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April 9, 2026
DOJ presses for its own search of Post reporter’s phone, laptops
Federal prosecutors want to overturn a magistrate judge’s decision to review reporter Hannah Natanson’s seized devices on behalf of the government and turn over information relevant to a leak inves...
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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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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 28, 2026
Kash Patel’s push against Democratic lawmaker raises concerns within FBI
FBI Director Kash Patel is pushing to post documents related to a Democratic lawmaker who has not been accused of wrongdoing, raising alarms within the Bureau.
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March 25, 2026
Bondi’s post-Oct. 7 terrorism task force falters after initial fanfare
The group was created a year ago to investigate Hamas terrorists and antisemitic attacks. Now many of its members have been fired or reassigned.
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March 20, 2026
Justice Dept. seeks to drop case against officers connected to Breonna Taylor raid
The move comes six years after police shot and killed Taylor inside her Louisville apartment.
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March 11, 2026
Government appeals judge’s order barring search of Post reporter’s devices
The Justice Department appealed a judge’s order that blocked officials from searching a Washington Post reporter’s electronic devices in a leak investigation.
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March 10, 2026
Ed Martin faces disciplinary proceedings over actions as D.C. U.S. attorney
The senior Justice Department official faces disciplinary proceedings over a letter he sent to Georgetown University’s law school about its DEI practices.
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March 9, 2026
FBI obtains voting data from Arizona GOP’s 2020 review that confirmed Trump’s loss
A federal grand jury in Arizona has subpoenaed records from a review Republican lawmakers conducted of the 2020 presidential results that confirmed Trump lost.
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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 6, 2026
U.S. national security offices, weakened by firings, confront Mideast war
The U.S. military operation in Iran is testing a depleted Justice Department and FBI. Firings of experienced agents and prosecutors have diminished expertise to counter threats.
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March 4, 2026
DOJ to appeal judge’s order barring search of Post reporter’s devices
The Justice Department said it plans to appeal a judge’s decision that blocked the government from searching Post reporter Hannah Natanson’s electronic devices.
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March 2, 2026
Justice Dept. plans to abandon defense of orders targeting law firms
President Donald Trump’s executive orders imposing sanctions on several law firms had been struck down by judges. His administration now plans to abandon its appeals.
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February 27, 2026
Fed seeks to block Justice Dept. subpoenas in Powell probe
The Federal Reserve is asking a court to throw out subpoenas issued as part of the Justice Department’s inquiry into Fed Chair Jerome H. Powell.
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February 26, 2026
Kash Patel purges more FBI agents tied to Mar-a-Lago investigation
FBI Director Kash Patel dismissed more FBI agents and staff tied to the probe into Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents.
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February 26, 2026
DOJ reviewing if Epstein files with Trump allegations were wrongly withheld
Three summaries of interviews the FBI conducted in 2019 with a woman who had accused Trump of sexual assault are missing from the files, it has been reported.
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February 24, 2026
Judge says government may not search devices seized from Post reporter
The ruling suggested that the federal judge in Virginia did not trust the government to conduct a narrow search of Hannah Natanson’s devices.
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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 20, 2026
Judge holds hearing on DOJ’s effort to search Post reporter’s devices
Federal agents seized a phone, two laptops, a recorder, a portable hard drive and a Garmin watch in a search of reporter Hannah Natanson’s home last month.
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February 20, 2026
DOJ officials face reality in election fraud cases as Trump demands more
The Justice Department has struggled to meet White House demands to prosecute noncitizen voters as theories that President Trump has pushed in public fail to hold up.
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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
Justice Dept’s head of antitrust departs amid tensions on enforcement
Gail Slater — an antitrust attorney who vowed to resist political interference at her confirmation hearing — announced her departure on social media.
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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 11, 2026
D.C. grand jury declines to indict six Democratic lawmakers
Federal prosecutors launched an investigation into the lawmakers after they released a short video advising current military members to reject “illegal orders.”
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February 2, 2026
Justice Dept. demotes Ed Martin, stripping Trump ally of most authority
Top Justice Department officials have stripped Ed Martin of the bulk of his expansive responsibilities.
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January 29, 2026
Handling of Pretti probe has some prosecutors on verge of quitting
Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis, deeply frustrated by the response to the shootings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti, have suggested they could resign en masse.
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January 23, 2026
Contractor in classified documents leak case indicted on six counts
A grand jury indicted a federal contractor accused of leaking classified information to a Washington Post reporter, charging him with six counts.
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January 21, 2026
Washington Post demands government return materials seized from reporter
The Post demanded in a court filing Wednesday that federal law enforcement officials return electronic devices the government seized from a staff reporter’s home.
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January 20, 2026
Justice department plans rollback of gun regulations
The Justice Department is considering loosening a slate of gun regulations as it seeks to bolster support from ardent Second Amendment advocates.
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January 18, 2026
FBI opened probe on Minneapolis shooting; none exists now, Justice Dept. says
After the death of Renée Good in Minneapolis, FBI agents launched a civil rights probe into the shooting. The Justice Department says no such case now exists.
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