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May 20, 2026
How the $1.8 Billion Trump Fund May Violate Past Practice and Policy
The fund that could offer payouts to Trump allies who accuse the government of mistreatment is not only highly unusual but also appears to violate the administration’s own policies.
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May 19, 2026
Blanche Defends $1.8 Billion Fund as Skepticism Mounts
The acting attorney general told lawmakers the fund would review claims from an array of people, not just Republicans.
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May 14, 2026
U.S. Set to Drop Charges Against Indian Billionaire Accused of Fraud
The decision came after a meeting in which a lawyer for the billionaire, Gautam Adani, made an unusual offer, according to people familiar with the matter.
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May 14, 2026
Justice Dept. Sues D.C. Bar Over Efforts to Discipline Government Lawyers
The move escalates the administration’s feud with legal disciplinary bodies over the ethical conduct of government lawyers.
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May 12, 2026
Kash Patel Denies Lying and Excessive Drinking in Heated Exchanges With Democrats
The remarks, at a hearing ostensibly about the coming budget for law enforcement agencies, veered from sedate exchanges about operational matters to ugly personal confrontations.
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May 12, 2026
Justice Dept. Subpoenas Wall Street Journal in Leak Investigation
Critics raised concerns over press freedom after The Journal disclosed receiving subpoenas related to an article on deliberations on the risks of military action in Iran.
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May 6, 2026
Office of Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas Raided by F.B.I. Agents
Two people familiar with the case said the search of a Democratic lawmaker’s office was related to a Biden-era investigation of possible corruption and bribery related to marijuana businesses.
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May 3, 2026
Blanche Says Others Who Post ‘86 47’ Message Won’t Be Charged Like Comey
The acting attorney general said such messages were “posted constantly” and said the Justice Department had gathered other evidence against the former F.B.I. director, but declined to describe it.
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May 1, 2026
Authorities Release Video of Gunman in White House Correspondents’ Dinner Attack
The F.B.I. and prosecutors shared an annotated video showing the suspect sprinting through a checkpoint and raising a gun. A frame-by-frame analysis suggests that he may have fired.
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April 30, 2026
Trump Administration Casts Host of Policies Under Biden as Anti-Christian
A new report is the latest effort by the Justice Department to argue that it is removing political bias from prosecutorial decision-making.
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April 29, 2026
Trump Administration Announces Moves to Sharply Curtail Gun Regulations
The changes are in keeping with the administration’s pledge to cut back on gun restrictions.
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April 29, 2026
New Details Released About Cole Tomas Allen, Gunman at Correspondents’ Dinner
The details, combined with video, seem to suggest that the gunman was not the person who shot an officer in his protective vest.
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April 28, 2026
Trump Administration Secures New Indictment Against James Comey
The new case stems from a photograph of seashells on a North Carolina beach.
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April 28, 2026
King Charles Visits Trump as U.S.-U.K. Tensions Flare, and Airlines Ask White House for Help
Plus, how millions of people could become Canadian.
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April 27, 2026
Charges Against Suspect in Trump Assassination Attempt Based on Shotgun Shell and a Screed
The authorities say the California man stormed a black-tie gala on Saturday seeking to kill the president.
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April 26, 2026
Security at Correspondents’ Dinner Worked as Intended, Experts Say
Officials noted that the suspect never made it into the hotel ballroom, where President Trump and hundreds of journalists were gathered for the White House correspondents’ dinner.
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April 26, 2026
Gunman Was Tackled by Law Enforcement Near Correspondents’ Dinner Security Checkpoint
The gunman did not make it inside the hotel ballroom where President Trump, top officials and hundreds of journalists had gathered for dinner.
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April 24, 2026
Trump Administration Approves Firing Squad Executions for Death Penalty
The Justice Department also reauthorized the use of a death penalty drug, and will seek to shorten the length of some legal appeals.
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April 21, 2026
Southern Poverty Law Center Says It Is Under Investigation by Justice Dept.
The Southern Poverty Law Center, which is best known for investigating hate groups, has been accused by Republicans of unfairly targeting conservative and Christian organizations.
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April 15, 2026
Trump’s Go-To Justification for Contentious Decisions: National Security
The administration has invoked national security in a variety of matters, including the White House ballroom and offshore wind farms, drawing rebukes from some judges.
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April 14, 2026
Trump Administration Accuses Biden DOJ of Unfairly Prosecuting Anti-Abortion Activists
The report is part of the president’s effort to claim anti-conservative and anti-Christian biases in federal law enforcement, even as he pushes to wield the legal system against his political enemies.
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April 7, 2026
Only Trump Knows Why Bondi Was Fired as Attorney General, Blanche Says
In his first news conference since being elevated to acting attorney general, Todd Blanche said that “nobody has any idea” what led to Pam Bondi’s dismissal other than President Trump.
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March 30, 2026
Justice Dept. Watchdog Has Gone Silent, Lawyers for Whistle-Blower Say
Lawyers for a fired Justice Department lawyer say the agency’s inspector general appears to have ignored at least 20 different requests to scrutinize misconduct.
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March 28, 2026
F.B.I. Said to Dig Up Old Investigative Files on Democratic Lawmaker
The urgent instructions at the Trump administration’s behest to gather and relay the files on Representative Eric Swalwell have alarmed some career law enforcement officials.
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March 11, 2026
Newsom Sees No Imminent Threat After F.B.I. Warning That Iranian Drones Could Attack California
Just before the war began, the Federal Bureau of Investigation told state officials that Iran might respond with drone attacks on California. No specific, credible threats have been identified.
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March 11, 2026
Trump Documents Missing in Epstein Files Highlight DOJ’s Missteps
In late July, an F.B.I. agent asked colleagues to get started on a sensitive task relating to Jeffrey Epstein, listing the names of 14 prominent men, with President Trump at the top.
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March 10, 2026
Voting Company Smartmatic Says It’s a Target of Vindictive Prosecution by Trump
The voting technology company’s new court filing signals how far-reaching the legal fights over elections will be in 2026.
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March 10, 2026
D.C. Bar Begins Disciplinary Proceedings Against Ed Martin
A new legal filing accused Mr. Martin, a senior Justice Department official, of an unethical pressure campaign against Georgetown University.
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March 6, 2026
Florida Bar Retreats From Statement Saying Lindsey Halligan Was Under Scrutiny
The Florida bar said that it had “erroneously” made that assertion, disclosed in a letter last month, and that no investigation into Ms. Halligan was pending.
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March 6, 2026
DOJ Releases Missing Interviews With Woman Who Made Claims Against Trump in Epstein Files
The pages had been withheld from the trove of documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein because of what officials called a mistaken determination that they were duplicates.
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