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Trump administration drive to seize election powers sparking ‘chaos’ despite pushback

US courts, state officials and Democrats warn that moves are endangering voting rights and the rule of law

The Guardian - US · Jul 24

Todd Blanche takes his turn on the hot seat

Todd Blanche faces his biggest public test Wednesday in his bid to serve as President Donald Trump’s fourth confirmed attorney general: a Senate Judiciary Committee with a pair of undecided Republicans. The panel’s two-day hearing, which will feature Blanche on the first day and outside witnesses on the second, will…

Roll Call · Jul 14

Democrats will have ‘field day’ with Trump inquiries if they win House, legal experts say

Investigations into president and corruption charges will get heavy scrutiny if Democrats win majority in midterms

The Guardian - US · Jul 3

Maga loyalist expands investigation into intelligence officials who angered Trump

Experts decry Jason Reding Quiñones’s ‘fishing expedition’ as subpoenas reportedly issued to John Brennan and others

The Guardian - US · Dec 17, 2025

Trump DoJ’s focus on Maga goals harms other investigations, experts warn

Exodus of lawyers under Trump weakens department’s capacity in civil rights, national security and other areas

The Guardian - US · Nov 24, 2025

‘A classic authoritarian tactic’: outrage over Trump’s pardons for friends and allies

Ex-prosecutors and legal scholars say US president ‘meting out pardons for blatantly corrupt and self-serving ends’

The Guardian - US · Nov 11, 2025

Trump pressure tactics in Comey case ‘chilling’ – but they could backfire, experts say

Former prosecutors condemn ‘takeover of the DoJ’ but say chance of success could be tainted by president’s comments

The Guardian - US · Sep 30, 2025

Ex-US attorney says Trump’s alleged Epstein drawing ‘raises a lot of questions’

Release of infamous ‘birthday book’ by Democrats on House Oversight Committee revives questions about the president’s past friendship with late pedophile

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2025

Trump contorting justice department into his ‘personal weapon’, experts warn

Critics say DoJ has been ‘politicized like never before’ and the main job requirement is now ‘loyalty to Donald Trump’

The Guardian - US · Aug 4, 2025

How the courts became the biggest roadblock to Trump’s plans

Judges issued about 35 nationwide injunctions blocking various Trump orders before the supreme court stepped in, according to independent analysis from the Guardian

The Guardian - US · Aug 2, 2025