The Department of Justice

Emmer Says Omar Should Lose Her Citizenship and Seat: ‘She Is No Longer Allowed on the House Floor’

Incoming House GOP Whip Tom Emmer said Rep. Ilhan Omar will stop being a citizen and a member of Congress…

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DOJ Tells Federal Agencies to ‘Operate Solely in English’

A Justice Department memo published Thursday tells agencies to use only English for forms, websites, notices and more, with exceptions…

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Federal Prosecutor Warns Blumenthal Over Ballroom Donor Probe, but He Says ‘I Will Not Be Intimidated’

U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz ordered Sen. Richard Blumenthal to preserve records, accusing him of threatening Trump donors; Blumenthal answered with…

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Prosecutors Charged Ilhan Omar’s Ex-Bodyguard While Pressing Him to Turn on Her, His Lawyer Says

Federal prosecutors filed a felony charge against Abdullahi Mohamed, a former bodyguard for Rep. Ilhan Omar, and his lawyer says…

2 days ago

Trump Presses Senate to Confirm 161 Nominees Before Democrats Take Over, Names Three More Judges

President Trump urged the lame-duck Senate to confirm all 161 of his pending nominees, including 25 judges, and on Tuesday…

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Civil Division Chief Shumate Becomes Fourth Top DOJ Official to Quit Since Midterms

Brett Shumate resigned as head of the Justice Department’s Civil Division, the fourth senior DOJ official to leave since the…

4 days ago

Blanche Forced Out DOJ National Security Chief After Leak-Investigation Clashes, Report Says

John Eisenberg’s resignation is confirmed, but the reported dispute over subpoenas targeting journalists rests on unnamed administration sources.

6 days ago

DOJ Escalates Criminal Probe Into Supreme Court Dobbs Leak

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s Washington office is leading a Justice Department criminal investigation into the 2022 leak of the draft…

1 week ago

Harmeet Dhillon Resigns as DOJ Civil Rights Chief

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon says she told White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles in early October she would…

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Democrats Name Probe Targets and Post Investigator Jobs, but DOJ Says It’s ‘Not Afraid’

Incoming Democratic committee chairs are naming Jared Kushner, Corey Lewandowski and Attorney General Todd Blanche as targets, while the Justice…

1 week ago

DOJ Sends Record 1,000 Election Monitors to All 50 States After Judge Limits Who Can Serve

The Justice Department is deploying about 1,000 election monitors and observers in all 50 states for the first time, after…

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Boasberg Refuses to Punish Immigrant Group That Picked Apart DOJ’s Noncitizen Voter List

Chief Judge James Boasberg denied the Justice Department's bid to strike CHIRLA's analysis of its California noncitizen voter list and…

1 week ago

DOJ Charges 63 People in 15 States With Voting Crimes on Eve of Midterms

The Justice Department charged 63 people with illegal voting, fraudulent registration and false citizenship claims, bringing the total charged under…

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DOJ Warns Election Officials of Jail Time as DHS Vows to Deport Illegal Voters

The Justice Department told election officials in all 50 states they could face prosecution for failing to preserve records, while…

2 weeks ago

Obama-Appointed Judge Tosses DOJ Suit Over ‘Decoy’ Dan Sullivan in Alaska Senate Race; DOJ Appeals

Judge Sharon Gleason ruled the Justice Department lacks standing to block certification of Alaska's Senate race over the second Dan…

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