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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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January 16, 2026
Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.
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January 14, 2026
FBI executes search warrant at Washington Post reporter’s home
The reporter, Hannah Natanson, covers the federal workforce and has been part of The Post’s most sensitive coverage of the first year of the second Trump administration.
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January 14, 2026
These prosecutors spent years on cases. Then Trump pardoned the perps.
Interviews with veteran prosecutors illustrate how the president’s pardons have frustrated Justice Department personnel, who can spend years building a case.
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January 13, 2026
DOJ’s top civil rights prosecutors depart as office is cut out of key probes
The resignation follows the Trump administration’s unusual decision to not include the Civil Rights Division in an initial investigation in Minneapolis.
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January 12, 2026
Justice experts on police shootings left out of Minneapolis probe
The Justice Department division that regularly handles probes into police shootings has not been brought into the case of the ICE officer who shot a woman in Minneapolis.
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December 24, 2025
Justice Department struggles to handle massive Epstein file release
The massive size of the Epstein files — perhaps more than a million pages — has created problems for the Justice Department.
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December 17, 2025
Jack Smith defends his cases against Trump on Capitol Hill
Former special counsel Jack Smith was giving a closed-door deposition to the House Judiciary Committee. He had asked to testify in public.
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December 5, 2025
Florida judge orders release of Epstein grand jury transcripts
Judge Rodney Smith said legislation calling on officials to release unclassified investigatory materials enables him to unseal the transcripts.
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December 3, 2025
House Judiciary issues subpoena to force Jack Smith to testify in private
House Judiciary Committee steps up the pressure on former special counsel Jack Smith, issuing a subpoena to compel testimony in private.
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December 1, 2025
Appeals court rules Trump prosecutor appointment violates law
The first appeals court to rule on the issue of interim appointments of U.S. attorneys goes against Trump. The ruling could shape other cases pending nationwide.
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November 26, 2025
From Comey to ‘sandwich guy,’ federal grand juries get rare spotlight
The administration has struggled with an unusual level of rejections in some cases and procedural stumbles in others.
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