Justice Dept.’s Weaponization Group Underscores Trump’s Quest for Retribution
The memo signaled the most significant first step in deploying the levers of government to carry out President Trump’s repeated suggestions that he will pursue those he perceives to be his enemies.
Trump Administration Live Updates: Nearly All Jobs Are Said to Be Cut at Aid Agency
Officials for the agency were notified of the planned cuts on the same day they learned that about 800 awards and contracts ...
New leaders of US Justice Department move to assert control over agency
Pam Bondi's first day saw an intense blizzard of policy pronouncements intended to reverse Biden-era policies in a single ...
New Leaders of Justice Dept. Move to Assert Control Over Agency
The department’s current No. 2 official, Emil Bove, escalated his growing conflict with the interim leadership of the F.B.I.
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‘Totally illegal’: Andrew Weissmann on Trump’s effort to dismantle the FBI, purge career employees
Andrew Weissmann, former top prosecutor at the Justice Department, Glenn Thrush, New York Times Justice Department Reporter ...
Top F.B.I. Agent in New York Vows to ‘Dig In’ After Removals at Agency
James E. Dennehy, the highly respected leader of the largest and most important field office in the bureau, said in an email ...
Tariff Retaliation Begins as Trump Acknowledges ‘Pain’ Is Possible
The authorities could allow the country’s currency, the peso, to weaken against the dollar, effectively making its exports ...
Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Access to Treasury’s Payments System
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a ...
Canada and Mexico Move to Retaliate on Trump Tariff Orders
Tariff retaliation: Mexico and Canada immediately vowed to impose tariffs of their own. The Canadian prime minister, Justin ...
More Than a Dozen Prosecutors at Washington U.S. Attorney’s Office Are Dismissed
Those informed of their dismissals had been hired to investigate the Jan. 6 riot as the office struggled to manage what ...
Trump Officials Fire Jan. 6 Prosecutors and Plan Possible F.B.I. Purge
The prosecutor firings and a move to scrutinize thousands of F.B.I. agents were a powerful indication that the president has ...
Patel’s Loyalty to Trump May Have Helped Guarantee Him the Nomination
Kash Patel exhibited unflinching fealty during Donald Trump’s four years out of office, standing by him during the grim days after the F.B.I. search of the president’s Florida estate in 2022.