U.S. House Democrats sound the alarm on firings and reassignments of career DOJ lawyers
Two key Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday demanded more information after the Trump administration abruptly fired career prosecutors who investigated President Donald Trump, and reassigned others from their positions to a newly created "sanctuary city" working group.
The Latest: Justice Department fires over a dozen employees who helped prosecute Trump
Justice Department fires lawyers who investigated Trump
Trump fires Justice Department officials who prosecuted him because they cannot be ‘trusted’
Trump Justice Department says it has fired employees involved in prosecutions of the president
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump Justice Department said Monday that it had fired more than a dozen employees who worked on criminal investigations into President Donald Trump.
Career US Justice Department Official in Charge of Public Corruption Cases Resigns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Corey Amundson, the U.S. Justice Department's senior career official in charge of overseeing public corruption and other politically sensitive investigations, resigned on Monday after the Trump administration tried to re-assign him to a new role working on immigration issues, according to a letter seen by Reuters.
Justice Department emphasizes immigration, threatening to prosecute state, local officials who resist Trump agenda
The Justice Department's new leadership directed prosecutors to potentially charge state or local officials who impede President Trump's immigration policies.
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Judge orders red states, feds to confer on anti-harassment guidance involving gender identity
The position of the United States is reflected in the President’s Executive Order,” the DOJ told the judge in a recent request to vacate oral arguments in the case.
Nigerian man extradited to U.S. for alleged 'sextortion' of teen who died by suicide
A Nigerian man who was indicted in connection with the "sextortion" of a South Carolina teen who died by suicide has been extradited to the United States to face prosecution, the Justice Department said Monday.
Justice Department directs prosecutors to probe local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement
The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws under the Trump administration
Justice Department says it will prosecute local officials over immigration enforcement
The directives to Justice Department employees could face fierce blowback from legal advocacy groups and officials in cities and states led by Democrats.
Trump signs executive order aimed at curtailing gender transitions for everyone under 19
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at curtailing gender transitions for people under age 19.
Six ways Trump upended federal status quo in one week
Donald Trump put a temporary pause on federal grants and halted foreign aid, among a slew of other efforts, to cut down on the federal government.
New top prosecutor for DC advocated for Jan. 6 rioters and echoed Trump’s false 2020 election claims
The top federal prosecutor for Washington is a conservative activist who promoted Donald Trump’s conspiracy theories