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May 15, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
The DOJ Thinks Anyone Opposed to Trump’s Ballroom Is “Deranged”
According to a filing from acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, the ballroom is a “gift to the American people.”
May 14, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
DHS Is Stepping Up Its Intimidation Campaign Against a Federal Judge
A lawyer for ICE instructed a DOJ attorney to withhold information from U.S. District Judge Melissa Dubose.
May 14, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Federal Judge Blasts “Untrustworthy” DOJ Over Gender-Affirming Care
The Department of Justice, “under oath, misrepresented salient facts,” according to Rhode Island Judge Mary McElroy.
May 14, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Ex-Prison Employee Reveals Ghislaine Maxwell’s Luxurious Lifestyle
Maxwell is getting perks behind bars that don’t even go to other high-profile inmates, the former employee said.
May 8, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Samuel Alito Cited Fudged Data in His Ruling Gutting Voting Rights Act
Alito cited data provided by the Department of Justice that used faulty methodology.
May 7, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
DOJ Investigates Suspiciously Timed Oil Trades in Middle of War
The Department of Justice says it’s looking into trades that happened right before government officials made major announcements about the war.
May 6, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Former DOJ Official Targeted Virginia Democrat to Help Trump
Lindsey Halligan was reportedly trying to charge the Virginia lawmaker long before the FBI raid.
May 6, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
DOJ Sues Colorado Over Law Meant to Prevent Mass Shootings
The law bans high-capacity ammunition magazines.
May 6, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Who Tipped Off Fox News to FBI Raid of Democratic Leader’s Office?
Fox News got suspiciously lucky being there right when the FBI raided the office of Virginia Senate Leader L. Louise Lucas.
May 6, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Justice Department Saves MAGA Representative’s Butt
The Department of Justice is moving to return or destroy evidence in the years-old investigation.
May 6, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Enlists DOJ as His Personal Attorneys to Fight E. Jean Carroll
Trump is using the Department of Justice as his personal lawyers in order to get out of paying E. Jean Carroll the millions he owes.
May 5, 2026
Edith Olmsted
DOJ Walks Back One of Todd Blanche’s Main Accusations Against SPLC
Blanche initially claimed the Southern Poverty Law Center had not shared information with law enforcement.
May 5, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Revenge Cases Derail Key DOJ Office
The U.S. attorney’s office in Miami has significantly scaled back its focus on white-collar crime and narcotics cases.
May 5, 2026
Greg Sargent
Trump’s Case Against Comey Is Imploding—and Handing Dems a New Weapon
The Comey indictment is totally baseless. The question, which Democrats are now exploring, is how such prosecutions can be stopped.
May 5, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Targets Every 2020 Election Worker in Key Georgia District
The Department of Justice wants a list of names from Fulton County.
May 4, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Justice Department in Crisis as Thousands of Lawyers Quit
The massive exodus has caused a huge backlog in work.
May 4, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Todd Blanche Destroys His Own Case Against James Comey
Donald Trump’s acting attorney general just handed Comey a massive boost.
May 1, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s FBI Reassigned a Quarter of Entire Agency onto Immigration
Donald Trump’s priorities are not exactly what keeps Americans safe.
April 30, 2026
Finn Hartnett
Epstein May Have Left a Suicide Note—and DOJ Didn’t Mention It
Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate revealed everything he could remember about the note.
April 30, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Ex–Mob Prosecutor Debunks Trump’s Main Claim in James Comey Indictment
Donald Trump insists that “86” is a mob term for killing someone.
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