Career US Justice Department official in charge of public corruption cases resigns
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 reassign him to a new role working on immigration issues,
US Justice Department senior career ethics official removed from post, source says
The Trump administration has removed the U.S. Justice Department's senior career ethics official from his post, according to a person familiar with the matter, in an action likely to stoke fears about whether the department will be able to remain insulated from political pressures and conflicts,
Trump Justice Department says it has fired employees involved in prosecutions of the president
Trump fires Justice Department officials who prosecuted him because they cannot be ‘trusted’
Justice Department says it will prosecute local officials over immigration enforcement
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Trump Justice Department Demands Judge Let Oath Keepers Who Led Insurrection Back Into US Capitol
The Department of Justice under the Trump administration has demanded that members of the Oath Keepers militia who have been barred from entering Washington D.C. or the US Capitol be allowed to do so.
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Tribal justice office gains new leader amid big changes in Washington
An award-winning government employee has been named as the new director of the Office of Tribal Justice at the Department of Justice (DOJ) amid the transition in federal government. During her time at DOJ,
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State Attorneys General, Including AG Brown from Washington, Challenge Trump-Era Memo on Immigration Enforcement
State AGs, led by Washington's Nick Brown, oppose a Trump-era DOJ memo compelling local law enforcement into immigration duties, citing constitutional limits and federalism principles established in Printz v.
Trump’s orders have a common theme: Have the Justice Dept. handle it
Donald Trump signed orders dealing with the border, criminal justice and the Biden administration. In many cases, he assigned work to the attorney general.
Department of Justice freezes all civil rights division cases: report
The Department of Justice sent a memo to the interim director of the civil rights division, ordering a freeze to all ongoing litigation and a stop to any new cases.
Kristi Noem sworn in as Department of Homeland Security secretary after Senate confirmation
After a scheduling hiccup, Kristi Noem was finally sworn in Saturday as Department of Homeland Security secretary.
DOJ fires prosecutors from Jack Smith’s team
Acting Attorney General James McHenry terminated employment on Monday of more than a dozen officials who worked on former special counsel Jack Smith's team.
Man pardoned by Trump for Jan 6 riot shot dead by deputy during traffic stop
A US man who was pardoned by President Donald Trump for his role in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot was shot dead by a deputy during a traffic stop on Sunday afternoon, according to authorities.
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