The Latest Breaking News from the Justice Department

Despite judge’s order, Abrego Garcia faces continued nightmare because law and justice mean squat to Trump

Apparently, following the law is beneath the president.

We Got This Covered · Jun 23, 2025

Bondi defends Justice Department proposal to end standalone ATF - Roll Call

Attorney General Pamela Bondi on Monday defended a proposal to eliminate the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Roll Call · Jun 23, 2025

Can Federal Prosecutors Avoid Judicial Review of Dismissal Motions by Agreeing in Advance With a Defendant Not to Prosecute?

The Justice Department and Boeing are trying that dubious maneuver, which eviscerates the requirement in the federal rules that judges must approve dismissal motions.

Reason · Jun 19, 2025

Boeing stock sinks after fatal crash of Air India Dreamliner, the same model whistleblowers warned the FAA about

The fatal accident puts a halt to the planemaker’s recovery following six years of fallout from production and safety woes.

Fortune · Jun 12, 2025

Trump gets the OK to end protections for national monuments, from the Statue of Liberty to the Grand Canyon

President has taken steps to shrink monuments in the past, including Utah’s Bears Ears

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2025

Undocumented students ask judge to let them challenge sudden loss of in-state tuition

Their filing says the lawsuit that struck down in-state tuition for undocumented students was “contrived” to keep their voices out.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 11, 2025

Sixteen states sue Trump administration over deal ending ban on rapid fire triggers

The triggers which can be attached to semiautomatic rifles to turn them into full-auto weapons were banned under the Biden administration.

Euronews · Jun 10, 2025

Trump neutered Justice Department watchdogs that were there to prevent politically motivated prosecutions

Key team put in place as Watergate-era safeguard against political weaponization disappears despite Trump pledge to fight DOJ abuse

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2025

States sue US government over deal ending ban on triggers that make some rifles fire more rapidly

Sixteen states have sued the Trump administration over its plan to allow the sale of forced-reset triggers and return seized devices

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2025

Under Patel, FBI heightens focus on violent crime, illegal immigration. Other threats abound, too

The FBI under the leadership of Director Kash Patel has made fighting violent crime and illegal immigration top priorities

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2025