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Attorney General Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, said Sunday that he is willing to disagree with the president on legal matters, but stopped short of promising that the Justice Department will always operate independently of the White House. Blanche, who is entering his second week as the …

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit accusing Harvard University of allowing antisemitism and discrimination against Jewish and Israeli students to continue on campus, delivering another major setback to the administration’s campaign against the Ivy League institution. U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns, a Clinton appointee, ruled that …

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche formally rescinded the Trump administration’s proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” Sunday, marking a significant concession aimed at resolving a Senate standoff that has jeopardized his nomination to become the next U.S. attorney general. Blanche issued a written order eliminating the proposed compensation fund, which was …

The Justice Department withdrew subpoenas targeting New York Times reporters and their phone records Thursday after a federal judge sharply criticized prosecutors over their handling of an investigation into reporting about security systems aboard President Donald Trump’s new Air Force One. U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian declared the subpoenas “null …

A federal judge ruled Monday that President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service was a manufactured legal action designed to legitimize a settlement that would have benefited the president’s political allies, sharply criticizing the case and sanctioning two of Trump’s attorneys. In a 54-page opinion, U.S. …

The Justice Department has subpoenaed four New York Times journalists over reporting about security concerns involving President Donald Trump’s newly retrofitted Air Force One aircraft, escalating the administration’s ongoing confrontation with the news media and drawing sharp criticism from press freedom organizations. The subpoenas require Times reporters Julian E. Barnes, …

The Trump administration sued the state of Maryland Thursday, claiming that the state’s new immigrant protection law, the Community Trust Act, interferes with the federal government’s ability to enforce immigration law and control illegal immigration. The 26-page complaint, filed by the U.S. Department of Justice in U.S. District Court in …

The Trump administration filed lawsuits last week against California and Virginia, challenging newly enacted state gun laws that restrict the sale of certain semiautomatic firearms, arguing the measures violate the Second Amendment. The Justice Department filed separate lawsuits in federal court, contending that both states enacted unconstitutional restrictions on firearms …

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Justice to release additional unredacted records related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein or provide a detailed legal explanation for withholding them, escalating a legal battle over the government’s handling of millions of pages of investigative files. In a ruling issued …

A federal judge nullified six subpoenas issued by the U.S. Department of Justice back in January — during the height of Operation Metro Surge — as part of a criminal investigation into whether Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and other state and city officials impeded federal immigration enforcement. …

A federal district judge has dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit demanding Maryland voter registration records, what state officials derided as a “fishing expedition” for sensitive personal information on voters. The order by U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher noted that eight courts have ruled against the government in every ruling so …

The Trump administration has moved to halt the nation’s first reparations program that provides financial assistance to Black residents affected by decades of housing discrimination, joining an ongoing lawsuit that argues the initiative violates the U.S. Constitution. The U.S. Department of Justice filed court documents Tuesday seeking to block Evanston, …

California Gov. Gavin Newsom accused the Trump administration on Monday of targeting him and his wife through federal investigations, framing the probes as political retaliation tied to his potential presidential ambitions. In remarks posted to social media, Newsom claimed President Donald Trump was pursuing investigations into individuals connected to him …

The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division has approved Paramount’s proposed $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, clearing one of the most significant regulatory hurdles facing a deal that could reshape the entertainment industry and create a new media giant capable of competing more aggressively with streaming leaders. The decision, announced …

Senate Democrats are launching a coordinated campaign to dismantle the Trump administration’s controversial $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, escalating a political and legal battle over a program critics have labeled a taxpayer-funded reward system for President Donald Trump’s allies. In a “Dear Colleague” letter circulated Monday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer …