Trump stocks Justice Department with personal lawyers after loyalty complaints during his first term

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  Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni lawyers spar during first court hearing

  Each lawyer claimed the other was attacking their client outside of court.
  
  BBC News - 2d
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  Education Department workers put on leave after taking diversity training during Trump's 1st term, union says

  Dozens of employees who attended a diversity training course encouraged by former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos during President Donald Trump’s first term have been placed on paid leave, a union ...
  
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  Trump is reversing the Justice Department's civil rights policies

  Trump is reversing the Civil Rights Division's positions on major legal issues, including voting rights, abortion rights and DEI initiatives.
  
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• Trump signs Laken Riley Act, first bill of his new term

  The Laken Riley Act aims to expand the federal government's mandate to detain immigrants who are in the country illegally.
  
  CBS News - Jan. 29

• How the Justice Department is changing under Trump

  The Justice Department has fired more than a dozen officials who worked on former special counsel Jack Smith's team prosecuting President Trump. It comes just days after Trump fired more than a ...
  
  CBS News - Jan. 27
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  Trump administration fires justice department lawyers who investigated him

  The lawyers were part of former special counsel Jack Smith's team which brought two cases against the president.
  
  BBC News - Jan. 28

• Trump orders Justice Department to not enforce TikTok ban

  The order directs the Justice Department not to take action or impose penalties against "any entity for any noncompliance" with the law.
  
  CBS News - Jan. 20
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  Trump Targeted Scientists in His First Term. This Time, They’re Prepared.

  Agencies and unions have put in place new guardrails designed to limit political interference in government research.
  
  The New York Times - Jan. 17
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  Can the Justice Department Survive a Trump Wrecking Ball?

  Over the next four years, the rule of law will face a profound test.
  
  The New York Times - Jan. 9

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  Education Department staff warned that Trump buyout offers could be canceled at any time

  Officials at the Department of Education told staff that if they accept the Trump administration’s resignation package, the education secretary may cancel it.
  
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  Lawsuits imminent over Trump's dismantling of USAID

  USAID employees and contractors are discussing potential lawsuits targeting the unprecedented attack on the federal agency by the Trump administration.
  
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  Out of power, Democratic lawmakers take to the streets to rally opposition to Trump

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  Trump the real estate developer eyes Gaza as his next project

  Donald Trump the president was once Donald Trump the real estate mogul, and in his new term the two roles are starting to blur.
  
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  Trump's pick to lead the National Counterterrorism Center has called Jan. 6 rioters 'political prisoners'

  President Trump has chosen Michael Ellis as deputy CIA director, and Joe Kent to oversee counterterrorism intelligence.
  
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  The DOJ agreed to a proposed order that would largely block the Treasury Department from sharing sensitive financial data with the Department of Government Efficiency.
  
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  Palestinians and Arab states reject Trump's Gaza takeover proposal

  The Palestinian president, Hamas and neighbouring countries condemn the idea of resettling Gazans abroad.
  
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  Three men who are alleged to be part of a theft group from South America were indicted Wednesday in the break-in at Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s home, prosecutors in Ohio said.
  
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  Trump Administration Deepens Pressure on Federal Workers to Resign

  Rattled civil servants struggled with whether to leave their posts in advance of a Thursday deadline as Elon Musk continued his push through agencies.
  
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