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Mother and two children struck and killed by a vehicle in Brooklyn, New York: driver operating suspended license

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Federal judge drops corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams

9:43am April 02, 2025

Adams was scheduled to go on trial in April until new leadership at the Justice Department under the Trump administration ordered prosecutors in New York in February to drop the case, sparking a public outcry and resignations of prosecutors.

President Trump Speaks At The Department Of Justice

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Justice Department lawyers struggle to defend a mountain of Trump executive orders

5:03pm April 01, 2025

by Carrie Johnson

The Justice Department lawyers defending the president's executive orders are struggling to answer questions and correct the record in front of judges.

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Salvadoran Government Receives 238 Alleged Members Of Criminal Organizations 'Tren De Aragua' and 'MS13'

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Judge extends deadline for deportation flight details as DOJ continues to resist

3:57pm March 19, 2025

The Justice Department is fighting not to divulge more information about flights that deported alleged gang members to El Salvador. The federal judge is giving lawyers another day to respond.

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Tensions mount as judge demands more answers about deportation flights

2:00pm March 18, 2025

Trump administration lawyers defended the weekend flights that deported hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members despite a federal judge's order to turn the planes around.

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Trump reclaims a Justice Department reshaped in his wake

7:05pm March 14, 2025

The rare speech at the Justice Department comes as the Trump administration has spent the last several weeks trying to reconfigure the agency, including demoting attorneys who worked on cases related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and firing officials who investigated the president himself.

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What to know about the Epstein files release, from redactions to 'Rickrolling'

12:49pm February 28, 2025

The Trump administration touted the release of files in the case of Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and convicted sex offender, on Thursday. But the documents contained no new revelations.

Senate Judiciary Cmte Holds Confirmation Hearing For FBI Director Nominee Patel

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Senate confirms Kash Patel, fierce critic of FBI, to head the bureau

3:12pm February 20, 2025

Republicans welcomed Kash Patel's confirmation, seeing him as someone who can fix the FBI's alleged targeting of conservatives in recent years.

Pam Bondi Sworn In As Attorney General In The Oval Office

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Is the Justice Department cutting breaks to people who seem loyal to Trump?

5:00am February 18, 2025

The department dropped a case against former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, withdrew from an investigation against Rep. Andy Ogles, and moved to dismiss the case against New York Mayor Eric Adams.

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Congressman Matt Gaetz Hosts D.C. Field Hearing On January 6th

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Top federal prosecutor in Washington previously defended Jan. 6 rioters

8:00am February 15, 2025

Ed Martin advanced bogus claims about election fraud in swing states in 2020, and he spoke at a boisterous rally in Washington the day before the siege on the Capitol.

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Fallout from Eric Adams case continues at the Justice Department

5:39pm February 14, 2025

by Carrie Johnson

An order to dismiss the corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams has sent the Justice Department into a crisis. Several top prosecutors resigned rather than obey orders to dismiss the case.

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