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Maurene Comey, a senior federal prosecutor who helped lead the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case, was fired this week without public explanation, amid mounting pressure on the Justice Department from President Donald Trump’s base to release additional files tied to Epstein’s associates. The move adds to growing tensions within the …

Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired the Justice Department’s top ethics official, Joseph Tirrell, intensifying concerns among legal experts and former department staffers that a systematic purge of internal watchdogs is underway under President Donald Trump’s administration. Tirrell, who served as director of the Departmental Ethics Office, announced his dismissal …

A Democratic-led push to force the release of all Jeffrey Epstein-related documents was narrowly blocked by House Republicans on Monday, as the House Rules Committee voted 6–5 to prevent the proposal from reaching the House floor — exposing growing fissures inside MAGA-aligned GOP ranks. The amendment, introduced by Rep. Ro …

The U.S. Department of Justice stated Monday that no “client list” exists in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation, and no additional documents related to the case will be made public, dealing a blow to conservative figures and conspiracy theorists who had promoted the idea of a government-held dossier naming …

The Justice Department confirmed Thursday that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran immigrant at the center of a legal firestorm, will be tried in Tennessee on federal smuggling charges before any deportation proceedings are carried out — a development meant to ease growing concerns that the Trump administration could expel him …

A Justice Department whistleblower says senior Trump administration officials instructed DOJ lawyers to ignore court orders in order to carry out deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, even if doing so meant directly defying federal judges. In a letter sent to Congress and obtained by NBC News, Erez Reuveni, a …

The U.S. Justice Department announced Wednesday that it is dropping lawsuits against the police departments of Minneapolis and Louisville, and ending multiple federal investigations into other local law enforcement agencies, marking a sharp shift in oversight under the Trump administration. The decision comes following the confirmation of Harmeet K. Dhillon, …

Acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove has directed federal prosecutors in New York to drop all corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a senior Justice Department official confirmed Monday evening. The charges, initially brought by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, …

President Donald Trump’s decision to appoint Pam Bondi as attorney general has reignited concerns over the independence of the Department of Justice (DOJ), with legal experts and lawmakers questioning whether she and her deputies will act impartially. Bondi, a former Florida attorney general and longtime Trump ally, took her oath …

Jimmy Williams Several Republican-led states are pushing back against federal election monitoring, raising tensions just days before a tight presidential election between Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump. Florida, Texas, and Missouri are all resisting the Department of Justice’s long-standing practice of monitoring polling sites to ensure …

Jimmy Williams The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a warning to Elon Musk’s super PAC, America PAC, over its controversial $1 million daily giveaway in key battleground states. The DOJ’s Public Integrity Section, which handles election-related cases, has raised concerns that the super PAC’s initiative could violate federal election …

Jimmy Williams The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against Alabama and its Secretary of State, Wes Allen, on Friday, alleging that the state’s effort to remove voters from its rolls was taking place too close to the Nov. 5 general election in violation of federal law. Under …

Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune The U.S. Department of Justice has threatened to sue to stop a new Texas law that allows state police to arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the border — unless Gov. Greg Abbott backs off of enforcing the law. The new law, known as Senate …

Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday asked the Supreme Court to decide whether the abortion pill should remain on the market after two lower courts issued differing opinions about its use. The case, Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, will …

Noah Alcala Bach, The Texas Tribune The U.S. Justice Department announced Monday it is suing Texas and Gov. Greg Abbott after the state declined to remove the floating barrier deployed earlier this month on the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass. The lawsuit, filed in an Austin federal court, alleges the …