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PAM BONDI


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Charges dropped against Utah doctor accused of throwing away $28,000 in COVID vaccine doses

Read full article: Charges dropped against Utah doctor accused of throwing away $28,000 in COVID vaccine doses

The federal government has dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of throwing away COVID-19 vaccines worth thousands of dollars during the pandemic.

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Furor over Epstein files sparks clash between Bondi and Bongino at the Justice Department

Read full article: Furor over Epstein files sparks clash between Bondi and Bongino at the Justice Department

The fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files flap is cascading, further roiling a Justice Department and FBI that have struggled for months to appease the demands of far-right conservative personalities and influential members of President Donald Trump’s base.

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Trump administration sues California over egg prices and blames animal welfare laws

Read full article: Trump administration sues California over egg prices and blames animal welfare laws

The Trump administration is suing California over its animal welfare laws, claiming they unconstitutionally raised egg prices.

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Trump administration opens investigation into Minnesota agency's affirmative action policy

Read full article: Trump administration opens investigation into Minnesota agency's affirmative action policy

The Trump administration has launched an investigation into the Minnesota Department of Human Services over its newly updated affirmative action hiring policy.

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Trump comes to Bondi's defense amid uproar from his base over Jeffrey Epstein files flop

Read full article: Trump comes to Bondi's defense amid uproar from his base over Jeffrey Epstein files flop

President Donald Trump is defending Attorney General Pam Bondi as she faces mounting criticism from far-right influencers and conservative internet personalities over the Justice Department’s abrupt refusal to release additional documents from the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking investigation.

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Trump says he's 'not happy' with Putin and blames him for 'killing a lot of people' in Ukraine

Read full article: Trump says he's 'not happy' with Putin and blames him for 'killing a lot of people' in Ukraine

President Donald Trump says he’s “not happy” with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.

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Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman, shot 9 times by a man posing as an officer, leaves the hospital

Read full article: Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman, shot 9 times by a man posing as an officer, leaves the hospital

A Minnesota state senator who was shot nine times during an attack in June has been moved to a rehabilitation facility.

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Epstein 'client list' doesn't exist, Justice Department says, walking back theory Bondi had promoted

Read full article: Epstein 'client list' doesn't exist, Justice Department says, walking back theory Bondi had promoted

The Justice Department will not release more files related to the wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking investigation despite promises from Attorney General Pam Bondi that had raised the expectations of conservative influencers and conspiracy theorists.

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Man charged with killing former Minnesota House speaker says he looks forward to 'truth' coming out

Read full article: Man charged with killing former Minnesota House speaker says he looks forward to 'truth' coming out

A man charged with killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband on June 14 says he's looking forward to the facts coming out.

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Trump ramps up his attacks against NYC's Zohran Mamdani as GOP seizes on new foe

Read full article: Trump ramps up his attacks against NYC's Zohran Mamdani as GOP seizes on new foe

President Donald Trump has a new political foil: New York’s Democratic nominee for mayor, Zohran Mamdani.

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Ex-FBI agent charged in Capitol riot now works on Justice Department's 'weaponization' task force

Read full article: Ex-FBI agent charged in Capitol riot now works on Justice Department's 'weaponization' task force

A former FBI agent who was charged with joining a mob’s attack on the U_S_ Capitol and cheering on rioters is now working as an adviser to the Justice Department official overseeing its “weaponization working group.”.

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What the Justice Department's push to bring denaturalization cases means

Read full article: What the Justice Department's push to bring denaturalization cases means

The Justice Department is ramping up efforts to revoke the citizenship of immigrants who commit crimes or pose a national security risk.

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2 Chinese nationals charged with spying inside the US for Beijing, Justice Department says

Read full article: 2 Chinese nationals charged with spying inside the US for Beijing, Justice Department says

Two Chinese nationals have been charged with spying inside the United States on behalf of Beijing, including by taking photographs of a naval base and by participating in efforts to recruit members of the military who they thought might be open to working for Chinese intelligence.

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Takeaways from AP's report on Attorney General Bondi's comments about evidence in Epstein case

Read full article: Takeaways from AP's report on Attorney General Bondi's comments about evidence in Epstein case

The Associated Press has spoken with lawyers and law enforcement officials in cases concerning Jeffrey Epstein who say they have not seen and do not know of a trove of recordings like what Attorney General Pam Bondi has described.

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Mystery surrounds the Jeffrey Epstein files after Bondi claims 'tens of thousands' of videos

Read full article: Mystery surrounds the Jeffrey Epstein files after Bondi claims 'tens of thousands' of videos

Attorney General Pam Bondi’s comments about evidence the Justice Department is reviewing from its Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation have fueled anticipation about the expected release of more files related to the New York financier.

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US brings charges in North Korean remote worker scheme that officials say funds weapons program

Read full article: US brings charges in North Korean remote worker scheme that officials say funds weapons program

The Justice Department has announced criminal charges in connection with a scheme by North Korea to fund its weapons program through the salaries of remote information technology employed unwittingly by U.S. companies.

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More than 300 charged in $14.6 billion health care fraud schemes takedown, Justice Department says

Read full article: More than 300 charged in $14.6 billion health care fraud schemes takedown, Justice Department says

State and federal prosecutors have charged more than 320 people in the largest coordinated takedown of health care fraud schemes in Justice Department history that uncovered nearly $15 million in false claims.

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What's next for President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship order in the courts

Read full article: What's next for President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship order in the courts

A federal judge in New Hampshire has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship.

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High court ruling on injunctions could imperil many court orders blocking the Trump administration

Read full article: High court ruling on injunctions could imperil many court orders blocking the Trump administration

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision limiting federal judges from issuing nationwide injunctions threatens to upend numerous lawsuits that have led to orders blocking Trump administration policies.

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New insight into Texas family detention reveals adults fighting kids for clean water

Read full article: New insight into Texas family detention reveals adults fighting kids for clean water

A new court filing in an ongoing legal dispute with the federal government reveals the psychological and physical trauma endured by children and families held at Texas family detention centers.

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Justice Department challenges Kentucky reg allowing in-state tuition for undocumented students

Read full article: Justice Department challenges Kentucky reg allowing in-state tuition for undocumented students

President Donald Trump’s administration has asked a federal judge to strike down a Kentucky regulation that it says unlawfully provides undocumented students with access to reduced in-state college tuition.

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Man charged with killing prominent lawmaker could face a rarity for Minnesota: the death penalty

Read full article: Man charged with killing prominent lawmaker could face a rarity for Minnesota: the death penalty

The man charged with killing a prominent Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another could face the death penalty, something that is a rarity for Minnesota but could become more common under the Trump administration.

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ICE is using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more detention beds

Read full article: ICE is using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more detention beds

No-bid contracts with politically connected companies have become crucial to the Republican Trump administration’s push for more space to hold immigrants for deportation.

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Justice Department's early moves on voting and elections signal a shift from its traditional role

Read full article: Justice Department's early moves on voting and elections signal a shift from its traditional role

The Trump administration's Justice Department has begun targeting Democratic and presidential swing states with demands for election data or changes to voter registration procedures.

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Trump booed and cheered at the Kennedy Center while attending 'Les Misérables'

Read full article: Trump booed and cheered at the Kennedy Center while attending 'Les Misérables'

The audience at the Kennedy Center's opening-night performance of “Les Misérables” greeted President Donald Trump's arrival with a mix of cheers and boos.

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in the US, charged with human smuggling as attorneys vow ongoing fight

Read full article: Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in the US, charged with human smuggling as attorneys vow ongoing fight

The fight over the mistaken deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador now returns to the U.S. court system.

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What to know as Trump administration targets tuition breaks for students without legal status

Read full article: What to know as Trump administration targets tuition breaks for students without legal status

The quick end to a Texas law that granted in-state public university tuition prices to students who lack legal resident status stunned immigrant advocates and state Democrats, who call it a cruel punishment for hardworking students that will ultimately hurt the state’s economy.

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Trump suggests Biden aides acted without then-president's knowledge -- but says he has no evidence

Read full article: Trump suggests Biden aides acted without then-president's knowledge -- but says he has no evidence

President Donald Trump is alleging that officials in Joe Biden’s administration might have in effect forged their boss's signature and taken broad actions he wasn’t aware of.

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Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing said he 'had it coming,' according to prosecutors

Read full article: Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing said he 'had it coming,' according to prosecutors

Six weeks before UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down outside a Manhattan hotel last December, Luigi Mangione mused about rebelling against “the deadly, greed fueled health insurance cartel” and expressed that killing the executive “conveys a greedy bastard that had it coming."

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Judge weighs government's request to unseal records of FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr.

Read full article: Judge weighs government's request to unseal records of FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr.

A federal judge is weighing a request from the Trump administration to unseal records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. — files that the civil rights leader’s relatives want to keep under wraps in the national archives.

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Federal judge blocks Texas law allowing in-state tuition for students without legal residency

Read full article: Federal judge blocks Texas law allowing in-state tuition for students without legal residency

A federal judge has blocked a Texas law that has for decades given college students without legal residency in the U.S. access to reduced in-state tuition, swiftly ruling in favor of the latest effort by the Trump administration to crack down on immigration into the country.

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Judge tosses Democratic committees' lawsuit over the Federal Election Commission's independence

Read full article: Judge tosses Democratic committees' lawsuit over the Federal Election Commission's independence

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to block President Donald Trump's administration from implementing an executive order Democratic Party officials claim could undermine the independence of the Federal Election Commission.

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Romanian man pleads guilty to 'swatting' plot that targeted an ex-US president and lawmakers

Read full article: Romanian man pleads guilty to 'swatting' plot that targeted an ex-US president and lawmakers

A Romanian citizen has pleaded guilty to engaging in a plot to use “swatting” calls to intimidate and threaten dozens of people with bogus police emergencies, including a former U.S. president and several members of Congress.

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Trump has long warned of a government 'deep state.' Now in power, he's under pressure to expose it

Read full article: Trump has long warned of a government 'deep state.' Now in power, he's under pressure to expose it

President Donald Trump has built a coalition by promising to demolish a so-called deep state that he claims is behind dark government conspiracies.

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US government employee charged with trying to give classified information to a foreign government

Read full article: US government employee charged with trying to give classified information to a foreign government

An information technology specialist for the Defense Intelligence Agency has been charged with attempting to transmit classified information to a representative of a foreign government.

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Organizations sue Justice Department to reverse hundreds of grant cancellations

Read full article: Organizations sue Justice Department to reverse hundreds of grant cancellations

Five organizations that had grants terminated by the U.S. Justice Department in April are suing the department and Attorney General Pam Bondi, calling the cancellations unconstitutional and asking that the money be reinstated.

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Global leaders are condemning the fatal attack on 2 Israeli Embassy staffers. Here's what they said

Read full article: Global leaders are condemning the fatal attack on 2 Israeli Embassy staffers. Here's what they said

Global reactions are pouring in after two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum.

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Court papers say suspect in embassy killings declared, 'I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza'

Read full article: Court papers say suspect in embassy killings declared, 'I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza'

The man charged with fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington as they were leaving an event at a Jewish museum told police after his arrest, “I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza.”.

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Trump hosts NCAA basketball champion Florida Gators at the White House

Read full article: Trump hosts NCAA basketball champion Florida Gators at the White House

President Donald Trump has honored the 2025 NCAA basketball champion Florida Gators at the White House, proclaiming that “lesser teams would have crumbled” during its nail-biting title game victory.

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Justice Department moves to cancel police reform settlements reached with Minneapolis and Louisville

Read full article: Justice Department moves to cancel police reform settlements reached with Minneapolis and Louisville

The Justice Department has moved to cancel settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville, Kentucky, that called for an overhaul of policing following the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.

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Tennessee prepares to execute Oscar Smith, 3 years after last-minute reprieve

Read full article: Tennessee prepares to execute Oscar Smith, 3 years after last-minute reprieve

Oscar Smith came within minutes of being executed before Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee issued a surprise reprieve just over three years ago.

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Justice Dept. investigating former New York Gov. Cuomo over pandemic testimony, AP source says

Read full article: Justice Dept. investigating former New York Gov. Cuomo over pandemic testimony, AP source says

The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo after Republicans recommended that he be charged with lying to Congress over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Trump vows to turn the Kennedy Center around as he seeks to remake arts and culture in America

Read full article: Trump vows to turn the Kennedy Center around as he seeks to remake arts and culture in America

President Donald Trump hosted the Kennedy Center’s leadership, reinforcing how much time he’s devoting to remaking one of the nation’s premier cultural centers in a larger effort to ideologically and socially overhaul the nation’s arts scene.

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Critics say Trump's religion agenda will benefit conservative Christians the most

Read full article: Critics say Trump's religion agenda will benefit conservative Christians the most

President Donald Trump's establishment of a White House Faith Office, a Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias and a Religious Liberty Commission has raised cheers from his base of conservative Christian supporters.

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Justice Department deal ends a ban on an aftermarket trigger. Gun control advocates are alarmed

Read full article: Justice Department deal ends a ban on an aftermarket trigger. Gun control advocates are alarmed

The Trump administration will allow the sale of forced-reset triggers, which make semiautomatic rifles fire more rapidly.

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Comey being interviewed by the Secret Service over '86 47' social media post, AP source says

Read full article: Comey being interviewed by the Secret Service over '86 47' social media post, AP source says

Former FBI Director James Comey was being interviewed by the Secret Service on Friday about a social media post that Republicans suggested was a call for violence against President Donald Trump.

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US claim of state secrets privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is 'inadequate,' judge says

Read full article: US claim of state secrets privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is 'inadequate,' judge says

A federal judge has told the Trump administration that its explanation for state secrets privilege in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is "inadequate."

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Wisconsin judge pleads not guilty to helping a man evade federal immigration agents

Read full article: Wisconsin judge pleads not guilty to helping a man evade federal immigration agents

A Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man evade federal immigration agents has pleaded not guilty to federal charges.

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Trump's new pardon attorney says he will scrutinize pardons that Biden issued at the end of his term

Read full article: Trump's new pardon attorney says he will scrutinize pardons that Biden issued at the end of his term

The Justice Department’s new pardon attorney says he plans to scrutinize pardons that former President Joe Biden issued on his way out of the White House.

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Schumer is vowing to hold up Justice Department nominees for answers about luxury plane from Qatar

Read full article: Schumer is vowing to hold up Justice Department nominees for answers about luxury plane from Qatar

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer says he will hold up all Justice Department nominations on the Senate floor until he gets more answers about the free Air Force One replacement that President Donald Trump says would be donated by Qatar.

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Sen. Cornyn of Texas says federal probe started into Muslim-centered community near Dallas

Read full article: Sen. Cornyn of Texas says federal probe started into Muslim-centered community near Dallas

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas says the U.S. Department of Justice has opened a federal civil rights investigation into a Muslim-centered planned community around one of the state’s largest mosques near Dallas.

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Chief Justice Roberts says judicial independence is key to checking Congress and the president

Read full article: Chief Justice Roberts says judicial independence is key to checking Congress and the president

Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday defended judicial independence as necessary to “check the excesses of the Congress or the executive," amid attacks on federal judges who have slowed President Donald Trump’s agenda.

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Justice Department will switch its focus on voting and prioritize Trump's elections order, memo says

Read full article: Justice Department will switch its focus on voting and prioritize Trump's elections order, memo says

A new mission statement for the Justice Department unit that upholds voting rights shows it's being redirected toward prioritizing President Donald Trump's executive order on elections.

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Luigi Mangione wants state murder case dropped, arguing double jeopardy in UnitedHealthcare killing

Read full article: Luigi Mangione wants state murder case dropped, arguing double jeopardy in UnitedHealthcare killing

Luigi Mangione‘s lawyers are urging a judge to throw out his state murder charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

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Recent immigration arrests at courthouses around the country have advocates worried

Read full article: Recent immigration arrests at courthouses around the country have advocates worried

A flurry of immigration enforcement activity at courthouses around the country in the past month has renewed a legal battle from President Donald Trump’s first term.

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Trump's agenda faces courtroom setbacks as Justice Department lawyers struggle to win over judges

Read full article: Trump's agenda faces courtroom setbacks as Justice Department lawyers struggle to win over judges

The Justice Department is struggling to represent President Donald Trump’s positions in court.

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Lovefest or Cabinet meeting? For Donald Trump, it's both

Read full article: Lovefest or Cabinet meeting? For Donald Trump, it's both

Secretary of State Marco Rubio notes at the end of President Trump’s marathon Cabinet meeting that the U.S. has brought home 47 wrongfully detained Americans so far in Trump’s second term.

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In their words: What judges and Trump's government say about Abrego Garcia's mistaken deportation

Read full article: In their words: What judges and Trump's government say about Abrego Garcia's mistaken deportation

President Donald Trump says “I could” bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back from El Salvador if he wanted.

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At little-known US research lab, Bondi meets with scientists studying illicit drugs to stop the flow

Read full article: At little-known US research lab, Bondi meets with scientists studying illicit drugs to stop the flow

Attorney General Pam Bondi traveled to a Drug Enforcement Administration lab to meet with chemists who are tasked with identifying the ever-evolving tactics employed by cartels to manufacture drugs flowing across the southern border.

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More than 100 immigrants detained at an illegal after-hours nightclub in Colorado

Read full article: More than 100 immigrants detained at an illegal after-hours nightclub in Colorado

Authorities say more than 100 immigrants suspected of being in the United States illegally were taken into custody during a raid at an illegal after-hours nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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Some see Trump weaponizing government in targeting of judge and Democratic fundraising site

Read full article: Some see Trump weaponizing government in targeting of judge and Democratic fundraising site

President Donald Trump's administration is providing another example of how it's targeting those the president feels are blocking his agenda.

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Justice Department says it will resume practice of obtaining reporters' records in leak inquiries

Read full article: Justice Department says it will resume practice of obtaining reporters' records in leak inquiries

The Justice Department is poised to crack down on leaks of information to the news media, authorizing prosecutors to issue subpoenas to news organizations as part of leak investigations, serve search warrants when appropriate and force journalists to testify about their sources.

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Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to federal death penalty charge in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing

Read full article: Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to federal death penalty charge in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing

Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty to a federal murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, as prosecutors formally declared their intent to seek the death penalty against him.

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The Latest: FBI arrests a judge accused of helping a man evade immigration agents

Read full article: The Latest: FBI arrests a judge accused of helping a man evade immigration agents

The FBI has arrested Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan, saying she “intentionally misdirected” federal immigration agents away from a man they were trying to take into custody at her courthouse.

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Trump orders Justice Department to investigate Democrats' top fundraising platform

Read full article: Trump orders Justice Department to investigate Democrats' top fundraising platform

President Donald Trump has ordered the Justice Department to investigate the Democratic Party’s top fundraising platform.

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Justice Department brings first terrorism case against alleged high-ranking TdA gang member

Read full article: Justice Department brings first terrorism case against alleged high-ranking TdA gang member

The Justice Department has charged an alleged high-ranking member of Tren de Aragua in Colombia with terrorism offenses.

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Veterans Affairs asks employees to report 'anti-Christian bias' for investigation by new task force

Read full article: Veterans Affairs asks employees to report 'anti-Christian bias' for investigation by new task force

The Department of Veterans Affairs is establishing a task force to investigate employee reports of alleged anti-Christian bias.

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Minnesota attorney general files preemptive lawsuit against Trump on transgender sports ban

Read full article: Minnesota attorney general files preemptive lawsuit against Trump on transgender sports ban

Democratic Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has filed a preemptive lawsuit against Republican President Donald Trump over the administration's push to ban transgender athletes from girls and women's sports.

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Trump official urges criminal probe of New York attorney general, who calls request 'retaliation'

Read full article: Trump official urges criminal probe of New York attorney general, who calls request 'retaliation'

A top housing official in the Trump administration has asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate New York Attorney General Letitia James over a real estate transaction.

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US intelligence contradicts Trump claims linking gang to Venezuelan government to speed deportations

Read full article: US intelligence contradicts Trump claims linking gang to Venezuelan government to speed deportations

U.S. officials say a new intelligence assessment finds no coordination between the Tren de Aragua gang and the Venezuelan government.

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The Abrego Garcia case pulls Democrats into the immigration debate Trump wants to have

Read full article: The Abrego Garcia case pulls Democrats into the immigration debate Trump wants to have

For Democrats, Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case is about fundamental American ideals, including due process, following court orders and preventing government overreach.

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UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione indicted as prosecutors push for death penalty

Read full article: UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione indicted as prosecutors push for death penalty

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel in December, has been indicted in a New York court on four charges including a count eligible for the death penalty.

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What to know about the shooting at Florida State University

Read full article: What to know about the shooting at Florida State University

Students and staff have returned to buildings on the Florida State University campus to retrieve their belongings a day after a gunman opened fire, killing two people and wounding at least six others.

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The Latest: 2 people killed and at least 6 wounded in Florida State shooting

Read full article: The Latest: 2 people killed and at least 6 wounded in Florida State shooting

Police say a man believed to be a Florida State University student opened fire on campus, killing two people and wounding at least six others before he was shot and wounded by responding officers.

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Trump administration sues Maine over participation of transgender athletes in girls sports

Read full article: Trump administration sues Maine over participation of transgender athletes in girls sports

The Trump administration is suing Maine’s education department for not complying with its push to ban transgender athletes in girls and women's sports.

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Judge temporarily blocks Trump from retaliating against firm that sued Fox News for election lies

Read full article: Judge temporarily blocks Trump from retaliating against firm that sued Fox News for election lies

A federal judge has issued another order putting on hold an effort by President Donald Trump to retaliate against a law firm he opposes.

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Justice Department charges man with arson at New Mexico Tesla dealership and GOP headquarters

Read full article: Justice Department charges man with arson at New Mexico Tesla dealership and GOP headquarters

The Justice Department has charged a man with vandalizing a Tesla dealership in New Mexico and setting fire to the headquarters of the state Republican Party.

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Justice Department seeks death penalty for man who killed fellow supermax inmate

Read full article: Justice Department seeks death penalty for man who killed fellow supermax inmate

The Justice Department will seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing a fellow inmate at the federal government’s “Supermax” prison in Florence, Colorado, while serving a life sentence for killing his cellmate at another lockup.

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Florida brings charges against a man jailed on federal counts of trying to assassinate Trump

Read full article: Florida brings charges against a man jailed on federal counts of trying to assassinate Trump

Florida's attorney general says his office will bring terrorism and attempted murder counts against a man already jailed on federal charges of attempting to assassinate then-presidential candidate Donald Trump while he was golfing last fall.

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Justice Department moves to drop case against alleged top MS-13 leader, seeks to deport him instead

Read full article: Justice Department moves to drop case against alleged top MS-13 leader, seeks to deport him instead

The Justice Department has moved to drop a criminal case against the alleged East Coast leader of the MS-13 gang less than a month after he was charged, saying they plan to deport him instead.

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Billionaires, trusted allies, media personalities. These are the people Trump picked for top roles

Read full article: Billionaires, trusted allies, media personalities. These are the people Trump picked for top roles

President Donald Trump has prioritized loyalty in building his second-term team.

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Justice Department suggests US agencies are free to disregard judge's order in law firm dispute

Read full article: Justice Department suggests US agencies are free to disregard judge's order in law firm dispute

The Justice Department has suggested to federal agencies that they are free to disregard a judge’s ruling that halted enforcement of a White House executive order that targeted a prominent law firm.

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Trump touts Supreme Court deportation ruling as a major victory, but legal fight is far from over

Read full article: Trump touts Supreme Court deportation ruling as a major victory, but legal fight is far from over

The Trump administration is touting a Supreme Court ruling allowing it to resume deportations under the Alien Enemies Act as a major victory, but the immigration fight is far from over.

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Judge says deportation of Maryland man to an El Salvador prison was 'wholly lawless'

Read full article: Judge says deportation of Maryland man to an El Salvador prison was 'wholly lawless'

A federal judge says the U_S_ government’s decision to arrest a Maryland man and send him to a notorious prison in El Salvador appears to be “wholly lawless.”.

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Bondi announces charges in MS-13 killing as the Trump administration highlights its gang crackdown

Read full article: Bondi announces charges in MS-13 killing as the Trump administration highlights its gang crackdown

Attorney General Pam Bondi says three alleged MS-13 gang members have been federally charged in connection with a killing a decade ago in Florida.

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Federal prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing

Read full article: Federal prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says she has directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4.

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Trump welcomes Kid Rock to White House for order targeting ticket scalpers

Read full article: Trump welcomes Kid Rock to White House for order targeting ticket scalpers

President Donald Trump invited Kid Rock into the Oval Office and signed an executive order that he says will help curb ticket scalping and bring “commonsense” changes to the way live entertainment events are priced.

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Justice Department instructed to dismiss legal challenge to Georgia election law

Read full article: Justice Department instructed to dismiss legal challenge to Georgia election law

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has instructed the Justice Department to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a sweeping 2021 election law in Georgia.

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Authorities investigate damaging fire at New Mexico's GOP headquarters

Read full article: Authorities investigate damaging fire at New Mexico's GOP headquarters

Federal authorities are investigating an early morning fire that damaged the entryway to the headquarters of the Republican Party of New Mexico in Albuquerque.

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Protests against Elon Musk's purge of US government swarm Tesla showrooms

Read full article: Protests against Elon Musk's purge of US government swarm Tesla showrooms

Crowds have protested billionaire Elon Musk’s purge of the U.S. government under President Donald Trump outside Tesla dealerships throughout the U.S. and in some cities in Europe.

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Stanford, Cal and UCLA investigated in Trump's anti-DEI campaign

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The Trump administration says it has opened investigations into the admissions policies at Stanford University and three campuses within the University of California system, including UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC Irvine.

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Alleged leader of MS-13 street gang on the East Coast is arrested in Virginia

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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says the alleged leader of the MS-13 street gang on the East Coast has been arrested in Virginia.

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Anti-abortion groups aim to end Planned Parenthood funding and suggest Musk's DOGE to get it done

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Major anti-abortion groups have gathered in the nation's capital to begin a lobbying effort with Congress and President Donald Trump’s administration aimed at eliminating funding for Planned Parenthood.

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Bondi signals criminal probe into Signal chat is unlikely, despite long history of similar inquiries

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FBI Director Kash Patel may not have been part of a Signal chat in which other Trump administration national security officials discussed detailed attack plans.

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Judge says Justice Department attacked her character to 'impugn the integrity' of US judicial system

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A federal judge accused the Justice Department of attacking her character in an effort to undermine the integrity of the judicial system, forcefully pushing back against the Trump administration’s criticism of the courts for blocking parts of the president’s agenda.

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The 'state secrets privilege' sounds mysterious. Here's what it is and how it works

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The Trump administration is invoking a powerful tool in seeking to cut off a judge’s inquiry into whether it defied his order to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants being deported from the United States.

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Trump taps his former defense attorney, Alina Habba, to be New Jersey's top federal prosecutor

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President Donald Trump named his one-time defense attorney and current White House counselor Alina Habba to be the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey.

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Violent attacks on Tesla dealerships spike as Musk takes prominent role in Trump White House

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Attacks on property carrying the logo of Elon Musk’s electric-car company are cropping up from coast to coast and even overseas.

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The Justice Department and FBI announce a new task force to target Hamas over Oct. 7 attack

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The Justice Department has announced the creation of a task force to investigate Hamas for its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel as well as potential civil rights violations and acts of antisemitism by anyone supporting the militant group.

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'Scum,' 'crooked' elections and 'corrupt' media. What Trump said inside the Justice Department

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President Donald Trump delivered what sounded like one of his typical meandering, grievance-laden campaign speeches on Friday, but it was where he did it — inside the U.S. Department of Justice — that mattered.

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