How Trump’s Justice Department has gutted the government’s ability to chase public corruption
The Trump administration has gutted the federal government’s ability to fight public corruption in a matter of weeks.
US Department of Justice to stop defending independence of FTC, NLRB, letter says
The U.S. Department of Justice will cease defending the independent status of three consumer and worker protection agencies, ...
Letter From House Democrats on Justice Department Officials
The letter calls for an investigation of two Justice Department officials: the acting attorney general, Emil Bove, and the ...
Trump loosens enforcement of US law banning bribery of foreign officials
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the Justice Department to pause prosecutions of ...
Justice Department moves to dismiss Eric Adams case
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has formally asked a federal district court to drop its corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) after federal prosecutors in Manhattan ...
US Judge Extends Order to Block DOGE From Treasury Department Data
A lawyer for the Trump administration couldn’t say whether the data DOGE accessed had been shared outside the US Treasury ...
The Justice Department becomes the Just Us Department under Trump
As a former U.S. attorney put it, New York Mayor Eric Adams’ case sends the message that “public officials who support Trump’s agenda will get out of jail free.” ...
Read the Justice Department Memo About Eric Adams’s Corruption Case
The Justice Department on Monday told federal prosecutors in Manhattan to drop the corruption charges against Mayor Eric ...
Boston judge grills Justice Department on Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship for children of immigrants
The Justice Department argued that the 14th Amendment has been misinterpreted by the Supreme Court and doesn’t grant ...
Justice Department reverses position on Tennessee's transgender care ban
The Justice Department's new position was expected because President Trump had made opposition to transgender rights a ...
Judge temporarily bars Justice Department from disclosing information about FBI agents tied to Jan. 6 probes
A group of unnamed FBI agents and the FBI Agents Association are seeking to prevent the Justice Department from disclosing a ...
Justice Department sues Illinois and Chicago over immigration enforcement
It appears to be the first Justice Department lawsuit against local officials for allegedly interfering with the Trump ...