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April 9, 2026
Justice Department opens antitrust probe into NFL broadcasting deals
The Justice Department has launched an investigation into whether the National Football League has engaged in anticompetitive practices, amid growing frustration from fans over the league’s increas...
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April 8, 2026
Bondi won’t testify before House about Epstein files, DOJ says
Some House members say they still intend to pursue their subpoena of former attorney general Pam Bondi, despite her firing last week.
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April 7, 2026
Acting AG says Trump has ‘duty’ to identify people who should be investigated
Todd Blanche, who is leading the Justice Department after Pam Bondi’s ouster, defended investigations of the president’s political foes.
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April 6, 2026
Supreme Court sides with Steve Bannon in bid to dismiss Jan. 6 conviction
The influential right-wing podcaster spent four months in prison for defying a subpoena from the House panel investigating the 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol.
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April 3, 2026
Todd Blanche takes on DOJ’s top job and the burden of Trump’s expectations
After Trump ousted Pam Bondi, her deputy is set to lead the department — and take on many of the same challenges.
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April 2, 2026
Justice Dept. says the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional
The DOJ concluded that a law requiring presidential records preservation is unconstitutional, setting the path to potentially upend decades-old legal precedent.
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April 2, 2026
Trump ousts Pam Bondi as attorney general
Bondi, the former Florida attorney general, has been a long-standing Trump loyalist.
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March 30, 2026
Rep. Eric Swalwell sends cease-and-desist letter to FBI director
The Democratic lawmaker’s move comes after report in The Post that Kash Patel was preparing to release investigative files related to the congressman.
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March 27, 2026
FBI probe of 2020 election count in Georgia faces crucial court hearing
A federal judge Friday will consider Fulton County’s request for the return of thousands of ballots seized by President Donald Trump’s Justice Department.
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March 25, 2026
DOJ agrees to pay ex-Trump adviser Michael Flynn to settle malicious prosecution suit
The amount of the settlement was not disclosed in court papers.
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March 25, 2026
Trump showed classified map to passengers on his plane in 2022, memo says
The document offers a snapshot of an early moment in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation and adds new shading to the public understanding of Smith’s probes.
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March 23, 2026
New top prosecutor named in New Jersey, ending impasse over U.S attorney’s office
Robert Frazer replaces a trio of officials the Justice Department installed to lead the office late last year — an arrangement a federal judge ruled was illegal.
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March 10, 2026
Smartmatic says it’s being targeted by Justice Dept. to bolster false 2020 claims
The voting machine company asked a judge to dismiss foreign bribery charges filed against it last year, alleging a vindictive and selective prosecution.
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March 9, 2026
Trio named to replace Alina Habba as U.S. attorney is also serving illegally, judge says
The decision comes amid a growing standoff over U.S. attorney appointments among all three branches of government.
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March 9, 2026
Live Nation, Ticketmaster agree to settle antitrust lawsuit with Justice Department
Officials have alleged that Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment held an illegal monopoly over concerts and other live events.
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March 6, 2026
Florida Bar reverses itself, says it is not investigating Lindsey Halligan
A spokesperson said the bar’s counsel “erroneously” stated there was a “pending investigation”; instead, a complaint against Halligan remains at a preliminary stage.
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March 6, 2026
Justice Department targets Cuban officials, aims for indictments
The Justice Department has formed a working group to examine bringing federal charges against officials or entities within Cuba’s government.
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March 5, 2026
Lindsey Halligan faces investigation by Florida Bar
The Justice Department has proposed new regulations that would allow it to intervene in state bar disciplinary actions, which it said have become “weaponized.”
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March 1, 2026
Attack on Iran may have motivated man who killed 2 in Austin, officials say
A man who fatally shot two people and wounded 14 others at a bar in Austin, Texas early Sunday morning may have been motivated by the U.S. attack on Iran.
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February 27, 2026
U.S. blocking Maduro from money to pay for his defense, lawyers say
Lawyers for Nicolás Maduro asked a judge to dismiss the narco-terrorism case against him, accusing the administration of preventing him from funding a defense.
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February 26, 2026
Prosecution of Kilmar Abrego García faces critical test in court hearing
Justice Department lawyers must convince a federal judge that they did not seek to indict the Maryland man in retaliation for his successful challenge of his illegal deportation to El Salvador.
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February 23, 2026
Judge Cannon orders secrecy for report on Trump classified-documents case
A federal judge in Florida blocked public release of special counsel Jack Smith’s extensive report into the classified-documents case against President Donald Trump.
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February 21, 2026
Judges in Virginia name new U.S. attorney, then Justice Dept. fires him
Federal judges in the Eastern District of Virginia unanimously named an interim U.S. attorney, and the Justice Department almost immediately fired him.
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February 20, 2026
Trump banner on Justice Dept. building draws authoritarian comparisons
Democrats criticized the appearance of the president on the headquarters of a department that has long prided itself on being independent from the White House.
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February 13, 2026
DOJ’s targeting of Trump critics ramps up with attempt to indict lawmakers
The effort to indict six Democratic lawmakers marks the first time DOJ has attempted to classify critical speech from prominent Trump detractors as a crime.
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February 12, 2026
White House fires new U.S. attorney in N.Y. within hours of his appointment
Donald T. Kinsella was appointed by judges to lead the federal prosecutors’ office in Albany, then fired hours later via an email from the White House.
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February 11, 2026
Pam Bondi lashes out as lawmakers press her on Epstein, cases against Trump foes
The attorney general lobbed insults when lawmakers questioned her decisions and portrayed the Justice Department as unfairly maligned by Democrats and Trump critics.
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February 10, 2026
FBI details basis for Fulton County search in newly unsealed affidavit
The FBI told a federal judge that it is investigating whether any “deficiencies” in Georgia officials’ handling of the 2020 presidential election were intentional.
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February 9, 2026
DOJ seeks to undo Bannon’s conviction for defying Jan. 6 subpoena
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for D.C., said a judge should dismiss Stephen K. Bannon indictment over defying a Jan. 6 subpoena “in the interests of justice.”
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February 9, 2026
Ghislaine Maxwell declines to answer lawmakers’ questions in closed-door deposition
A lawyer for about Jeffrey Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell said she is prepared to testify before lawmakers if first granted clemency.
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