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The Observer view: A year on from his death, Alexei Navalny still shines bright in a dark land | Observer editorial
Principled, charismatic and humorous, the murdered Russian opposition leader was everything Vladimir Putin is not. It is exactly one year since Alexei Navalny, Russia’s best-known opposition leader ...The Guardian - 3d -
Walter Robinson, Exuberant Art-World Participant and Observer, Dies at 74
A painter who took his subjects from pop culture, he was also the founding editor of Artnet.com and chronicled the rise of the SoHo art scene in the 1970s.The New York Times - 6h -
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DOJ appeals judge's order to unfreeze federal grants
The Justice Department on Monday appealed a federal judge's order to unfreeze federal grants, hours after the judge ruled that the Trump administration had not complied with his directive. In a ...The Hill - Feb. 10 -
Eric Adams praises DOJ for dropping criminal charges
New York City Mayor Eric Adams applauded the decision by the Department of Justice to drop charges against him, including counts for bribery, conspiracy and campaign finance violations. CBS News' ...CBS News - Feb. 11 -
House Democrats call for investigation into top DOJ officials
A coalition of House Democrats is calling for an investigation into two top Justice Department officials, arguing they violated the code of conduct in taking actions on cases in which they were ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
Blanche grilled over slate of FBI, DOJ firings
Senate Democrats grilled Todd Blanche, President Trump’s former criminal defense attorney, on whether he would blunt attempts to interfere with the Department of Justice (DOJ) if confirmed as ...The Hill - 6d -
At least 20 immigration judges fired by DOJ
The Justice Department has fired 20 immigration judges as immigration courts deal with a reported backlog of about 4 million cases. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez ...CBS News - 2d -
Top DOJ criminal prosecutor abruptly resigns
The head of the Justice Department's criminal division in Washington, D.C., quit on Tuesday, the latest of several resignations from high-ranking DOJ officials. CBS News Justice Department reporter ...CBS News - 19h -
Judges block Musk's efforts to slash federal spending
Federal judges block President Trump and Elon Musk's attempts to slash spending and reshape the federal workforce. NBC News' Aaron Gilchrist reports.NBC News - Feb. 9 -
Hundreds of tractors block Westminster in inheritance tax protest
Farmers from across the UK protesting in London against changes to inheritance tax.BBC News - Feb. 10 -
Fourth judge blocks Trump’s birthright executive order
A fourth federal judge blocked President Trump’s executive order to restrict birthright citizenship in the U.S., yet another blow to the president’s controversial idea. In a pair of lawsuits, U.S. ...The Hill - 5d -
Abortions to resume in Missouri after a judge blocks restrictions
Abortions are set to resume in Missouri after a judge blocked regulations that had restricted providers even after voters approved enshrining abortion rights into the state’s constitutionABC News - 4d -
Abortions to resume in Missouri after judge blocks restrictions
Abortions are set to resume in Missouri after a judge blocked regulations that had restricted providers even after voters approved enshrining abortion rights into the state’s constitution.NBC News - 4d -
DOJ ordered review of ‘gender ideology’ compliance at child safety authority
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), the primary U.S. nonprofit fighting child sexual exploitation, said Friday that it is removing all references to transgender people ...NBC News - Feb. 7 -
DOJ asks court to lift Treasury order that limits DOGE access
President Trump’s Justice Department moved Sunday evening to lift a judge’s expansive ruling that prevents non-civil servants from accessing the Treasury Department’s payment systems, such as Elon ...The Hill - Feb. 10 -
DOJ tells prosecutors to drop case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams
In September, Adams was indicted on five counts including bribery, conspiracy and campaign finance violations. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.CBS News - Feb. 10 -
DOJ orders charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams dismissed
The Department of Justice ordered the acting U.S. attorney of the Southern District of New York to dismiss all charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. NBC News' Ken Dilanian explains the ...NBC News - Feb. 11 -
DOJ orders charges against NYC mayor Eric Adams dropped
President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is demanding that federal prosecutors drop the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. The administration is not citing the merits of the ...NBC News - Feb. 11 -
Trump administration removes acting head of DOJ's National Security Division: Sources
The Trump administration has removed the acting head of the DOJ's National Security Division after he served in the role for less than a month, sources say.ABC News - Feb. 11 -
As Trump pushes whirlwind agenda, DOJ is challenged to defend his orders in court
As Donald Trump presses his breakneck effort to remake the government, the flurry of lawsuits pushing back have seemingly overwhelming the lawyers defending his orders.ABC News - Feb. 12 -
What is New York's Green Light Law at center of DOJ lawsuit?
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says the Department of Justice is suing New York over the state's Green Light Law.CBS News - 5d -
White House terminates top federal prosecutors amid DOJ, FBI purge
The White House terminated multiple U.S. attorneys on Wednesday amid a period of upheaval at the Justice Department initiated by President Donald Trump.NBC News - 5d -
Former NYPD detective on DOJ resignations amid dropped Eric Adams charges
The acting U.S. attorney for New York's Southern District, Danielle Sassoon, has resigned days after her office was instructed by the Justice Department to drop corruption charges against New York ...CBS News - 5d -
Details on DOJ resignations around order to drop Eric Adams charges
Days after she was ordered by the Justice Department to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Danielle Sassoon, the acting attorney for the Southern District of New York, ...CBS News - 5d -
Here are the DOJ officials who resigned over order to drop Adams case
Several Department of Justice (DOJ) officials resigned from their posts after receiving a directive to drop federal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D). U.S. Deputy ...The Hill - 5d -
Trump DOJ forces a Bloody Thursday to save Eric Adams’s bacon
The decision by Justice to dismiss the case had nothing to do with the facts or the law, but was based wholly on political considerations.The Hill - 4d -
Upheaval at DOJ after prosecutors resign over Eric Adams corruption case
The Department of Justice moved to officially dismiss bribery charges against New York’s mayor, Eric Adams. Under pressure to drop the charges from DOJ officials appointed by President Trump, at ...NBC News - 4d -
DOJ to dismiss corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams
The Justice Department moved to dismiss federal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Friday. It comes after several federal prosecutors, including the lead attorney ...NBC News - 4d -
DOJ files motion to dismiss charges in Mayor Eric Adams' case
DOJ files motion to dismiss charges in Mayor Eric Adams' caseABC News - 4d -
DOJ drops charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams
The Department of Justice has filed paperwork to drop the charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. The move came after more than a half-dozen federal prosecutors who raised concerns about ...CBS News - 4d -
Fox analyst Andy McCarthy blasts Trump DOJ for 'weaponization' in column
Fox News analyst Andy McCarthy slammed President Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ), saying Attorney General Pam Bondi is going to weaponize the department. In an op-ed published Sunday in ...The Hill - 2d -
Homan says he's asked DOJ whether Ocasio-Cortez is impeding ICE
President Trump's "border czar" Tom Homan said Monday he asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) whether Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's (D-N.Y.) efforts to educate people about their rights while ...The Hill - 1d -
Judge sets hearing for Adams, DOJ to explain dismissal of charges
The federal judge overseeing New York City Mayor Eric Adams's (D) criminal case set a Wednesday hearing to discuss the Justice Department’s effort to drop his charges. U.S. District Judge Dale Ho ...The Hill - 1d -
'Unadulterated animus': Judge spars with DOJ over Trump transgender military ban
A federal judge sparred with the Justice Department over the breadth of President Trump’s executive order effectively barring transgender people from serving openly in the military during a ...The Hill - 22h -
'Unadulterated animus': Judge blasts DOJ about transgender military restrictions
Federal judge blocked the Trump administration from enforcing executive order that was expected to lead to a significant curtailment of transgender service members.ABC News - 22h -
Emil Bove takes leading role in implementing Trump takeover of DoJ
Dismissal of case against Eric Adams reflects new directive for prosecutors to toe line on White House’s policies. Emil Bove, the acting deputy attorney general, moving with ruthless efficiency ...The Guardian - 8h -
Judge temporarily blocks Trump's federal government employee buyout
Just hours before the deadline for federal employees to accept the Trump administration's deferred resignation offer, a judge has temporarily blocked the buyout offer.ABC News - Feb. 6 -
Thousands block Athens traffic to protest delays in Greek rail disaster inquiry
Several thousand high school and university students have blocked traffic in central Athens in an anti-government protest against delays in an investigation into a 2023 rail disaster that claimed ...ABC News - Feb. 7