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6 hours agoHouse returns as two lawmakers vow to resign amid scandals US politics live
Two lawmakers resigned amid scandals, with calls for expulsion of two others over misconduct and abuse of public trust.
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1 year agoGay Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent may have helped create a constitutional crisis - LGBTQ Nation
Elon Musk's team gained unauthorized access to the federal payment system, threatening USAID operations and raising concerns about national security and economic stability.
Higher education
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23 hours agoTrump Admin Lawyer Applies To Be Law School Dean, Suggests It Might Help Investigations Go Away - Above the Law
Joshua Kleinfeld's application for dean at George Mason University raises ethical concerns amid ongoing investigations into the university's DEI policies.
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2 days agoAppeals court says national security implications of halting White House ballroom construction must be weighed | Fortune
A federal judge must reassess national security concerns regarding the halt of Trump's White House ballroom construction, as ruled by an appeals court.
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fromwww.amny.com
3 days agoMamdani confirms probe of probation chief after lawsuit alleges firing over DOI complaint tied to alleged relationship
Allegations against probation commissioner Sharun Goodwin are under investigation following a lawsuit from a former investigator claiming wrongful termination.
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33 minutes agoHouse Democrats file long-shot 25th Amendment bill targeting Trump
The Constitution explicitly vests Congress with the authority to create a body that will guarantee the successful continuity of government by responding to presidential incapacity to discharge the powers and duties of office.
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17 hours agoUS judge drops Trump's lawsuit against Wall Street Journal
Judge Darrin P. Gayles stated that Trump hadn't come close to meeting the 'actual malice' threshold necessary for public figures in defamation cases, emphasizing that the complaint did not meet the required standard.
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1 month agoDOJ Attorney Throws Himself Under The Bus Rather Than Dragging Down Everyone Else - Above the Law
Assistant US attorney Rudy Renfer resigned after filing court briefs containing AI-generated fabricated quotes and false citations, then making misleading statements about the errors to a judge.
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1 month agoThe Justice Department Is Lowering Its Ethical Guardrails - Above the Law
The Justice Department eliminated a policy classifying senior political appointees as 'further restricted' under the Hatch Act, removing safeguards requiring election law enforcers to maintain strict political neutrality.
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6 days agoIt Might Be Congressional Expulsion Season, on Both Sides of the Aisle
Gonzales has been in hot water on Capitol Hill for a while, after repeatedly denying and then admitting he was lying about an affair with a married staffer who later committed suicide in exceedingly grisly and tragic fashion.
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1 month agoUS DoJ drops legal case against law firms that stood up to Trump's executive orders
The Justice Department dropped legal proceedings against four law firms that resisted Trump's retaliatory executive actions targeting firms representing disfavored clients or causes.
fromAxios
1 month agoDOJ backs down in legal fight with law firms Trump targeted
Our partnership is proud to have stood firm on behalf of its clients. The DOJ's decision to withdraw its appeals makes permanent the rulings of four federal judges that the executive orders targeting law firms were unconstitutional.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoA subversion of the justice system': DoJ shifts into Trump's political wing' as criminal investigations accelerate
Trump's Department of Justice has become a political instrument targeting his opponents through investigations and raids while abandoning impartial justice principles.
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fromAbove the Law
1 month agoDOJ Feels The Squeeze As DHS's Courtroom Pain Sponge - Above the Law
A federal judge threatened contempt charges against the US government three times for violating court orders regarding ICE's unlawful detention of long-term immigrants under a misinterpreted statute.
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2 months agoThe department is burning': Fired DOJ attorneys say federal justice in crisis under Trump amNewYork
It became obvious to me in that moment that this was no longer the department that I signed up to serve, Edwards said Tuesday at a panel hosted by the New York City Bar Association.
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fromEsquire
2 months agoThe DOJ Is About to Embark on Trump's Vengeance Safari
[Pam Bondi] said the [Weaponization Working Group] would focus on investigations into Trump conducted by former special counsel Jack Smith and his staff; Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and New York Attorney General Letitia James; and any "improper" investigations into the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. But after a year, the group has not produced anything publicly.
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2 months agoJustice Department says members of Congress can't intervene in release of Epstein files
A judge lacks authority to appoint a neutral expert to oversee public release of Epstein-Maxwell documents; congressional cosponsors' request was rejected for lack of standing.
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2 months agoMore Democratic lawmakers say Trump DoJ is investigating them over military video
Donald Trump called for my arrest, prosecution, and execution all because I said something he didn't like. Now he's pressuring his political appointees to harass me for daring to speak up and hold him accountable. I won't be intimidated and will keep fighting to uphold my oath to the Constitution and defend our country.
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