Daily Headlines: Justice Dept Trump nominates Warsh as Fed chair while Sen. Tillis vows to block confirmation until DOJ drops its criminal probe of the sitting chairman. March 5, 2026 View Details House Oversight subpoenas Attorney General Bondi over Epstein files as five Republicans join Democrats alleging DOJ is removing documents already made public. March 5, 2026 View Details DOJ revives appeals against law firms one day after dropping them, as targeted firms argue court should reject the unexplained reversal. March 4, 2026 View Details Trump administration abandons appeals against four law firms it targeted for opposing the president, after four separate judges ruled the executive orders unconstitutional. March 3, 2026 View Details DOJ indicts 30 more people for January anti-ICE protest at St. Paul church where pastor doubled as acting ICE field office director. February 28, 2026 View Details DOJ sues five more states for unredacted voter rolls with Social Security data, bringing total past two dozen, four of the five states voted for Trump. February 27, 2026 View Details Justice Department exposed seven cooperating witnesses in Epstein file release by failing to redact jail records, only removing names after the New York Times confirmed their cooperation. February 27, 2026 View Details Federal Reserve challenges Jeanine Pirro’s subpoenas in sealed court proceedings, seeking to block the criminal probe Powell calls pretext for Trump’s campaign to control interest rates. February 27, 2026 View Details Kilmar Abrego Garcia asks judge to toss smuggling charges as vindictive after unsealed records suggest DOJ leadership directed prosecution because he won his wrongful deportation case. February 27, 2026 View Details Justice Department says it is reviewing whether FBI interview summaries with a woman who accused Trump of sexual assault as a minor were “mistakenly withheld” from Epstein file release. February 26, 2026 View Details FBI Director Patel fires at least 10 agents who worked on the Trump classified documents investigation, days after learning the bureau had obtained his own phone records during the probe. February 26, 2026 View Details Trump’s fraud division nominee Colin McDonald tells Senate he “follows the facts” but won’t say whether he’d refuse a presidential order to prosecute Trump’s enemies. February 26, 2026 View Details Over 90 FBI interview records appear missing from DOJ’s Epstein file release, including three related to a woman who says Epstein abused her as a child and who also accused Trump of sexual assault. February 25, 2026 View Details DOJ sues New Jersey Gov. Sherrill over executive order prohibiting ICE from entering nonpublic areas of state property without a warrant for civil immigration enforcement. February 25, 2026 View Details Judge bars DOJ from reviewing seized Washington Post reporter’s data, ordering independent judicial review after prosecutors failed to disclose law protecting journalists. February 25, 2026 View Details DOJ sues University of California over alleged antisemitism at UCLA, weeks after dropping appeal of ruling that its $1.2 billion penalty against the school was unconstitutional. February 25, 2026 View Details Judge Cannon blocks public release of Jack Smith’s classified documents report, citing her own 2024 ruling that his appointment was unconstitutional. February 24, 2026 View Details Maxwell challenges Epstein transparency law as unconstitutional to block 90,000 pages of depositions and private records from Giuffre’s civil defamation lawsuit against her. February 22, 2026 View Details Trump demands Netflix fire board member Susan Rice after she warned corporations will face accountability when Democrats return to power, as the Justice Department reviews Netflix’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. February 22, 2026 View Details Federal judge rebukes Justice Department for concealing a press freedom law when seeking a warrant to raid Washington Post reporter’s home, seizing her phone, computers and records. February 21, 2026 View Details Deputy AG Blanche fires court-appointed U.S. attorney for Eastern District of Virginia hours after federal judges unanimously selected him, the third such firing in seven months. February 21, 2026 View Details Workers hang a giant banner featuring Trump’s portrait and “Make America Safe Again” on the Department of Justice building, the agency he accused Biden of weaponizing against him. February 20, 2026 View Details Justice Department admits to violating more than 50 court orders in New Jersey immigration cases, including 17 transfers of detainees after judges ruled they could not be moved. February 19, 2026 View Details DHS orders arrest and indefinite detention of an estimated 100,000 legal refugees who lack green cards, months after the administration halted the green card process for their countries. February 19, 2026 View Details Justice Department expands Florida investigation into officials who documented Russian 2016 election interference, issuing new subpoenas seeking records beyond the original intelligence assessment. February 18, 2026 View Details Bipartisan lawmakers who co-wrote the Epstein Files Transparency Act reject Bondi’s claim that DOJ has released all required files, saying the law requires internal memos on decisions not to prosecute that DOJ is withholding. February 16, 2026 View Details Alaska signed a confidential agreement letting DOJ flag individual voters for removal from state rolls, one of at least 12 states that quietly complied while judges ruled against DOJ in every related lawsuit. February 16, 2026 View Details Attorney General Bondi says DOJ has released “all” Epstein files as required by law, includes list of “politically exposed persons” naming Trump, Biden, Zuckerberg, Musk, and dozens of others. February 15, 2026 View Details Justice Department sues Harvard for withholding race-related admissions records, escalating a retaliation campaign that has already targeted $2 billion in research grants. February 14, 2026 View Details The Justice Department’s antitrust chief resigns after less than a year, as Trump has personally inserted himself into major merger decisions including Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Bros. February 13, 2026 View Details Speaker Johnson says six Democratic lawmakers “should be indicted” one day after a grand jury refused to indict them, as Kelly calls the failed prosecution “straight from the authoritarian playbook.” February 12, 2026 View Details Federal judge blocks Trump from transferring Biden-commuted death row inmates to supermax prison, ruling the transfer process “cannot be a sham.” February 12, 2026 View Details DOJ fires a U.S. attorney hours after federal judges appointed him in Albany, with Deputy AG Blanche announcing on X: “You are fired, Donald Kinsella.” February 12, 2026 View Details AG Bondi brought a printout of Rep. Jayapal’s Epstein file search history to Wednesday’s hearing, prompting Rep. Raskin to call for an Inspector General investigation into DOJ surveillance of lawmakers. February 12, 2026 View Details Bondi lashes out at lawmakers during House Epstein hearing as Democrats and Rep. Massie accuse DOJ of exposing survivors’ identities while shielding potential co-conspirators. February 12, 2026 View Details Trump-appointed federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit seeking Michigan voters’ Social Security numbers, dates of birth and driver’s license numbers. February 11, 2026 View Details Unsealed FBI warrant reveals the Fulton County ballot seizure was based on years-old claims about missing ballot images from the 2020 election that have been repeatedly disproven. February 11, 2026 View Details Grand jury refuses to indict six Democratic lawmakers after Trump’s U.S. attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro sought sedition charges over a video reminding service members they can reject unlawful orders. February 11, 2026 View Details Justice Department asks the Supreme Court to dismiss Steve Bannon’s contempt of Congress conviction for defying a House subpoena to testify about the Capitol attack, after he already served his four-month sentence. February 10, 2026 View Details Bipartisan lawmakers say at least six men are being protected by improper redactions in the Epstein files, including a senior foreign government official, after viewing unredacted documents for the first time. February 10, 2026 View Details ICE’s chief counsel in Minnesota retired Friday as the U.S. Attorney admits his office is overwhelmed after losing more than a dozen veteran prosecutors to Operation Metro Surge litigation. February 8, 2026 View Details Federal authorities arrest and extradite Libyan national charged in the 2012 Benghazi consulate attack that killed four Americans, the first arrest tied to the attack in nearly nine years. February 7, 2026 View Details Sen. Slotkin refuses DOJ interview over military “illegal orders” video, says investigation is retaliation after Trump called the video “seditious behavior, punishable by death.” February 6, 2026 View Details Trump directs “all federal law enforcement” to help find Savannah Guthrie’s missing 84-year-old mother as FBI director plans trip to Tucson. February 5, 2026 View Details FBI unable to access Washington Post reporter’s iPhone protected by Apple Lockdown Mode, but agents forced her to unlock laptop with fingerprint. February 5, 2026 View Details Fulton County asks federal court to return seized Georgia 2020 ballots as Trump repeats call to “take over” elections for third consecutive day. February 5, 2026 View Details Homan orders 700 federal officers out of Minnesota, claims “unprecedented cooperation” nine weeks after operation that killed two civilians and drew 96 court order violations. February 5, 2026 View Details Justice Department pulls attorney who told judge “this job sucks” one day after her testimony revealed systemic breakdown in Minnesota immigration enforcement. February 5, 2026 View Details At least 14 federal prosecutors have left or announced plans to leave the Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s office over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement and its response to two civilian killings. February 4, 2026 View Details Trump’s weaponization chief Ed Martin expected to leave Justice Department after deputy AG Blanche stripped his authority and sidelined him for months. February 3, 2026 View Details New York Times finds more than 5,300 Epstein documents mentioning Trump, including FBI tips alleging sexual abuse and a victim’s account of being brought to Mar-a-Lago. February 2, 2026 View Details ProPublica identifies the two masked federal agents who shot Alex Pretti as South Texas federal officers after the government refused to release their names to Congress or state investigators. February 2, 2026 View Details Justice Department published dozens of unredacted nude photos of young women in the Epstein files while redacting a photo of Trump’s face in the same release. February 2, 2026 View Details Deputy AG Blanche says DOJ cannot investigate FBI tips about Trump’s involvement with Epstein, then removes the tip index from the public database. February 2, 2026 View Details Trump administration sues Virginia woman for $941,114 for failing to self-deport, part of a wave of litigation that has assessed over $6 billion in fines against 21,500 immigrants. January 31, 2026 View Details Trump nominates Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as Fed chair, weeks after DOJ subpoenaed Powell in what Powell called a “pretext” to force rate cuts. January 31, 2026 View Details Justice Department Civil Rights Division joins FBI investigation into Alex Pretti shooting, though Deputy AG Blanche cautions against calling it “a massive civil rights investigation.” January 31, 2026 View Details Don Lemon pleads not guilty after FBI arrest for covering Minnesota church protest, charged under abortion clinic access law in what legal experts call unprecedented use against journalists. January 31, 2026 View Details Justice Department releases 3 million pages, 2,000 videos, and 180,000 images from Epstein investigation, with records showing Musk discussed island visits and Bannon exchanged hundreds of texts with Epstein during Trump’s first term. January 31, 2026 View Details Man who sprayed Rep. Ilhan Omar with vinegar using a syringe at Minneapolis town hall charged with federal assault and state terroristic threats. January 30, 2026 View Details Federal judge calls Bondi’s posting of protester arrest photos “deeply disturbing,” refuses to protect anonymous ICE agents whose identities prosecutors won’t reveal. January 29, 2026 View Details Bondi announces 16 Minneapolis protesters charged with assaulting federal officers, including veteran accused of slapping away agent’s hand. January 29, 2026 View Details FBI seizes 2020 election ballots from Fulton County warehouse after judge previously denied White House lawsuit seeking same records. January 29, 2026 View Details Federal appeals court declines to reconsider ruling that Trump’s personal attorney was unlawfully appointed as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor, clearing path for Supreme Court fight. January 27, 2026 View Details Third federal judge rejects Justice Department voter data lawsuit, dismissing Oregon case after finding request lacked legal basis under Civil Rights Act. January 27, 2026 View Details AG Bondi tells Minn. Gov. Walz ICE will leave only if the state shares Medicaid and SNAP records, repeals sanctuary policies, and gives DOJ access to voter rolls; Minnesota Secretary of State calls it “ransom.” January 26, 2026 View Details FBI agent resigns after facing pressure to stop investigating ICE officer who killed Renee Good; six federal prosecutors also quit over DOJ push to investigate the widow. January 24, 2026 View Details Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit demanding Georgia voter rolls, ruling the department filed in the wrong court; DOJ has sued more than a dozen states for voter data. January 24, 2026 View Details DOJ arrested three organizers of anti-ICE protest at St. Paul church, charging them with conspiracy to deprive rights; White House posted altered photo showing calm arrestee as crying. January 23, 2026 View Details Former special counsel Jack Smith told Congress he developed “proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that Trump committed crimes in the Jan. 6 and classified documents cases, and would prosecute again on the same facts. January 23, 2026 View Details Federal judge orders government to stop searching Washington Post reporter’s seized devices, calls hearing on whether FBI must return them. January 22, 2026 View Details Ten-foot replica of Trump’s alleged birthday message to Jeffrey Epstein appears on National Mall, permitted through Friday, as DOJ has released less than 1% of Epstein files. January 21, 2026 View Details DOJ serves grand jury subpoenas to six Minnesota government offices, including Gov. Walz and two mayors, in federal obstruction investigation over ICE resistance. January 21, 2026 View Details Justice Department considers loosening gun regulations including easing private sales and shipping restrictions, as the administration pushes to cut 5,000 ATF law enforcement officers. January 20, 2026 View Details DOJ threatens to prosecute church protesters in Minnesota while ICE has made arrests at churches in at least a dozen incidents since revoking protections for houses of worship. January 20, 2026 View Details Fed Chair Powell will attend Supreme Court arguments Wednesday in the case challenging Trump’s power to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook, an unusual move as Powell himself faces a DOJ criminal probe. January 20, 2026 View Details Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says he will comply with DOJ investigation into his public statements, telling ABC “in this country” you don’t get investigated for speech. January 19, 2026 View Details Justice Department sues Virginia for refusing to hand over voter registration data, the 15th state sued since September in DOJ’s campaign to collect personal information from voter rolls. January 17, 2026 View Details Trump granted clemency to Adriana Camberos for the second time, pardoning her after she was convicted on new fraud charges committed following his 2021 commutation of her previous sentence. January 17, 2026 View Details Justice Department tells judge to reject bipartisan congressional request for independent monitor overseeing Epstein files release, saying lawmakers lack standing to intervene. January 17, 2026 View Details Justice Department issues grand jury subpoenas to Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey in criminal investigation opened after both publicly condemned ICE operations in Minneapolis. January 17, 2026 View Details California becomes second state in two days to defeat DOJ demand for unredacted voter registration data, as federal judges cite privacy violations. January 16, 2026 View Details Senator Slotkin says she’s under federal investigation over November video advising troops they can refuse illegal orders, which Trump called “seditious behavior, punishable by death.” January 15, 2026 View Details FBI raids Washington Post reporter’s home, seizes electronics as part of investigation into Pentagon contractor accused of retaining classified Venezuela documents. January 15, 2026 View Details Six federal prosecutors resign in Minnesota after Justice Department pushed investigation into Renee Good’s widow while refusing to open civil rights probe into agent who killed her. January 14, 2026 View Details Justice Department accuses Trump-appointed judge of “gross abuse of power” for questioning why Lindsey Halligan continues calling herself U.S. attorney after court ruled her appointment unconstitutional. January 14, 2026 View Details House Oversight chair launches contempt proceedings against Bill Clinton after he defied subpoena to testify on Epstein ties, threatens Hillary Clinton if she skips Wednesday hearing. January 14, 2026 View Details Justice Department says “no basis” exists to investigate ICE agent who killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, six days after shooting that majority of Americans call unjustified. January 14, 2026 View Details Justice Department fires top career prosecutor in Eastern Virginia office weeks after he took job under Halligan, whose Comey and Letitia James cases keep failing in court. January 13, 2026 View Details FBI says none of six Border Patrol agents had body cameras recording when one shot two people in Portland, and investigators found no surveillance footage. January 13, 2026 View Details Jim Jordan commits to public hearing for Jack Smith after 8-hour closed-door session failed to produce damaging testimony; Smith’s lawyers had requested open forum for months. January 10, 2026 View Details After FBI revokes Minnesota’s access to ICE shooting evidence, state asks public to submit videos; prosecutor says officer “does not have complete immunity.” January 10, 2026 View Details Patel names career counterterrorism agent Christopher Raia as co-deputy FBI director after Bongino resigned over clashes about Epstein investigation handling. January 10, 2026 View Details White House creates assistant attorney general reporting to Trump and Vance instead of DOJ, tasked with prosecuting fraud and those “inciting violence against law enforcement.” January 9, 2026 View Details ICE searched Washington driver’s license data at least nine times before traffic stops despite state law prohibiting sharing for civil immigration enforcement, researchers find. January 9, 2026 View Details Federal judge disqualifies fifth Trump-appointed acting U.S. attorney, ruling John Sarcone’s appointment to prosecute Letitia James was “unlawful” DOJ workaround. January 9, 2026 View Details Vance calls Minneapolis ICE killing “a tragedy that falls on this woman” and announces new assistant attorney general to prosecute those “inciting violence against law enforcement.” January 9, 2026 View Details Justice Department sues Arizona and Connecticut for refusing to hand over voter registration rolls, becoming the 22nd and 23rd states targeted in Trump administration’s data collection campaign. January 7, 2026 View Details Federal judge orders Trump ally Lindsey Halligan to explain why calling herself US Attorney “does not constitute a false or misleading statement” after prior ruling found her unlawfully appointed. January 7, 2026 View Details DOJ tells court less than 1% of Epstein files released 17 days past deadline, with 2 million documents under review and 1 million more “recently identified.” January 6, 2026 View Details DOJ demands Minnesota turn over records since March 2024 on all voters who used 50-year-old ‘vouching’ system, latest federal action targeting Walz’s home state. January 4, 2026 View Details Maduro indicted on narco-terrorism, machine gun, and cocaine conspiracy charges, jailed in Brooklyn after staged “perp walk” at DEA headquarters, court appearance possible Monday. January 4, 2026 View Details Montana Supreme Court dismisses 41-count ethics case against Attorney General Austin Knudsen, ruling that years of public litigation were sufficient sanction for his nearly year-long defiance of a court order. January 1, 2026 View Details Jack Smith testified that Trump’s 2020 election scheme has “no historical analog,” that Trump caused and exploited Jan. 6 violence, and that one tweet endangered Mike Pence’s life. January 1, 2026 View Details DOJ now says 5.2 million pages of potential Epstein files require review, up from “over a million” last week, with 400 lawyers working to meet January 20 target after missing December 19 deadline. December 31, 2025 View Details ICE says it won’t re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia while judge’s order stands, as unsealed documents show DOJ leadership called his prosecution a “top priority” after Supreme Court loss. December 31, 2025 View Details Justice Department sues Virginia over in-state tuition for unauthorized immigrants, third such lawsuit after California and Illinois cases this fall. December 30, 2025 View Details Justice Department is using False Claims Act, traditionally for billing fraud, to investigate Google, Verizon and other federal contractors for maintaining diversity hiring programs. December 29, 2025 View Details Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) becomes only Republican among 12 lawmakers asking inspector general to investigate whether Justice Department violated Epstein transparency law Trump signed in November. December 27, 2025 View Details HHS refers Seattle Children’s Hospital to inspector general over transgender youth care, the administration’s third action against the facility after a failed subpoena and stripped NIH grants. December 27, 2025 View Details Trump urges Justice Department to release names of any Democrats in Epstein files to “embarrass them,” while complaining DOJ is “forced to spend all of its time” on the release he signed into law. December 27, 2025 View Details FBI Director Kash Patel announces plan to permanently close J. Edgar Hoover Building and move headquarters to Reagan Building, despite pending Maryland lawsuit over scrapped Greenbelt facility. December 27, 2025 View Details Justice Department says it has “over a million more” Epstein documents to release weeks after deadline, hours after co-author of transparency law threatened contempt proceedings. December 25, 2025 View Details Justice Department’s Epstein file redactions can be defeated by copying and pasting text into new document, revealing details meant to be hidden from public. December 24, 2025 View Details Justice Department releases 30,000 more pages of Epstein files showing Trump took at least eight flights on Epstein’s jet between 1993 and 1996, four with Maxwell aboard. December 24, 2025 View Details Former CIA Director John Brennan asks chief judge to block DOJ from steering his case to Fort Pierce division, where Aileen Cannon, who dismissed Trump’s classified documents case, is the only judge. December 23, 2025 View Details Second trove of Epstein files briefly appears on DOJ website then vanishes without explanation, including references to memos on co-conspirators prosecutors considered charging. December 23, 2025 View Details DOJ sues District of Columbia over AR-15 restrictions months after deploying National Guard to fight crime, naming no individual plaintiffs claiming their rights were violated. December 23, 2025 View Details Khanna and Massie threaten Attorney General Bondi with impeachment and inherent contempt after DOJ’s partial Epstein files release violates law they co-sponsored. December 22, 2025 View Details DOJ restores Trump photo to Epstein files after bipartisan outcry, claiming it was removed “to protect victims” before admitting no victims were depicted. December 22, 2025 View Details Newly released Epstein files reveal 1996 FBI complaint accusing him of stealing child photos and threatening to burn down the victim’s house. December 21, 2025 View Details At least 15 Epstein files vanish from Justice Department website one day after release, including photo showing Trump with Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. December 21, 2025 View Details DOJ appeals ruling that dismissed Comey and James prosecutions after judge found Trump’s personal attorney, with no prosecutorial experience, was illegally appointed to bring charges. December 20, 2025 View Details Justice Department misses legal deadline to release all Epstein files, drawing bipartisan criticism from Massie, Greene, Schiff, and Schumer for “moving the goalpost.” December 20, 2025 View Details Justice Department sues Wisconsin, Illinois, Georgia, and D.C. for voter data, bringing total lawsuits to 22 as bipartisan Wisconsin commission said request violates state law. December 19, 2025 View Details DOJ tells court targeting blue states for energy grant cuts is “constitutionally permissible” because partisanship “can serve as a proxy for legitimate policy considerations.” December 18, 2025 View Details DOJ’s new Second Amendment section sues U.S. Virgin Islands over gun permit delays and requirements Supreme Court struck down years ago. December 18, 2025 View Details Delaware acting U.S. attorney resigns after Democratic senators decline to support her nomination, days after Third Circuit ruled Trump unlawfully installed New Jersey counterpart. December 14, 2025 View Details Justice Department ordered lawyers to “find” evidence UCLA tolerated antisemitism within one month to justify predetermined lawsuit, with career attorneys warning in internal memo the case was weak. December 13, 2025 View Details Justice Department asks appeals court to remove Judge Boasberg from Alien Enemies Act case, claiming “retaliation and harassment,” after he ordered testimony from whistleblower who disclosed ignored court orders. December 13, 2025 View Details Justice Department sues Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts, and Nevada for voter data and demands Georgia’s Fulton County turn over all 2020 ballots, bringing total states sued to 18. December 13, 2025 View Details Justice Department appeals order requiring sign language interpreters at White House briefings, arguing Trump should not be forced to “share his platform” or compromise his “image.” December 13, 2025 View Details House Democrats release 89 Epstein estate photos showing Trump, Clinton, Gates, and Prince Andrew, a week before DOJ must release investigation files. December 13, 2025 View Details Federal grand jury refuses for second time in seven days to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, marking DOJ’s third failed attempt to prosecute Trump’s political target. December 12, 2025 View Details Trump signs executive order creating DOJ task force to challenge state AI laws and withhold broadband funding from states with regulations the administration dislikes. December 12, 2025 View Details White House confirms seized Venezuelan oil tanker will go to U.S. port and administration “intends to seize the oil” after Trump said Wednesday “we keep it, I guess.” December 12, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders immediate release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia after four months of detention, calling administration’s threats to deport him to African countries where he has no ties “misrepresentation to the court.” December 12, 2025 View Details FBI spent years extraditing woman accused of smuggling aviation tech to Russia, now ICE wants to deport her to Belarus where US cannot get her back. December 11, 2025 View Details Third federal judge orders release of Epstein records in a week, granting DOJ request to unseal 2019 grand jury materials one day after Maxwell ruling. December 11, 2025 View Details Justice Department repeals 50-year-old civil rights rules barring policies that disproportionately harm people of color, skips public comment process. December 10, 2025 View Details Trump signed two mortgages seven weeks apart claiming each Florida property as primary residence, then rented both out, matching fraud claims he made against Lisa Cook and Letitia James. December 9, 2025 View Details Judge orders DOJ attorney fired in March for objecting to El Salvador flights to testify in Noem contempt probe over defied court order. December 9, 2025 View Details Twelve FBI agents sue Patel and Bondi claiming they were fired in September for kneeling during 2020 George Floyd protests five years earlier. December 9, 2025 View Details Alina Habba resigns as U.S. Attorney for New Jersey days after appeals court unanimously ruled her appointment unlawful, moves to DOJ senior advisor role. December 9, 2025 View Details Justice Department tells prison rape auditors to stop checking protections for trans and intersex inmates in juvenile facilities, state prisons, and immigration detention, while law remains in effect. December 7, 2025 View Details Judge blocks prosecutors from evidence in Comey case Saturday, ruling government likely violated Fourth Amendment by retaining lawyer’s computer data since 2017. December 7, 2025 View Details Three federal judges strike or annotate Halligan’s name from court filings after ruling she is not U.S. Attorney, as prosecutors say they have “no guidance” from DOJ. December 6, 2025 View Details Judge rules Epstein transparency law overrides grand jury secrecy, clearing release of transcripts from abandoned 2005 to 2007 Florida investigation. December 6, 2025 View Details DOJ refuses to disclose legal advice that led Noem to defy court order halting El Salvador deportations, citing privilege in contempt inquiry. December 6, 2025 View Details GAO will investigate whether Federal Housing Director Bill Pulte misused authority to refer Trump’s political opponents to DOJ for mortgage fraud after he circumvented his own inspector general to make the referrals. December 5, 2025 View Details Grand jury refuses to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on bank fraud charges days after judge found Trump’s personal attorney was improperly appointed to prosecute her. December 5, 2025 View Details New York AG James challenges authority of acting US attorney appointed through Bondi’s procedural move that other courts have ruled unlawful, blocking subpoenas tied to Trump cases. December 4, 2025 View Details Trump asks Judge Cannon to permanently block release of Jack Smith’s classified documents report, breaking precedent that special counsel findings be made public. December 3, 2025 View Details Trump declares all Biden pardons signed by autopen are “fully and completely terminated,” tells recipients protections are “of no legal effect.” December 3, 2025 View Details Justice Department sues six more states for voter data including partial Social Security numbers, bringing total to 14 states sued and 26 targeted for records. December 3, 2025 View Details Trump fires eight more New York immigration judges as fired Ohio judge sues, alleging discrimination based on gender, Lebanese dual citizenship, and prior Democratic candidacy. December 2, 2025 View Details Third Circuit disqualifies Alina Habba as New Jersey U.S. Attorney, ruling Trump’s maneuver to bypass Senate confirmation violated federal law, first appeals court to block such appointments. December 2, 2025 View Details Trump declares all Biden executive orders signed by autopen “cancelled” and threatens perjury charges despite autopen being standard practice used by Obama and Trump himself. November 29, 2025 View Details DC shooter upgraded to murder charge after National Guard Specialist Beckstrom dies, as Trump administration blames Biden vetting while confirming asylum granted April 2025 under Trump. November 29, 2025 View Details DOJ acknowledges Noem ordered deportation of 100 Venezuelans to El Salvador prison despite judge’s order, as contempt proceedings resume and court seeks testimony from nine officials. November 26, 2025 View Details White House denies Trump considering removing Patel after scrutiny of SWAT team guarding girlfriend at NRA event, government jet for personal travel. November 26, 2025 View Details Chief judge dismisses DOJ misconduct complaint against judge who blocked Trump’s transgender military ban, says department should have sought recusal instead. November 26, 2025 View Details Rep. Swalwell sues housing official Pulte for allegedly accessing his confidential mortgage records, the fourth Trump critic Pulte has referred to DOJ for investigation. November 26, 2025 View Details Judge dismisses Trump’s prosecutions of Comey and Letitia James, ruling interim prosecutor’s appointment invalid after career prosecutors refused to bring charges. November 25, 2025 View Details Trump pardons nursing home magnate three months into sentence for $38 million fraud after convict paid $960,000 to lobbyists previously convicted of voter suppression. November 24, 2025 View Details Comey seeks dismissal after prosecutors admit full grand jury never reviewed final indictment that dropped rejected count, signed days before 5-year statute of limitations expired despite DOJ attempting to walk back admission. November 23, 2025 View Details Justice Department reverses itself one day after admitting full grand jury never saw final Comey indictment, now claims charges were properly approved. November 21, 2025 View Details Trump calls for death penalty for six Democratic lawmakers with military backgrounds after they told service members that they can refuse illegal orders. November 21, 2025 View Details DOJ admits grand jury that indicted James Comey never saw final charges, with lead prosecutor Lindsey Halligan bringing altered version for foreperson signature after Comey’s attorneys argue lapse warrants dismissal. November 20, 2025 View Details Judge James Boasberg resumes criminal contempt probe into Trump officials after two planes carrying alleged Venezuelan gang members continued to El Salvador despite his order to turn them around. November 20, 2025 View Details Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) indicted for stealing $5 million FEMA COVID vaccination overpayment, laundering it through multiple accounts to fund her 2021 congressional campaign. November 20, 2025 View Details Trump signs Epstein files bill he calls a “hoax” after directing Bondi to investigate Democrats despite DOJ previously finding no evidence for such probe. November 20, 2025 View Details Senate passes Epstein files release bill by unanimous consent after Trump reverses monthslong opposition following rebellion by his own supporters. November 19, 2025 View Details Trump says he would sign bill releasing Epstein files after Sunday reversal, claims “it is really a Democrat problem” while attempting to shift attention to Clinton and Summers. November 18, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders DOJ to turn over all grand jury materials to Comey defense citing “disturbing pattern” of missteps including potential Fourth Amendment violations. November 18, 2025 View Details 44% of Americans believe Trump involved in Epstein crimes according to YouGov poll published as House prepares vote on releasing all Justice Department files. November 18, 2025 View Details Trump pardons at least a dozen people prosecuted by his own first-term appointees, erasing over $1 billion in court-ordered restitution to victims. November 16, 2025 View Details Man arrested 3 days after entering Newark federal building with bat and damaging U.S. Attorney Alina Habba’s office. November 16, 2025 View Details Trump pardons 2 Jan. 6 rioters for illegal weapons and FBI threats discovered during investigations, saying the searches should never have occurred. November 16, 2025 View Details FBI Director Patel grants polygraph waivers to Deputy Director Bongino and two senior staff with no FBI experience despite security division complaint, giving unprecedented access to President’s Daily Brief without standard background check. November 15, 2025 View Details Justice Department replaces pardons bearing identical Trump signatures after online speculation, blaming technical error despite House GOP declaring Biden’s autopen use void and demanding DOJ investigation. November 15, 2025 View Details Bondi assigns Manhattan prosecutor Jay Clayton to investigate Clinton, other Trump foes’ Epstein ties hours after Trump’s demand, though FBI found no evidence and none accused by victims. November 15, 2025 View Details Man arrives at New Jersey U.S. Attorney’s office with baseball bat seeking meeting with Alina Habba, returns without weapon and tears down pictures after being denied entry. November 14, 2025 View Details Justice Department drafts classified opinion granting troops immunity for boat attacks killing 76 people despite allies calling operations violations of international law. November 13, 2025 View Details Appeals court hears arguments on law cutting Planned Parenthood Medicaid funds as 20 clinics close and Justice Department admits guidance on eligibility remains unfinalized. November 13, 2025 View Details Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to narrow Equal Credit Opportunity Act fair-lending rules by de-emphasizing disparate impact standard that polices unintentional racial and gender discrimination in lending, housing, and education. November 12, 2025 View Details Attorney General launches federal terrorism task force investigation into UC Berkeley protest outside Turning Point USA event, calling demonstrators “existential threat to our nation.” November 12, 2025 View Details Trump administration asks Supreme Court again to block order requiring full SNAP payments, arguing federal judge’s ruling injects courts into shutdown negotiations after First Circuit rejected government’s stay request Sunday. November 11, 2025 View Details Reagan-appointed federal judge Mark Wolf resigns after 40 years on bench, accusing Trump of targeting adversaries while sparing donors and comparing him unfavorably to Nixon in Atlantic op-ed. November 10, 2025 View Details Democrats attack Trump for fighting court orders to fully fund SNAP while administration found money to pay military, law enforcement, and FBI agents. November 9, 2025 View Details Trump orders Justice Department to investigate meatpacking industry for price fixing as beef prices rise 15% and elections underscore cost-of-living concerns. November 8, 2025 View Details Justice Department issues 30 subpoenas targeting Obama intelligence officials in fresh investigation of 2016 Russia probe preparation. November 8, 2025 View Details Judge criticizes Justice Department’s “indict first, investigate second” approach in Comey case and orders all evidence turned over by Thursday following indictment Trump demanded. November 6, 2025 View Details FBI Director Kash Patel fires, unfires, then refires 4 agents connected to Jack Smith probe and Arctic Frost investigation in chaotic 24-hour purge of investigators. November 5, 2025 View Details California officials reassure voters Justice Department monitors have no oversight authority at polls, can only observe like any other voter as state deploys its own monitors. November 3, 2025 View Details DOJ investigating whether Black Lives Matter leaders defrauded donors of $90 million raised during 2020 George Floyd protests, AP reports. October 31, 2025 View Details Hegseth directs 48 military lawyers and four paralegals to DOJ for immigration prosecutions, expanding military’s role in deportation operations through fall 2026. October 31, 2025 View Details Federal judge quashes DOJ subpoena to online trans health provider QueerDoc, ruling demand serves “improper purpose” of executing Trump’s orders to eliminate gender-affirming care rather than legitimate law enforcement investigation. October 30, 2025 View Details DOJ places prosecutors Carlos Valdivia and Samuel White on leave after they described Jan. 6 defendants as “mob of rioters” in sentencing memo for pardoned defendant separately convicted of weapons charges. October 30, 2025 View Details House Republican report offers no evidence of conspiracy but urges Bondi to investigate Biden doctor who pleaded the Fifth and claims all autopen actions should be considered void. October 29, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders DOJ and DHS to notify all employees that Bondi and Noem violated court rules by making prejudicial public statements about Kilmar Abrego Garcia. October 29, 2025 View Details Federal judge rules acting US Attorney Bill Essayli unlawfully serving since July when he resigned as interim prosecutor and was immediately re-designated as “first assistant” by AG Pam Bondi. October 29, 2025 View Details Federal judge reaffirms injunction blocking deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia after Justice Department notified court of plans to deport him by Oct. 31. October 28, 2025 View Details More than 100 former Justice Department officials file brief calling Trump prosecution of ex-FBI Director James Comey “vindictive,” backed by authoritarianism scholars. October 28, 2025 View Details Trump calls for prosecution of Jack Smith, Merrick Garland, Christopher Wray, and Lisa Monaco over Jan. 6 investigation that analyzed phone records of nine Republican members of Congress. October 25, 2025 View Details Trump administration plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, the fourth African nation proposed after wrongfully deporting him to El Salvador despite legal protection from gang persecution. October 25, 2025 View Details Alderman Mike Rodriguez says ICE raid brought ‘reign of terror’ to Chicago’s Mexican community, seizing citizens amid Trump’s contested immigration blitz. October 23, 2025 View Details Justice Department reaches deal with University of Virginia to close civil rights probes once school prohibits DEI programs, four months after forcing President Ryan to resign. October 23, 2025 View Details House Judiciary Chair Jordan sends criminal referral to Justice Department accusing former CIA Director Brennan of lying to Congress about 2016 election investigation. October 22, 2025 View Details Trump says he will decide whether taxpayers pay him $230 million over Justice Department investigations into his conduct. October 22, 2025 View Details Comey asks judge to dismiss charges, arguing career prosecutors found no case but Trump installed White House aide who filed indictment days before statute of limitations expired. October 21, 2025 View Details Rubio abandoned DOJ-protected MS-13 informants to seal deal sending 250 Venezuelans to El Salvador’s CECOT prison, where they were beaten and held 5 months without lawyer contact. October 20, 2025 View Details Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney for Eastern District of Virginia fires two more top prosecutors who resisted bringing charges against Letitia James without evidence. October 18, 2025 View Details Sen. Shelley Moore Capito voted to confirm her son Moore Capito as U.S. Attorney for Southern District of West Virginia, with ethics watchdog citing a growing trend of senators voting for relatives. October 17, 2025 View Details Former national security adviser John Bolton indicted on 18 charges for mishandling classified documents, the third Trump critic indicted on criminal charges in 21 days. October 17, 2025 View Details House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan demands Jack Smith testify after revelations former special counsel obtained phone records of sitting Republican lawmakers during 2020 election probe. October 15, 2025 View Details Senior prosecutor Maggie Cleary removed from Eastern District of Virginia US attorney’s office after opposing Comey indictment, as Trump ally Lindsey Halligan fires prosecutors who resist politicized cases. October 14, 2025 View Details Trump falsely claims Biden FBI planted 274 agents in Jan. 6 crowd despite attack occurring during his own presidency and agents being dispatched only after riots began. October 13, 2025 View Details White House Homeland Security Council directly selected Uganda for Abrego Garcia deportation in highly unusual move, ICE official testifies, as Justice Department asserts presidential privilege over selection details. October 11, 2025 View Details Justice Department urged federal prosecutors to investigate George Soros citing conservative report that its own author admits found no evidence the Soros network committed crimes. October 11, 2025 View Details Attorney General Bondi and DOJ leadership caught off guard when Trump-installed U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan secured indictment of Letitia James from grand jury, against career prosecutors’ recommendation. October 11, 2025 View Details Federal judge rejects indictment after prosecutors bypassed federal grand jury that declined to charge man, calling Trump-era tactic an “unprecedented workaround” of justice system. October 10, 2025 View Details New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted for bank fraud by Trump-installed prosecutor despite career prosecutor determining no probable cause for charges. October 10, 2025 View Details Kash Patel fires FBI agents who investigated Trump for Jack Smith despite agents following Justice Department policy and obtaining required approvals, including combat veteran months from retirement. October 9, 2025 View Details FBI reassigns nearly one-quarter of agents nationwide to immigration enforcement with ICE, pulling them from counterterrorism, counterintelligence and violent crime investigations under Director Kash Patel. October 9, 2025 View Details Comey pleads not guilty to charges brought by Trump’s former personal attorney Lindsey Halligan, who has no prosecutorial experience, after her predecessor was ousted for refusing to prosecute. October 9, 2025 View Details Trump appoints retired Marine Col. Daren Margolin to lead immigration courts despite 2013 firing from Quantico security command for negligently discharging gun in his office. October 8, 2025 View Details AG Bondi calls senators “liar” and “failed lawyer” during hearing while refusing to answer questions about Epstein files, Homan bribery probe and politicization of Justice Department. October 8, 2025 View Details GOP senators reveal FBI analyzed cellphone records of nine Republican lawmakers during Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 investigation, calling it privacy violations and promising consequences. October 8, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders Trump administration to produce witnesses in Abrego Garcia deportation case after five weeks of no action and DOJ sending uninformed attorneys to hearings. October 7, 2025 View Details Supreme Court rejects Maxwell appeal based on Epstein’s Florida plea deal as Trump says he would consider pardoning her despite child sex trafficking conviction. October 7, 2025 View Details Attorney General Pam Bondi announces DOJ will appeal eight-year sentence for Sophie Roske’s attempted assassination of Justice Kavanaugh, calling it woefully insufficient after prosecutors sought at least 30 years to life. October 5, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks Trump policy to automatically detain migrant children in adult ICE facilities after they turn 18, ruling it violates his 2021 order requiring release to least restrictive settings. October 5, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks Trump from deploying 200 Oregon National Guard troops to Portland, ruling he violated the 10th Amendment and protests don’t constitute rebellion. October 5, 2025 View Details Judge says Deputy AG Blanche’s admission case brought to return Abrego Garcia could be direct evidence of vindictive prosecution, orders hearing on dismissal. October 4, 2025 View Details FBI Director Patel fires trainee who displayed Pride flag on desk, citing Trump’s Article II powers and calling it “inappropriate political signage” despite trainee’s 2022 Attorney General’s Award. October 3, 2025 View Details DOJ fires two senior prosecutors from Virginia office that resisted charging Comey, including national security attorney leading prosecution of suspect in Abbey Gate attack that killed 13 service members. October 3, 2025 View Details Federal judge rules Nevada acting U.S. attorney has no legal authority to prosecute cases after administration illegally appointed her without Senate confirmation or serving as first assistant as required by law. October 1, 2025 View Details Justice Department sues pro-Palestinian protesters in first use of abortion clinic access law to prosecute religious worship interference, targeting demonstration against West Bank settlement sales outside New Jersey synagogue. October 1, 2025 View Details HUD fires two attorneys who exposed Trump administration dismantling fair housing discrimination enforcement, explicitly citing their whistleblower interviews as reason for termination in violation of federal protection laws. September 30, 2025 View Details Trump administration initiates rare debarment process to cut Harvard off from federal funding across all agencies 26 days after court order restored $2.7 billion in grants. September 30, 2025 View Details Trump administration argues Justice Department guidance supersedes independent Merit Systems Protection Board after two fired immigration judges win appeals, claiming presidential power overrides workers’ due process rights. September 30, 2025 View Details ICE transfers Maryland resident mistakenly deported to El Salvador to Pennsylvania detention center as attorneys question agency’s claim of improved access. September 28, 2025 View Details Trump fires Sacramento US Attorney hours after she warned Border Patrol chief that planned raids would violate court order. September 27, 2025 View Details Justice Dept. subpoenas Fulton County DA Fani Willis’s travel records one day after indicting James Comey in escalating probe of Trump’s foes. September 27, 2025 View Details House Democrats release Epstein records showing scheduled meetings with Bannon, Thiel and Gates, plus query about Musk visiting island. September 27, 2025 View Details Justice Department sues six states including California and New York for refusing to hand over private voter data including partial Social Security numbers. September 26, 2025 View Details Federal officials call Dallas ICE shooting terrorism, say gunman left notes targeting agents as “human traffickers” but killed restrained detainee instead. September 26, 2025 View Details Trump orders FBI to investigate left-wing groups and funders including Soros and Hoffman after conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination. September 26, 2025 View Details Comey’s son-in-law resigns from Virginia prosecutor’s office minutes after it indicted the former FBI director. September 26, 2025 View Details Justice Department indicts James Comey for lying to Congress days after Trump replaces prosecutor who refused to charge him. September 26, 2025 View Details ICE orders the immediate deportation of a journalist arrested for covering a protest, citing a disputed 13-year-old case. September 25, 2025 View Details A top DOJ official rescinded a letter threatening an FBI agent who sued Alex Jones after being ordered to do so, days after the official was photographed with Jones. September 25, 2025 View Details A federal judge rebukes Attorney General Pam Bondi and warns of sanctions for public statements that jeopardize the trial in the UnitedHealthcare CEO’s murder. September 25, 2025 View Details The Justice Dept. appears poised to charge James Comey with lying to Congress just days after Trump installed his former personal lawyer as the new prosecutor. September 25, 2025 View Details The FBI found documents marked “secret” in John Bolton’s office, escalating a Trump administration Espionage Act probe that follows a similar case dropped by the Biden DOJ. September 24, 2025 View Details A Justice Dept. official suggested a criminal probe into the FBI agent who sued Alex Jones just three days after the official was photographed with Jones. September 24, 2025 View Details Ryan Routh tried to stab himself in the neck with a pen immediately after a jury found him guilty of attempting to assassinate Trump. September 24, 2025 View Details The Department of Homeland Security says it will defy a new California law banning its agents from wearing masks during immigration enforcement. September 23, 2025 View Details The FBI re-arrests the ABC10 shooting suspect after finding a handwritten note threatening Kash Patel, Dan Bongino, and Pam Bondi. September 23, 2025 View Details The White House denies border czar Tom Homan accepted $50,000 in cash, contradicting reports of FBI audio and video evidence. September 23, 2025 View Details Trump installs his personal lawyer with no prosecutorial experience as U.S. attorney after firing the prosecutor who refused to charge James Comey and Letitia James. September 23, 2025 View Details Trump creates the novel “domestic terrorist organization” label for the Antifa movement via executive order. September 23, 2025 View Details A federal judge releases a man charged with aiming a laser at Marine One, calling prosecutors’ detention request “not remotely appropriate.” September 23, 2025 View Details A U.S. Attorney requested a threat assessment of CA Gov Newsom’s office after it posted that a new ICE mask ban meant Secretary Noem would “have a bad day.” September 21, 2025 View Details Trump publicly demanded Attorney General Pam Bondi prosecute his rivals one day after firing the federal prosecutor who declined to charge Letitia James. September 21, 2025 View Details The Trump Justice Dept. closed a corruption case against border czar Tom Homan one year after FBI agents allegedly recorded him accepting $50,000 in cash. September 21, 2025 View Details Trump nominated a former personal lawyer to run the Virginia prosecutor’s office one day after firing the U.S. Attorney who declined to charge Letitia James. September 21, 2025 View Details An ICE official defended the agency’s use of force and claimed activists were inciting non-compliance eight days after an officer killed an immigrant in Chicago. September 21, 2025 View Details California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed laws banning law enforcement from wearing face masks and accessing schools 12 days after the Supreme Court allowed roving immigration patrols. September 21, 2025 View Details The Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to reinstate its ban on the ‘X’ passport marker five months after a judge blocked it as discriminatory. September 20, 2025 View Details US Attorney Erik Siebert resigns after Trump administration officials pressured him to criminally charge New York AG Letitia James. September 20, 2025 View Details The Justice Dept. again asks the Supreme Court to end Venezuelan TPS, accusing a lower court of disregarding its previous order. September 20, 2025 View Details Trump fires a U.S. attorney just four months after his own nomination for refusing to prosecute political rival Letitia James without evidence. September 19, 2025 View Details South Carolina’s election commission fires its director, who is under criminal investigation, just days after the state Supreme Court approved releasing voter data to the Justice Dept. September 19, 2025 View Details Trump plans to designate antifa a terrorist organization, contradicting his former FBI director’s testimony that it is a movement. September 18, 2025 View Details An Army veteran pleads not guilty to charges from Jeanine Pirro’s office for a protest held the same day as Trump’s flag burning order. September 18, 2025 View Details The Justice Dept. deleted a report showing right-wing violence is more prevalent just as Trump began blaming the left after Charlie Kirk’s assassination. September 17, 2025 View Details Conservatives are calling for Attorney General Pam Bondi’s ouster after she vowed to unconstitutionally target ‘hate speech’ following Charlie Kirk’s killing. September 17, 2025 View Details Trump granted his fourth extension for the TikTok sale, allowing a U.S. investor group including Oracle to take an 80% ownership stake. September 17, 2025 View Details The Justice Dept. sued Oregon and Maine for voter data weeks after the states refused the demand, citing residents’ privacy rights. September 17, 2025 View Details Democrats accused FBI Director Kash Patel of gutting the bureau for political reasons during a combative Senate hearing days after Charlie Kirk’s assassination. September 17, 2025 View Details Epstein prosecutor Maurene Comey sues the Justice Dept., alleging her firing was retaliation against her father, James Comey. September 16, 2025 View Details U.S. removes 14 men to Ghana, creating chaos as lawyers and officials give conflicting reports on their whereabouts. September 16, 2025 View Details Trump administration designates Colombia as failing in the drug war but waives aid cuts, sending a political message to President Petro. September 16, 2025 View Details Days after demanding a racketeering probe, Trump now says political donor George Soros ‘should be in jail’ for funding progressive causes. September 14, 2025 View Details A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s HUD from awarding housing grants under new rules targeting sanctuary jurisdictions and transgender-inclusive policies. September 14, 2025 View Details Loan documents from 2021 contradict the Trump administration’s mortgage fraud basis for attempting to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook. September 13, 2025 View Details A tip from the suspect’s father leads to the arrest of Tyler Robinson two days after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. September 13, 2025 View Details A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reopen TPS registration for Venezuelans after its online system went down on the final day of the sign-up period. September 12, 2025 View Details At least six historically Black colleges and universities canceled classes and locked down campuses nationwide following a coordinated wave of threats the FBI is investigating. September 12, 2025 View Details A federal judge in Arizona blocked the Trump administration from deporting 69 Guatemalan and Honduran children. September 12, 2025 View Details Federal and state investigators intensify their manhunt for Charlie Kirk’s killer with a recovered rifle and video footage two days after the assassination. September 12, 2025 View Details Judge Aileen Cannon stopped the self-represented Ryan Wesley Routh from finishing his opening statement in the Trump assassination trial after a rambling political speech. September 12, 2025 View Details A Trump-appointed judge confronts the Justice Dept. for falsely claiming families requested the Labor Day deportation of dozens of Guatemalan children. September 11, 2025 View Details Trump demands a “Quick” trial and the death penalty for a Charlotte murder suspect one day after the Justice Dept filed federal charges. September 11, 2025 View Details The Education Dept. cuts $350 million from minority-serving colleges, labeling the programs discriminatory two months after the Justice Dept. abandoned their legal defense. September 11, 2025 View Details A divided Supreme Court permits a transgender South Carolina student to use the boys’ restroom, ruling the state failed to justify an emergency stay. September 11, 2025 View Details A federal judge blocks a Trump administration rule cutting immigrant access to Head Start and health clinics in 20 states that challenged the policy. September 11, 2025 View Details Fired senior FBI agents allege in a new lawsuit that Director Kash Patel prioritized White House loyalty demands over federal law. September 11, 2025 View Details An AP analysis finds over 40% of arrests from Trump’s monthlong D.C. anti-crime surge were for immigration violations. September 11, 2025 View Details Fired Justice Dept. attorney pleads not guilty to a misdemeanor for a sandwich assault after a grand jury rejected a felony charge sought during Trump’s D.C. surge. September 11, 2025 View Details A federal judge blocks a Justice Dept. subpoena for transgender patient records, ruling it a bad-faith effort to harass Boston Children’s Hospital and intimidate patients. September 10, 2025 View Details The Justice Department drops its three-year lawsuit to recover Peter Navarro’s official emails months after he rejoined the White House as a senior adviser. September 9, 2025 View Details Trump directs the Education Department to issue new school prayer guidance, claiming students are indoctrinated with anti-religious propaganda. September 9, 2025 View Details An appeals court rejects Trump’s immunity claim and upholds an $83.3 million defamation verdict for his ‘egregious’ attacks on E. Jean Carroll. September 9, 2025 View Details The Supreme Court lifts a ban on stop-and-frisk style immigration patrols in Los Angeles two months after a judge found the tactics unconstitutional. September 9, 2025 View Details The Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to freeze $4.9 billion in foreign aid days after a federal appeals court upheld a ruling calling the move illegal. September 9, 2025 View Details Days after the Justice Dept sued Boston, ICE launches an immigration crackdown in Massachusetts that Mayor Michelle Wu calls an unconstitutional attack. September 7, 2025 View Details Attorney General Pam Bondi justifies a new DOJ lawsuit against Boston by citing crimes that occurred in other Massachusetts towns. September 6, 2025 View Details House Speaker Mike Johnson claims Trump was an FBI informant in the Epstein case to defend the president’s ‘hoax’ rhetoric. September 6, 2025 View Details A Justice Dept. appeals board affirms a new ICE policy of mandatory detention without bond hearings for millions of undocumented immigrants. September 6, 2025 View Details A federal judge blocks DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s ‘illegal’ revocation of TPS for over one million Venezuelan and Haitian migrants, previously citing likely racial animus as a motive. September 6, 2025 View Details After the fifth D.C. crime surge case was rejected by a grand jury, a federal judge said D.C. prosecutors have “no credibility left.” September 5, 2025 View Details The Trump administration has detailed nearly 33,000 federal employees to ICE, diverting nearly 40 percent of the DEA’s workforce for immigration enforcement. September 5, 2025 View Details One month after publicly targeting Boston, the Justice Dept sues the city to overturn its “sanctuary city” law. September 5, 2025 View Details On the same day as a major raid in Georgia, federal agents used crowbars to enter a New York food factory and arrest dozens of workers. September 5, 2025 View Details Federal agents arrested 450 workers in an immigration raid that halted construction at a new $7.6 billion Hyundai battery plant in Georgia. September 5, 2025 View Details As the DOJ investigates Lisa Cook and Adam Schiff for mortgage fraud, a report finds three Trump Cabinet members have similar mortgage issues. September 5, 2025 View Details The Justice Dept. issues subpoenas in its probe of Fed governor Lisa Cook weeks after Trump tried to fire her over the same allegations. September 5, 2025 View Details An immigrant pleads guilty to being in the U.S. illegally five months after a Milwaukee judge was charged with helping him evade ICE agents. September 5, 2025 View Details The Justice Dept considers classifying gender dysphoria as a mental illness to restrict gun ownership, citing recent shootings as justification. September 5, 2025 View Details An appeals court blocks a lower court’s order from restricting National Guard actions in Los Angeles. September 5, 2025 View Details D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb sues the federal government to end the National Guard’s 24-day “illegal” and “involuntary military occupation.” September 5, 2025 View Details Two Missouri county clerks rejected a Justice Department request for access to their 2020 Dominion voting machines, citing legal and security concerns. September 4, 2025 View Details In her first major immigration rulings, Attorney General Bondi reinstated Trump-era restrictions on asylum for victims of domestic abuse and gang violence. September 4, 2025 View Details Four conservative Republicans have joined Democrats on a petition to release the Epstein files, leaving the effort two votes short of forcing a House vote. September 4, 2025 View Details As Epstein survivors and bipartisan lawmakers demanded the Justice Dept release all case files, Trump dismissed their effort as a “Democrat hoax.” September 4, 2025 View Details For the fifth time, a D.C. grand jury rejects a felony charge tied to Trump’s federal surge by refusing to indict a man for assaulting an officer. September 3, 2025 View Details The House Oversight Committee’s release of Epstein files consists almost entirely of previously public records. September 3, 2025 View Details The Trump administration taps 600 military lawyers to serve as immigration judges months after firing dozens of experienced judges. September 3, 2025 View Details In a new court filing, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook argues that Trump cannot use previously vetted mortgage information as a pretext to fire her. September 3, 2025 View Details A federal judge ruled the Trump administration’s use of the National Guard in Los Angeles was illegal, violating the Posse Comitatus Act. September 3, 2025 View Details DC Mayor Bowser orders police to create a joint operations center with federal agencies as Congress advances bills expanding Trump’s control of the District. September 3, 2025 View Details Trump prepares federal agents and Texas National Guard for Chicago deployment, a plan Pritzker denounces as a partisan stunt targeting Mexican Independence Day. September 3, 2025 View Details Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie will hold a Wednesday press conference at the Capitol with ten of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims to demand the release of DOJ case files September 2, 2025 View Details Robert Mueller’s family reveals he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease four years ago, following a House subpoena for his testimony on the Epstein case. September 1, 2025 View Details One of two firefighters arrested by Border Patrol while on duty fighting a wildfire arrived in the U.S. at age 4 and is on a path to legal status. September 1, 2025 View Details A federal judge blocks the Trump administration’s early-morning holiday weekend plan to fly 600 unaccompanied children back to Guatemala. September 1, 2025 View Details Months after Trump’s blanket pardon, a lawyer for Jan. 6 rioters says he pitched top Justice Dept. officials on a plan to pay them financial damages. September 1, 2025 View Details The last member of the Justice Dept’s punitive “sanctuary cities” working group departs seven months after Trump created it to sideline career officials. August 31, 2025 View Details 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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