The Latest Breaking News from Justice Department

Justice department’s bizarre maneuver to keep Trump’s lawyer in power destroyed by federal judge

Trump keeps trying to game the system.

We Got This Covered · Dec 2, 2025

Hegseth's Alleged Order To 'Kill Everybody' Complicates Trump's Defense of His Murderous Anti-Drug Campaign

Even if you accept the president's assertion of an "armed conflict" with drug smugglers, blowing apart survivors of a boat strike would be a war crime.

Reason · Dec 1, 2025

Trump Begins Laying Groundwork To 'Blame' Hegseth For The War Crimes

Trump has publicly defended Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth amid allegations he ordered follow-on strikes that killed survivors. Congressional committees and legal advocates are now seeking documents and testimony to determine whether the strikes violated US or international law.

International Business Times UK · Dec 1, 2025

The Latest: Prosecutor declines to pursue Georgia election case against Trump

A judge has dismissed the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others after the prosecutor who recently took over the case said he would not pursue the charges

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025

FBI worked overtime as Epstein files release was thought to be imminent – then Trump and Bondi tried to shut it down

FBI agents racked up more than $850,000 in overtime work while reviewing and redacting the Epstein files in March alone

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025

Kristi Noem was behind decision not to turn deportation flights around after judge’s order, Justice Department says

The flights, this past March, have become a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s mass deportation strategy, and his administration’s pattern of apparently defying court orders.

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025

Departing Department of Justice staff leave brutal notes ripping Trump and Bondi for causing ‘irreversible damage’

One of the former DOJ employees said that workers at the Justice Department are being forced to “put loyalty to the president over the Constitution, the rule of law, and their professional ethical obligations."

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025

Elizabeth Warren Accuses Trump's DOJ Of 'Endorsing' RealPage's Alleged Rent Price-Fixing: Says It Lets Landlords 'Rip Off Renters'

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) slammed President Donald Trump's Justice Department, accusing it of siding with landlords over renters after the department settled an antitrust case with property-management software provider RealPage.

Benzinga · Nov 26, 2025

US justice department memo about boat strikes diverges from Trump narrative

Exclusive: Officials frame strikes as self-defense against violence, without naming aggressor, while Trump claims they are to stop US overdose deaths

The Guardian - US · Nov 25, 2025

Judge gives Justice Department a day to detail Ghislaine Maxwell trial materials to be released

A federal judge has given the Justice Department a day to say what materials it plans to make publicly available from the file it built to prosecute Ghislaine Maxwell in the sex trafficking case brought against her after financier Jeffrey Epstein died

The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2025