1 day ago · WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday in favor of President Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi.The vote was divided along party lines, with 12 Republicans ...

2 days ago · ATLANTA (AP) — The Justice Department appears poised to take a very different approach to investigating voting and elections. Conservative calls to overhaul the department by removing career employees, increasing federal voter fraud cases and investigating the 2020 election are raising concerns among voting rights groups about the future of the agency under Pam Bondi, a longtime ally of ...

Jan 21, 2025 · New leaders at the Justice Department, which has been a center of President Donald Trump’s ire, have moved quickly to reassign at least 20 career officials, effectively sidelining them from ...

Dec 5, 2024 · The mission of the Department of Justice is to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights. Independence and Impartiality. We work each day to earn the public’s trust by following the facts and the law wherever they may lead, without prejudice or improper influence. Honesty and Integrity.

Jan 22, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has ordered federal prosecutors to investigate state or local officials who they believe are interfering with the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration, saying they could face criminal charges, in an apparent warning to the dozens of so-called sanctuary jurisdictions across America.. The memo, from acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove ...

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May 14, 2024 · The long-standing allegation from former President Donald Trump is that President Joe Biden has weaponized the Department of Justice and that there is a double standard for Republicans as...

Sep 21, 2023 · Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee grilled Attorney General Merrick Garland on the Justice Department’s handling of the federal cases against Hunter Biden and former President...

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