#doj-investigation

#doj-investigation

"Weaponizing the justice system and threatening political opponents is a dangerous, authoritarian tactic," Walz said in a statement.

The legislators released a video in November as US forces carried out air strikes on vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific, and as US President Donald Trump ordered the National Guard to deploy to major US cities to crack down on undocumented migrants and crime. This administration is pitting our uniformed military and intelligence community professionals against American citizens, the lawmakers said in the video. No one has to carry out orders that violate the law or Constitution, they said.

Six federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) began investigating whether Becca Good, the widow of a queer woman killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent last week, had any criminal associations or ties to anti-government groups. The current presidential administration has repeatedly tried to portray Renee Good, the woman killed by an ICE agent, as a "domestic terrorist" who was part of a "sinister left-wing movement" that criminally sought to interfere with ICE's actions.

Trading volume over the past 24 hours totaled approximately $52 billion, reflecting heightened market participation as price pushed higher. Bitcoin's total market capitalization rose to $1.88 trillion, also up about 3% on the day, as the asset continues to assert its position as the dominant cryptocurrency. Bitcoin's circulating supply currently stands at 19,975,465 BTC, just under the protocol's hard-capped maximum of 21 million coins.

(Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images) Newly-unsealed federal court documents revealed the devastating story of a homeless 17-year old who allegedly had sex with former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for money so she could buy braces to straighten her teeth. A federal judge in Florida unsealed the civil case documents in October following a request from the McClatchy newspaper chain, according to The New York Times.

When the report was issued I said I believed it was politically motivated and it was, he began. I didn't even know the allegations at that time, right? It was done in a report I didn't even know who the individuals were. Cuomo continued: We then spent five years that report went to five district attorneys all over the state. No one found anything.

We'll still employ New York residents, and we'll still continue to do mortgage loans in New York, of course, the source continued. But we are going to eliminate our physical presence. And to the extent that we have leases, we are going to be subleasing those, a source close to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) told the news outlet.

This marks the second setback for Trump in the dispute. In September, a federal appeals court denied his last-minute attempt to block Cook from participating in the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. Trump has repeatedly pressured the Fed, including Chair Jerome Powell, to cut rates. On Sept. 17, the Fed lowered its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, the first cut since December 2024.

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the city of Austin to see if it engaged in discriminatory employment practices based on race, sex, color and national origin. Discrimination based on these characteristics is a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1965. The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced the investigation on Thursday and said it will focus on the city's Office of Equity and Inclusion, Equity Division.