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Democrats demand Patel information in special counsel's classified documents report
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are demanding to see the volume of former special counsel Jack Smith’s report dealing with the Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation, asserting ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump fires Democratic commissioners at civil rights enforcement agency
President Trump fired two of the three Democratic commissioners who enforce civil rights in the workplace Monday, extending his purge of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the federal ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump demands for legislative agenda squeeze House GOP
DORAL, Fla. — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is staring out at a minefield as he looks to pass a sprawling tax and immigration package that pleases all corners of the ideologically diverse Republican ...The Hill - 1d -
Bipartisan senators demand Trump explanation for IG firings
The leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a rare bipartisan letter to President Trump demanding an explanation for his firing of 17 inspectors general (IG) in one night. The rebuke said ...The Hill - 2d -
McCabe: Trump trying to return DOJ to 'pre-1970s days'
Andrew McCabe, former deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), said President Trump is aiming to have the Department of Justice (DOJ) return to “pre-1970s days” after the ...The Hill - 2d -
Democrats demand answers on Trump DOJ firings, reassignments
House Democratic leaders are asking Justice Department officials to explain an “onslaught” of firings and reassignments of prosecutors during President Trump’s first week in office. The letter from ...The Hill - 2d -
DOJ fires officials involved in Trump prosecutions by special counsel Jack Smith
President Donald Trump had been charged with crimes by special counsel Jack Smith in cases related to the 2020 election and classified documents.CNBC - 2d -
Trump sends message with DOJ firings and DeepSeek turns heads: Morning Rundown
Several Justice Department lawyers involved in Trump investigations are fired.NBC News - 2d -
Trump's DOJ firings are designed to deter future investigations, former officials say
The firing of career Justice Department lawyers involved in prosecuting Donald Trump was designed to intimidate DOJ workers and deter investigations of Trump's second term, former officials say.NBC News - 2d -
Trump fires all 3 Democrats on privacy oversight board
President Trump on Monday fired all three Democrats on the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), bringing much of its work to a standstill. The move guts a board designed to ensure ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump Paralyzes Independent Rights Watchdog, Firing Members Selected by Democrats
The move removed three of the four sitting members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, leaving it unable to act as the Trump administration begins reshaping intelligence agencies.The New York Times - 3d -
DOJ fires members of special counsel Jack Smith's team who prosecuted Trump
They couldn't be trusted to implement the president's agenda, officials said.ABC News - 3d -
DOJ fires prosecutors who worked on Trump criminal cases
Justice Department (DOJ) officials fired several prosecutors who worked on President Trump's criminal cases, saying they could not “trust” them. The move impacted at least a dozen prosecutors who ...The Hill - 3d -
Trump administration fires DOJ officials who worked on criminal investigations of the president
The Trump administration has fired Justice Department employees who were involved in special counsel Jack Smith's investigation that led to now-dismissed indictments against President Donald Trump ...NBC News - 3d -
House Democrats condemn Trump's inspectors general firings in letter
A coalition of Democratic lawmakers expressed their concerns with President Trump’s Friday decision to fire independent inspectors general. “We write to express our grave concern about your recent ...The Hill - 4d -
Second DOJ official who investigated Trump reassigned to immigration crackdown
Multiple Justice Department officials were told they were being removed from their jobs and re-assigned to a new effort to take legal action against so-called sanctuary cities.NBC News - 5d -
Trump's DOJ asks Supreme Court to freeze cases on student debt, environment
President Trump’s Justice Department on Friday asked the Supreme Court to freeze four pending cases implicating the environment or student debt as the new administration considers reversing the ...The Hill - 6d -
Newark officials demand answers after ICE raid
Officials in Newark, along with immigrant rights activists, are criticizing a warrantless ICE raid targeting a New Jersey seafood business. Several people were detained during the operation.NBC News - 6d -
Trump says he will 'demand' lower interest rates
Trump made a virtual address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.ABC News - Jan. 23 -
Trump DOJ leaders freeze civil rights litigation, police reform agreements
The Justice Department has put a freeze on civil rights litigation and indicated it could rethink numerous police reform agreements with local departments that were negotiated under the Biden ...The Hill - Jan. 23 -
Simplification, not deregulation, is the EU’s answer to the Trump revolution
Also in this newsletter: The ICC asks why Italy released an alleged war criminalFinancial Times - Jan. 23 -
DOJ threatens to prosecute officials who resist Trump's immigration agenda
The Justice Department's new leadership directed prosecutors to potentially charge state or local officials who impede President Trump's immigration policies.CBS News - Jan. 22 -
DoJ says it will prosecute officials who resist Trump’s immigration crackdown
Justice department directive comes amid slate of executive orders targeting US immigrants and asylum seekers. US politics live – latest updates Trump’s immigration orders designed to sow chaos ...The Guardian - Jan. 22 -
DOJ can't send Congress the Trump classified documents report, judge says
A federal judge barred the Justice Department from sharing former special counsel Jack Smith's final report on the classified documents case against Donald Trump with members of Congress.NBC News - Jan. 21 -
Multiple immigration-related DOJ officials removed as part of Trump overhaul: Source
Multiple officials in the DOJ office that oversees immigration courts have been removed from their positions as part of the Trump administration's overhaul, sources say.ABC News - Jan. 20 -
Q&A: FT experts answer readers’ questions on Donald Trump’s return
From Ukraine to cryptocurrencies, these are the issues that matter to readersFinancial Times - Jan. 18 -
Democrats concerned after Mike Johnson fires top Republican from House committee reportedly at Trump’s request – live
House speaker removed intelligence committee chair Mike Turner, whose stances have run afoul with Trump. Here’s what Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, wrote on X about his decision to name th e ...The Guardian - Jan. 16 -
Democrats grill Trump budget pick
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump’s pick for budget chief faces fire in hearing Democrats grilled Russell ...The Hill - Jan. 15 -
Less than 2 in 10 confident Trump DOJ will act fairly: Survey
Less than 2 in 10 Americans are “extremely” or “very” confident President-elect Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) will act in a nonpartisan and fair manner, according to a survey released ...The Hill - Jan. 15 -
Trump’s pick for DoJ to face scrutiny on vow to prosecute his opponents
Pam Bondi called for investigations into lawyers who built cases against the president-electFinancial Times - Jan. 15 -
Fact-checking criticism of California Democrats over fires
The US president-elect has criticised a top California Democrat for challenges fighting the blazes in Los Angeles.BBC News - Jan. 12 -
Jack Smith resigns from DOJ amid fight over Trump reports
Special Counsel Jack Smith formally resigned from the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday, a detail buried in a court filing as DOJ pushes to release his final report on his investigation into ...The Hill - Jan. 11 -
DoJ to release part of report on Trump’s attempt to overturn 2020 election
Justice department intends to release special counsel Jack Smith’s findings from investigation. Attorney general Merrick Garland intends to release the first part of the highly-anticipated special ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
Special counsel's Trump report should be partially released, DOJ says
The Justice Department told a federal appeals court that the portion of special counsel Jack Smith's report on his investigation involving the 2020 election should be released to the public.CBS News - Jan. 8 -
Democrats still underestimate Trump
Despite his greatest political win, and arguably America’s greatest presidential recovery, Trump’s opponents continue to act as though his success is a fluke.The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Democrats under fire for not sounding alarm earlier on Biden
Democratic leaders and lawmakers are coming under growing scrutiny for not blowing the whistle sooner on what is widely perceived to be President Biden’s decline during the final two years of his ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Lead Trump documents prosecutor leaves DOJ
A lead prosecutor on the Department of Justice's (DOJ) prosecution into President-elect Trump's mishandling of documents at Mar-a-Lago has retired from the department. Jay Bratt left the DOJ on ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
DOJ calls on Supreme Court to deny Trump's request to delay TikTok ban
The Justice Department urged the Supreme Court on Friday to deny President-elect Trump’s request to postpone their ruling on a TikTok ban set to be implemented the day before his inauguration. ...The Hill - Jan. 4