mayor at immigration detention center. May 20, 2025 View Details Justice Department announces False Claims Act will be used against universities with diversity initiatives by citing alleged antisemitism violations. May 20, 2025 View Details Trump calls former FBI director James Comey a “dirty cop” for Instagram post “8647” which Trump says was an assassination threat against him. May 18, 2025 View Details Trump administration lifts ban on rapid-fire gun triggers previously classified as illegal machine gun conversion devices. May 18, 2025 View Details Trump administration asks Supreme Court to overturn federal judge’s 14-day block on mass layoffs across executive branch agencies. May 17, 2025 View Details Trump administration admits it falsely claimed deported Guatemalan man said he wasn’t afraid to return to Mexico in latest of several illegal deportations exposed in court. May 17, 2025 View Details Federal judge rejects Trump administration’s “take my word for it” state secrets claim in case of wrongfully deported man despite court orders to return him. May 17, 2025 View Details FBI announces relocation of 1,500 employees from DC to distribute personnel where crime occurs despite Trump’s earlier promise to keep agency in capital. May 17, 2025 View Details Intelligence Director Gabbard calls for jailing former FBI Director Comey over social media post she claims called for Trump’s assassination. May 17, 2025 View Details Trump administration revokes security clearances of lawyers at WilmerHale and Jenner & Block despite court orders temporarily halting executive action against law firms. May 16, 2025 View Details Federal agencies investigate former FBI Director James Comey for posting “8647” numbers that Trump allies interpret as assassination threat. May 16, 2025 View Details Federal judge to review Trump administration’s claim of “state secrets privilege” in case of Maryland man illegally deported to El Salvador. May 16, 2025 View Details Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan pleads not guilty to federal charges for allegedly helping undocumented immigrant escape ICE arrest from her courtroom. May 16, 2025 View Details Former DC interim US attorney Ed Martin reveals he faces ethics probe days after leaving position due to failed confirmation prospects. May 16, 2025 View Details FBI disbands Washington field office squad investigating public corruption as Trump administration continues dismantling anti-corruption enforcement. May 16, 2025 View Details Justice Department accuses Harvard of defrauding government by violating Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling after freezing $2.2 billion in federal funding. May 16, 2025 View Details Prosecutor in Trump classified documents case invokes Fifth Amendment during House Judiciary Committee interview citing fear of retaliation. May 15, 2025 View Details Trump administration says it lacks power to bring back Venezuelan deportees despite Trump claiming he could with one phone call. May 15, 2025 View Details Milwaukee judge charged with helping immigrant evade ICE cites judicial immunity in motion to dismiss federal case. May 15, 2025 View Details Judge rules Justice Department illegally retaliated against American Bar Association for joining lawsuit against Trump administration. May 15, 2025 View Details Attorney General Bondi sold at least $1 million in Trump Media stock on day Trump announced sweeping tariffs. May 15, 2025 View Details Gabbard fires officials who released memo contradicting Trump’s justification for deporting Venezuelan immigrants. May 15, 2025 View Details Schumer blocks all DOJ nominees over Qatar’s $400 million jet gift to Trump with unknown strings attached. May 14, 2025 View Details Federal judge in Pennsylvania’s Western District approves Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans accused of gang ties. May 14, 2025 View Details Days after his failed confirmation as U.S. attorney, Ed Martin takes over as DOJ pardon attorney and vows to review Biden pardons. May 14, 2025 View Details EEOC moves to fire suspended administrative judge who resisted Trump directives on gender identity cases and criticized agency leadership. May 13, 2025 View Details Trump personal attorney Blanche named acting librarian of Congress after administration fires officials over AI copyright policy. May 13, 2025 View Details Forty-nine white South Africans arrive in U.S. after Trump administration grants them refugee status citing “genocide” while blocking asylum pathways for hundreds of thousands. May 13, 2025 View Details DHS confirms Democratic members of Congress may face arrests after scuffle with ICE officers during protest of Newark mayor’s arrest. May 11, 2025 View Details ICE transfers Venezuelan detainees to Texas facility where judge has not halted Alien Enemies Act deportations. May 10, 2025 View Details Trump says NYC Mayor Adams came to White House ‘to thank me’ after DOJ dismissed his federal corruption indictment. May 10, 2025 View Details Ed Martin appointed to Justice Department roles overseeing ‘Weaponization Working Group’ and pardons after Senate rejected his U.S. attorney nomination. May 10, 2025 View Details Justice Dept. investigating proposed Muslim-centric development in Dallas-area following requests from Senator Cornyn. May 10, 2025 View Details Newark Mayor Baraka arrested and charged with trespassing at private ICE detention facility in his city while congressional members allowed to conduct oversight visit. May 10, 2025 View Details FBI opens criminal investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James over alleged mortgage fraud. May 9, 2025 View Details FBI Director Kash Patel walks back call for more funding, says bureau will “make it work” under Trump’s proposed budget cuts. May 9, 2025 View Details Trump names Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro interim U.S. attorney for D.C. after Senate pushback derails Ed Martin nomination. May 9, 2025 View Details Trump withdraws Ed Martin’s DC attorney nomination amid Senate pushback over Jan. 6 ties. May 9, 2025 View Details Judge Grills DOJ on Trump’s Claim He Can Secure Return of Wrongly Deported Migrant. May 8, 2025 View Details Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation case. May 8, 2025 View Details GOP Senator Tillis opposition likely to sink Trump’s pick Ed Martin for D.C. U.S. attorney. May 7, 2025 View Details NYPD investigates how sealed arrest records of Palestinian protester were shared with ICE for deportation. May 7, 2025 View Details Judge Stephanie Gallagher rejects Trump bid, orders return of second Venezuelan migrant deported to El Salvador. May 7, 2025 View Details Two more judges block Trump’s Alien Enemies Act deportations, saying wartime law is misused. May 7, 2025 View Details Trump administration tells judge states have no standing to sue over mifepristone access. May 6, 2025 View Details Trump administration demands court-enforced decree to control Columbia’s admissions and hiring. May 6, 2025 View Details Hack exposes vulnerabilities in messaging tool used by Trump cabinet to archive Signal chats. May 5, 2025 View Details Justice Department investigates Hennepin County attorney over policy considering race in prosecutions. May 5, 2025 View Details Trump administration removes ATF memorial to 120 gun violence victims and deletes online version. May 5, 2025 View Details Researcher who pushed hydroxychloroquine during pandemic returns to HHS in Trump administration. May 5, 2025 View Details Justice Department’s voting unit shifts focus to investigating voter fraud under Trump’s executive order instead of ballot access. May 4, 2025 View Details Appellate court blocks reinstatement of Voice of America staff two days after ruling allowed return. May 4, 2025 View Details Judge blocks Trump order banning Perkins Coie from federal work and revoking security clearances. May 3, 2025 View Details Trump threatens to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status again despite school calling move illegal. May 3, 2025 View Details In historic rebuke, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson calls Trump’s attacks on judges an intimidating threat to democracy and urges courts to show ‘raw courage.’ May 2, 2025 View Details Judge questions Trump move to shift deportation case of Georgetown scholar from Virginia to Texas after Gaza posts. May 2, 2025 View Details Trump asks Supreme Court to end deportation protections for 350,000 Venezuelans with temporary status. May 2, 2025 View Details Judge issues permanent ban on Trump using 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans accused of gang ties from his Texas district. May 2, 2025 View Details Judge orders ex-FBI informant who lied about Biden bribery scheme to remain in prison. May 1, 2025 View Details FBI agents who kneeled during George Floyd protests reassigned under Trump and Patel without explanation. May 1, 2025 View Details Trump administration strips former election security chief Chris Krebs of Global Entry in latest act of retribution. May 1, 2025 View Details Judge orders Trump officials to resume efforts to return wrongly deported Maryland man from El Salvador. May 1, 2025 View Details Trump says he could bring back Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador but refuses despite Supreme Court order. April 30, 2025 View Details Trump signs executive orders to prosecute officials who obstruct police, crack down on sanctuary cities, and reinstate English rules for truck drivers. April 29, 2025 View Details Justice Department civil rights division hit by mass exodus of over 100 attorneys after Trump shifts focus to culture war cases. April 29, 2025 View Details Fired Justice Department prosecutor challenges White House removal as political retaliation after Trump ally’s post. April 29, 2025 View Details A second federal judge questions Trump’s executive order punishing Jenner & Block for its ties to a former Trump investigator. April 29, 2025 View Details FBI director posts arrest photo of Wisconsin judge charged with obstructing immigration agents, seemingly violating Justice Department privacy policies. April 27, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan immigrants from west Texas. April 27, 2025 View Details Inspector general probes whether Trump and DOGE tried to access private taxpayer data from the IRS. April 26, 2025 View Details Trump officials gut Hatch Act rules, allowing MAGA gear at work and stripping independent oversight of political violations. April 26, 2025 View Details Trump pardons tax-fraud exec Paul Walczak after his GOP-donor mother funneled Ashley Biden’s rehab diary to Project Veritas. April 26, 2025 View Details D.C. acting U.S. attorney probes Wikimedia Foundation’s tax-exempt status, claiming Wikipedia hosts foreign propaganda. April 26, 2025 View Details Trump administration sues Rochester to scrap sanctuary city rules that curb cooperation with immigration agents. April 26, 2025 View Details Attorney General Pam Bondi rescinds Biden-era limits on subpoenaing journalists, widening Trump leak investigations. April 26, 2025 View Details Transportation Dept attorneys accidentally file internal memo admitting Trump admin’s congestion pricing lawsuit is a losing battle, are immediately replaced. April 25, 2025 View Details Venezuelans targeted under 1798 law are allowed only 12 hours to contest deportation. April 25, 2025 View Details Trump orders DOJ to investigate Democratic Party fundraising platform ActBlue. April 25, 2025 View Details Judge orders U.S. to return second migrant deported to El Salvador under 1798 law. April 25, 2025 View Details Trump asks Supreme Court to reinstate transgender military ban after judge blocks policy. April 25, 2025 View Details Judge blocks Trump order to strip funds from sanctuary cities over immigration stance. April 25, 2025 View Details Judge slams Trump administration for defying court order in deportation case but grants DOJ a short delay. April 24, 2025 View Details Three more federal prosecutors resign over Trump admin threat to admit wrongdoing in Eric Adams case, bringing total to 10. April 23, 2025 View Details Judge says Trump admin defied court orders in Abrego Garcia case, orders more officials deposed in misconduct probe. April 23, 2025 View Details DOJ cancels grants for gun-violence prevention, addiction programs, and victim advocacy under Trump directive. April 23, 2025 View Details Wisconsin governor’s ICE guidance to state employees draws GOP fury over advice to deny access without a warrant. April 22, 2025 View Details Feds threaten to cut NYC highway funds unless MTA halts congestion pricing, calling tolls illegal class warfare. April 22, 2025 View Details House Oversight Chair James Comer refers former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for criminal charges over COVID nursing home cover-up. April 22, 2025 View Details Maduro accuses El Salvador of kidnapping deported Venezuelans and demands their release after Bukele proposes prisoner swap. April 22, 2025 View Details Judge blocks deportation of two Oregon college students, citing lack of justification for revoked visas and ordering they remain in state. April 22, 2025 View Details Harvard sues Trump administration over $2.2 billion funding freeze tied to campus freedom of speech. April 22, 2025 View Details Justice Dept gives Musk’s DOGE access to full database of immigrants’ court records, addresses, and law enforcement history. April 22, 2025 View Details Judge temporarily blocks plan to reopen ICE office on Rikers Island over sanctuary city law and mayoral overreach. April 22, 2025 View Details House Democrats go to El Salvador to demand return of immigrant deported in defiance of court order. April 22, 2025 View Details Trump says migrant trials aren’t possible and slams Supreme Court for blocking Alien Enemies Act deportations. April 22, 2025 View Details Senate Armed Services leaders renew calls for Pentagon IG to probe Hegseth’s Signal chat sharing strike plans with family. April 21, 2025 View Details Musk operatives and Palantir are building a surveillance system using SSA, tax, and voter records to track immigrants. April 19, 2025 View Details Trump’s DOJ sends threats to medical journals, demanding answers over ‘partisan’ science. April 19, 2025 View Details Judge halts Trump’s CFPB firings, demands answers from White House officials for defying court rulings. April 19, 2025 View Details Arizona Gov. Hobbs vetoes bill forcing local police to help Trump administration with immigration crackdowns. April 19, 2025 View Details Trump White House mocks Van Hollen for meeting deported man, posts Abrego Garcia is “never coming back.” April 19, 2025 View Details Van Hollen accuses Trump administration of law-breaking after visiting deported Maryland man in El Salvador. April 19, 2025 View Details Breaking overnight: Supreme Court blocks Trump administration from deporting Venezuelans under 1798 Alien Enemies Act while litigation continues. April 19, 2025 View Details Van Hollen meets with illegally deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia as Trump pushes to keep him jailed in El Salvador. April 18, 2025 View Details Trump administration ends IRS free filing tool built after tax prep firms misled taxpayers into paying for free services. April 17, 2025 View Details Bondi says deported MD man is ‘not coming back’ despite Supreme Court order to facilitate return. April 17, 2025 View Details Sen. Van Hollen travels to El Salvador to see Maryland constituent deported under 1798 wartime law, but vice president blocks access. April 17, 2025 View Details Judge says there’s probable cause to hold U.S. in criminal contempt over 1798 law deportations, orders government to respond by April 23 or name officials. April 17, 2025 View Details Whistleblower report to Congress says DOGE illegally downloaded NLRB data, deleted logs, and threatened him with drone surveillance at home. April 16, 2025 View Details Trump DOJ bans staff from posting about work, including titles or press releases, raising free speech and purge concerns. April 16, 2025 View Details Judge orders four Trump officials to testify within two weeks for defying Supreme Court order to return wrongly deported migrant held in El Salvador prison. April 16, 2025 View Details Trump freezes $2.2 billion in Harvard funding after school rejects federal demands on discipline, protests, and academic oversight. April 15, 2025 View Details Bukele mocks U.S. over wrongful deportation as Trump officials defy court order to return Abrego Garcia. April 15, 2025 View Details Trump suggests El Salvador build more prisons to hold U.S. citizens he wants to exile for violent crimes. April 15, 2025 View Details State Dept investigation found no evidence linking Tufts student to terrorism before ICE detention. April 14, 2025 View Details Trump deports more alleged gang members to El Salvador as court faults unlawful removal of Maryland man. April 14, 2025 View Details Dozens of DHS staffers given lie detector tests over leak probe, with at least one FEMA employee escorted out. April 13, 2025 View Details Washington Post exclusive: Trump administration privately targets 1 million deportations despite legal, logistical, and humanitarian barriers. April 13, 2025 View Details Trump moves to cut Maine’s K-12 school funding over a handful of transgender athletes. April 12, 2025 View Details Trump DOJ seeks release of FBI informant who admitted lying about Bidens after meeting with Russian agents. April 12, 2025 View Details Trump’s U.S. attorney for New Jersey opens probe into Gov. Murphy and AG Platkin over refusal to aid ICE. April 12, 2025 View Details Trump DOJ kills sewage cleanup deal in Alabama, slamming environmental justice as DEI ‘preference’. April 12, 2025 View Details Trump pressures six more law firms into pro bono deals, bringing total to nine and nearly $1 billion after EEOC threats and executive orders. April 12, 2025 View Details Judge allows Trump’s immigration agents to carry out enforcement in houses of worship after denying religious groups’ challenge. April 12, 2025 View Details ATF deputy Marvin Richardson resigns under pressure after Trump names Army Secretary to lead agency amid merger talks. April 11, 2025 View Details Federal judge clears Trump rule requiring undocumented immigrants to register with government and carry ID starting Friday. April 11, 2025 Judge signals she will block Trump plan to deport 500,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans admitted under Biden parole program. April 11, 2025 View Details Trump admin cites pro-Palestinian beliefs in 2-page memo to Judge Jamee Comans to justify deporting Mahmoud Khalil. April 11, 2025 View Details Supreme Court upholds judge’s order requiring Trump administration to help return wrongfully deported Salvadoran man. April 11, 2025 View Details Trump signs order punishing law firm that won Fox defamation case over 2020 election lies. April 10, 2025 View Details Trump orders investigation of top cybersecurity official who debunked 2020 election lies and strips DHS critic’s clearance. April 10, 2025 View Details Trump puts Defense in control of ATF by replacing Patel with Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll. April 10, 2025 View Details Two law firms sue to block Trump order punishing them over Mueller ties. April 9, 2025 View Details Trump administration shuts down DOJ cryptocurrency fraud unit as part of push to deregulate digital assets and protect pro-crypto allies. April 9, 2025 View Details IRS chief quits week before tax day over Trump-approved deal giving ICE access to protected immigrant tax records—the third agency head in four months. April 9, 2025 View Details Supreme Court allows Trump to proceed with firing 16,000 federal workers, rejecting unions’ challenge over lack of standing. April 9, 2025 View Details Appeals court reinstates NLRB and MSPB leaders fired by Trump, setting up likely Supreme Court fight over board protections. April 8, 2025 View Details Trump DOJ sent armed marshals to warn fired DOJ attorney before testimony; she accused department of corruption and abuse of power. April 8, 2025 View Details Supreme Court temporarily pauses order to return man wrongly deported to El Salvador as Trump admin claims foreign policy interference. April 8, 2025 View Details Divided Supreme Court lets Trump use 1798 wartime powers law for deportations but requires due process. April 8, 2025 View Details Attorney General Pam Bondi says Trump will ‘probably’ leave office after second term, calls third term a ‘heavy lift’. April 7, 2025 View Details Federal judge issues rare Sunday order slamming Trump deportation of Maryland man to El Salvador prison as ‘wholly lawless,’ orders return by Monday midnight. April 7, 2025 View Details Canadian government warns citizens of rising U.S. border scrutiny, electronics searches, and possible detention under Trump’s entry crackdown. April 6, 2025 View Details State Department cancels all South Sudanese visas as Trump administration punishes country for refusing deportees. April 6, 2025 View Details Trump administration suspends DOJ lawyer who admitted Garcia’s wrongful deportation in court. April 6, 2025 View Details Trump administration tells appeals court that U.S. judges have no authority to undo wrongful deportation of man sent to brutal El Salvador prison. April 6, 2025 View Details Hundreds of law firms and ex-judges petition judge to permanently block Trump’s order targeting Perkins Coie, one of the first firms he sanctioned. April 5, 2025 View Details Judge gives Trump administration until Monday to return man they mistakenly deported to Salvadoran prison; press secretary Leavitt and adviser Miller mock the ruling. April 5, 2025 View Details Prosecutors seek 7 years for former GOP congressman George Santos over donor fraud and falsified campaign finances. April 5, 2025 View Details Nation’s largest law firm in talks to avoid Trump order as 4 firms capitulate and over a dozen face White House pressure. April 4, 2025 View Details Judge Boasberg considers contempt charges against administration at hearing over Trump deportations under 1798 law. April 4, 2025 View Details Sen. Schiff places indefinite hold on Ed Martin’s nomination as D.C. prosecutor, citing abuse of office and political intimidation. April 3, 2025 View Details DOJ advisor Christopher Stanley once ran hacking forums and pirated software sites, now works for Musk’s DOGE. April 3, 2025 View Details Zuckerberg visits White House for third time to lobby Trump ahead of antitrust trial that could force Meta to sell Instagram and WhatsApp. April 3, 2025 View Details Judge finally dismisses NYC Mayor corruption case with prejudice, after DOJ resignations and backlash over Trump-aligned immigration deal. April 3, 2025 View Details Judge slams EPA and Citibank over $20 billion green grant freeze, questions legality of Trump-aligned shutdown targeting nonprofits. April 3, 2025 View Details Scientists and labor unions sue NIH over Trump-era purge of DEI, vaccine, and Covid research, citing $2.4 billion in canceled grants. April 3, 2025 View Details Judge blocks Trump admin’s bid to move student activist’s detention case to Louisiana, keeps it in New Jersey. April 2, 2025 View Details Bondi drops DOJ lawsuit accusing Georgia voting law of targeting Black voters after Trump’s 2020 loss. April 1, 2025 View Details Judge Howell rejected Trump’s recusal motion in a case targeting law firm Perkins Coie and warned that DOJ attacks on her threaten the rule of law. March 27, 2025 View Details Trump praises violent rioters, calls for paying them with taxpayer money, and threatens action against officer who shot Babbitt. March 26, 2025 View Details Unsealed records show Trump’s DOJ forced prosecutors to drop corruption case against NYC mayor to protect his role in immigration crackdown. March 26, 2025 View Details Jordan briefs Trump on House Judiciary hearing to rein in federal judges after deportation rulings, eyes cuts and court restrictions. March 25, 2025 View Details Trump names his personal lawyer Alina Habba as interim U.S. attorney in New Jersey, despite no prosecutorial experience and little federal court work. March 25, 2025 View Details Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege to block judge’s order on Venezuelan deportations under 1798 law, then appeals to lift it. March 25, 2025 View Details Trump directs DOJ and Homeland Security to crack down on lawyers who’ve sued his administration, escalating threats against legal opposition. March 23, 2025 View Details Trump threatens Tesla vandals with 20 years in Salvadoran prison, says they’re worse than Jan. 6 rioters—apparently violating their 8th Amendment rights. March 22, 2025 View Details Trump lawyers cite 1798 wartime law to justify entering homes without a warrant to search for undocumented immigrants. March 21, 2025 View Details Trump, once impeached for a quid pro quo, rescinds order sanctioning law firm after it drops DEI and pledges $40M in free work. March 21, 2025 View Details Judge warns of “consequences” as Trump administration resists disclosing deportation flight details, while AG Bondi attacks court’s authority. March 20, 2025 View Details Trump administration drops lawsuit against Texas law letting police arrest migrants, following similar moves in Iowa and Oklahoma. March 20, 2025 View Details Judge orders transfer of two transgender women back to women’s prisons after Trump’s order moved them to men’s facilities where they faced abuse. March 20, 2025 View Details AG Bondi calls Tesla vandalism ‘domestic terrorism,’ vows severe penalties as left-wing protesters target showrooms. March 19, 2025 View Details Trump’s Interim D.C. Prosecutor Forms Election Fraud Unit, Long Promoted 2020 Lies March 18, 2025 View Details Rejecting legal precedent, Trump claims Biden’s pardons are “void,” opening door to prosecuting political adversaries. March 17, 2025 View Details Trump said he would stop the multi-year FBI headquarters move to MD because “it’s a liberal state,” claiming the location—just 14 miles away—was “three hours away.” March 15, 2025 View Details Trump vowed to “expose” enemies and called for jailing perceived opponents in a rare Justice Department speech. March 15, 2025 View Details Trump plans to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as early as Friday to allow the government to summarily arrest, detain, and deport non-citizens aged 14 and older. March 14, 2025 View Details Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, asked the DOJ Inspector General to investigate interim U.S. Attorney for D.C. Ed Martin. March 14, 2025 View Details Trump pardoned former TN legislator Brian Kelsey, leading to his immediate release just 15 days into his 21-month sentence for campaign finance crimes. March 13, 2025 View Details Federal prosecutors issued a criminal subpoena to a NY hotel housing asylum seekers, demanding full identification of all residents and the funding source. March 13, 2025 View Details U.S. Attorney Ed Martin has targeted Trump whistleblower and now Rep. Eugene Vindman with two demands related to a family-owned business. March 12, 2025 View Details The Justice Department’s pardon attorney was fired one day after refusing to recommend restoring Mel Gibson’s gun rights due to his domestic violence conviction. March 11, 2025 View Details The Justice Department removed three officials from its National Security Division on the second day of a sweeping overhaul. March 9, 2025 View Details Senators call for probe after U.S. attorney threatens to blackball Georgetown Law students March 8, 2025 View Details Justice Dept officials overseeing ethics, pardons, and bankruptcies were all fired today. March 8, 2025 View Details Musk’s DOGE & Marshals seize African Development Foundation HQ; agency head sues. March 8, 2025 View Details Trump attorney Todd Blache confirmed 52-46 as deputy attorney general. March 7, 2025 View Details The FBI New York field chief was forced to retire amid a Trump purge after promising agents protection from political meddling. March 5, 2025 View Details US attorney Ed Martin permanently demotes seven top Jan 6 prosecutors. March 1, 2025 View Details The FBI widened a criminal probe into an EPA climate grant program, leading to resignations after DOJ pressured prosecutors to freeze $20B in clean-energy funds, targeting Citibank’s role despite judges rejecting warrants. February 28, 2025 View Details The AG dismissed all racially unfair hiring cases against local fire and police departments. February 27, 2025 View Details The Trump administration is threatening jail & fines for undocumented immigrants over 13 who fail to register in a new federal database. February 26, 2025 View Details Trump announces right-wing Dan Bongino as FBI deputy director despite no FBI experience and retired for 15 years February 25, 2025 View Details New FBI director Kash Patel expected to also lead Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives February 25, 2025 View Details Multiple DOJ leaders told employees not to comply with Musk’s email demands February 25, 2025 View Details Ex-Proud Boys leader Tarrio, pardoned by Trump for sedition, arrested near Capitol for assaulting a woman February 25, 2025 View Details The Justice Dept will drop a discrimination suit against Musk-owned SpaceX February 25, 2025 View Details The US Marshal Service deputized Elon Musk’s private security officers February 25, 2025 View Details Trump ordered Justice to delete a database of federal police misconduct February 25, 2025 View Details The Justice Dept said it will no longer defend administrative law judges inside federal agencies from being fired by the Trump administration February 25, 2025 View Details Kash Patel confirmed as FBI Director, 51-49. He has threatened reprisals against Trump’s perceived enemies February 25, 2025 View Details New DC US Attorney Ed Martin launched Operation Whirlwind demanding Democratic leaders clarify past statements about Republicans February 25, 2025 View Details DC’s top federal prosecutor resigned after refusing Trump admin demands to criminally probe Biden’s $20B EPA climate funding February 24, 2025 View Details Trump ordered independent agencies: SEC, FTC, FCC, NLRB to submit to his control and accept binding DOJ guidance February 24, 2025 View Details Election denier Ed Martin named US Attorney for DC, signals plans to investigate Democrats & DOJ officials February 24, 2025 View Details Justice Dept move to drop NYC Mayor Adams’ case; 7 prosecutors resign in protest February 24, 2025 View Details Justice Dept prosecutors drop charges against NYC Mayor February 23, 2025 View Details New AG Pam Bondi disbanded the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force February 23, 2025 View Details The Justice Dept dropped all charges against conservative operatives who stole and republished Ashley Biden’s diary February 22, 2025 View Details AG Bondi ends moratorium on federal death penalty and told Justice Dept attorneys she demands “zealous advocacy” of Trump’s agenda February 22, 2025 View Details Rubio announces El Salvador deal where US can exile people from other countries February 22, 2025 View Details Interim US Attorney says he will pursue anyone who impedes Musk’s work or threatens his people February 22, 2025 View Details Trump nominated election denier Edward Martin as U.S. Attorney for D.C.; Martin has signaled plans to investigate Democrats & former DOJ officials. 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