Firings and resignations at the Department of Justice in first weeks of the Trump administration
President Trump says his administration is cleaning up a Justice Department corrupted by politics. Amid the firings and ...
Senate Confirms Gail Slater as Justice Dept.’s Antitrust Lead
The Senate on Tuesday approved Gail Slater, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Justice Department antitrust division, by a ...
Justice Dept. says many Jan. 6 pardons extend to crimes after that date
Defendants who picked up more charges while being arrested for Jan. 6 argue that Trump’s pardon extends to those too. The ...
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Trump Justice Department fires more career officials
WASHINGTON, March 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration on Friday fired at least two senior career officials at the U.S. Justice Department, including the head of the office that ...
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US Department of Justice to stop defending independence of FTC, NLRB, letter says
"I am writing to advise you that the Department of Justice has determined that certain for-cause removal provisions that apply to members of multi-member regulatory commissions are ...
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Trump wants to dismantle the Department of Education. Here's what the agency does.
The U.S. Department of Education could be headed for some major changes, with President Trump expected to issue an executive order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to start the process ...
The Gavel: Justice Department stretched thin in Trump litigation onslaught
Firings, buyouts and restructuring across the federal government are hitting the Department of Justice (DOJ), even as it seeks to defend the Trump administration’s actions amid a flurry of ...
State Department employee accused of selling defense secrets to buyers online
Michael Charles Schena, 42, was charged with conspiring to gather and transmit U.S. national defense information to people not authorized to receive it.
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What does the Department of Education do? What to know as Trump prepares order to eliminate it
A preliminary executive order calling for the elimination of the Department of Education has been drafted for President Donald Trump, as reported by USA TODAY. Trump has long touted ending the ...
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Justice Department fires 20 immigration judges: Report
“This firing occurred despite the fact that the Immigration Court currently has in the neighborhood of 3.5 MILLION pending cases and [the Department of Justice] is asking Congress for more money ...
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Justice Department Opens Probe of Sharp Surge in Egg Prices
The Justice Department has opened an investigation into the cause of soaring egg prices, including whether large producers have conspired to raise prices or hold back supply, according to people ...
Politico25d
Justice Department in crisis over Eric Adams showdown
An air of crisis permeated the Justice Department Friday, following a wave of resignations by top prosecutors and aggressive demands by President Donald Trump’s appointees that career attorneys ...