Brad Heath
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One sign of the importance DOJ is placing on its prosecution of former FBI chief and Trump foe James Comey is that prosecutors have gotten the attorney general involved twice, on short notice.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
One sign of the importance DOJ is placing on its prosecution of former FBI chief and Trump foe James Comey is that prosecutors have gotten the attorney general involved twice, on short notice.
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DOJ has been abandoning a truly incredible share of the criminal cases it filed in D.C. this year.
Today, it asked a judge to dismiss yet another, this one involving a man charged with illegally possessing a gun "in light
of legal and evidentiary issues."
Today, it asked a judge to dismiss yet another, this one involving a man charged with illegally possessing a gun "in light
of legal and evidentiary issues."
November 15, 2025 at 2:37 AM
DOJ has been abandoning a truly incredible share of the criminal cases it filed in D.C. this year.
Today, it asked a judge to dismiss yet another, this one involving a man charged with illegally possessing a gun "in light
of legal and evidentiary issues."
Today, it asked a judge to dismiss yet another, this one involving a man charged with illegally possessing a gun "in light
of legal and evidentiary issues."
A top DOJ official ordered prosecutors to report examples of "unusual judicial system obstacles" they have faced in carrying out Trump's agenda, an unusual request that escalates a series of confrontations between federal district courts and the Trump administration.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
A top DOJ official ordered prosecutors to report examples of "unusual judicial system obstacles" they have faced in carrying out Trump's agenda, an unusual request that escalates a series of confrontations between federal district courts and the Trump administration.
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Only 29% of Americans support using the U.S. military to kill suspected drug traffickers without a judge or court being involved, a rebuke of President Donald Trump's strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Only 29% of Americans support using the U.S. military to kill suspected drug traffickers without a judge or court being involved, a rebuke of President Donald Trump's strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
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WSJ: Fannie Mae watchdogs who were removed from their jobs had been probing if Trump appointee Bill Pulte had improperly obtained mortgage records of key Democratic officials, including New York Attorney General Letitia James.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
WSJ: Fannie Mae watchdogs who were removed from their jobs had been probing if Trump appointee Bill Pulte had improperly obtained mortgage records of key Democratic officials, including New York Attorney General Letitia James.
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DHS confirmed it has stopped automatically storing officials' text messages.
Instead, officials are supposed to take a screenshot, send that to their work email, download it onto their work computer and run a text-recognition program on it. Every time.
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Instead, officials are supposed to take a screenshot, send that to their work email, download it onto their work computer and run a text-recognition program on it. Every time.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
DHS confirmed it has stopped automatically storing officials' text messages.
Instead, officials are supposed to take a screenshot, send that to their work email, download it onto their work computer and run a text-recognition program on it. Every time.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Instead, officials are supposed to take a screenshot, send that to their work email, download it onto their work computer and run a text-recognition program on it. Every time.
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The AP tracked down details of some of the people killed in President Trump's military strikes on drug smugglers he describes as narco-terrorists.
They were, with one exception, not high-level criminals. One was a fisherman. One was a bus driver; another a taxi driver.
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They were, with one exception, not high-level criminals. One was a fisherman. One was a bus driver; another a taxi driver.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The AP tracked down details of some of the people killed in President Trump's military strikes on drug smugglers he describes as narco-terrorists.
They were, with one exception, not high-level criminals. One was a fisherman. One was a bus driver; another a taxi driver.
apnews.com/article/trum...
They were, with one exception, not high-level criminals. One was a fisherman. One was a bus driver; another a taxi driver.
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DOJ has moved to drop yet another case brought during President Trump's show of force in D.C.
This time it's the case of a man the government charged with a federal crime for possessing a marijuana cigarette. He had been schedule to be tried later this month.
This time it's the case of a man the government charged with a federal crime for possessing a marijuana cigarette. He had been schedule to be tried later this month.
November 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
DOJ has moved to drop yet another case brought during President Trump's show of force in D.C.
This time it's the case of a man the government charged with a federal crime for possessing a marijuana cigarette. He had been schedule to be tried later this month.
This time it's the case of a man the government charged with a federal crime for possessing a marijuana cigarette. He had been schedule to be tried later this month.
Attorney General Pam Bondi says she has retroactively appointed former Trump attorney Lindsey Halligan as a "special attorney" for DOJ and has "ratified" all of her actions to date, including her presentations to the grand juries that indicted Trump's foes.
November 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Attorney General Pam Bondi says she has retroactively appointed former Trump attorney Lindsey Halligan as a "special attorney" for DOJ and has "ratified" all of her actions to date, including her presentations to the grand juries that indicted Trump's foes.
DOJ with some far-fetched hypotheticals.
November 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
DOJ with some far-fetched hypotheticals.
In a review conducted for Reuters of the 50 wallets holding the largest amount of World Liberty tokens as of September 15, crypto analytics firm Nansen found that 36 wallets – with holdings valued at $804 million – were likely connected to overseas buyers.
October 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
In a review conducted for Reuters of the 50 wallets holding the largest amount of World Liberty tokens as of September 15, crypto analytics firm Nansen found that 36 wallets – with holdings valued at $804 million – were likely connected to overseas buyers.
Reuters interviewed half a dozen foreign crypto entrepreneurs who met with the Trump brothers. Five of them said they sought out the younger Trumps for business opportunities because of their proximity to the 79-year-old president and hopes of cashing in on his political and financial power.
October 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Reuters interviewed half a dozen foreign crypto entrepreneurs who met with the Trump brothers. Five of them said they sought out the younger Trumps for business opportunities because of their proximity to the 79-year-old president and hopes of cashing in on his political and financial power.
In the first half of this year, the income of President Trump's family business soared 17-fold to $864 million, based almost entirely on new crypto ventures that have been a magnet for overseas cash, a Reuters investigation found.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
In the first half of this year, the income of President Trump's family business soared 17-fold to $864 million, based almost entirely on new crypto ventures that have been a magnet for overseas cash, a Reuters investigation found.
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A man accused of trying to damage the Chinese embassy say federal prosecutors in D.C. failed to prosecute the case in a timely way. (For the second time.)
His lawyers asked a court to have the charges dismissed, again. DOJ didn't respond to that, either.
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His lawyers asked a court to have the charges dismissed, again. DOJ didn't respond to that, either.
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October 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
A man accused of trying to damage the Chinese embassy say federal prosecutors in D.C. failed to prosecute the case in a timely way. (For the second time.)
His lawyers asked a court to have the charges dismissed, again. DOJ didn't respond to that, either.
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His lawyers asked a court to have the charges dismissed, again. DOJ didn't respond to that, either.
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Today in federal court ->
October 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Today in federal court ->
The Justice Department has sued 296 $20 liberty head gold coins, and many other coins.
October 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The Justice Department has sued 296 $20 liberty head gold coins, and many other coins.
More than half of Americans, including about three in 10 Republicans, believe President Donald Trump is using federal law enforcement to go after his enemies, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
More than half of Americans, including about three in 10 Republicans, believe President Donald Trump is using federal law enforcement to go after his enemies, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
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Reuters tracked one of the tankers in a "dark fleet" smuggling diesel into Mexico, following a paper trail that led through U.S. businesses and one of the world's deadliest drug cartels.
This is a heck of a story.
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This is a heck of a story.
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October 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Reuters tracked one of the tankers in a "dark fleet" smuggling diesel into Mexico, following a paper trail that led through U.S. businesses and one of the world's deadliest drug cartels.
This is a heck of a story.
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This is a heck of a story.
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President Trump is demanding that the Justice Department pay him about $230 million in compensation for the federal investigations into him.
Whether he gets paid will ultimately be up to DOJ's second-in-command, who was recently his personal lawyer.
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Whether he gets paid will ultimately be up to DOJ's second-in-command, who was recently his personal lawyer.
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October 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
President Trump is demanding that the Justice Department pay him about $230 million in compensation for the federal investigations into him.
Whether he gets paid will ultimately be up to DOJ's second-in-command, who was recently his personal lawyer.
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Whether he gets paid will ultimately be up to DOJ's second-in-command, who was recently his personal lawyer.
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The Trump administration's secret group working to steer his moves for retribution includes CIA officers and a Justice Department lawyer who has claimed that the CIA rigged the 2020 election.
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October 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The Trump administration's secret group working to steer his moves for retribution includes CIA officers and a Justice Department lawyer who has claimed that the CIA rigged the 2020 election.
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DOJ has asked a court to dismiss still another assault case from President Trump's show-of-force in D.C. This one involved a man who allegedly kicked a federal agent's hand as police tried to arrest him for an open container of alcohol.
October 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
DOJ has asked a court to dismiss still another assault case from President Trump's show-of-force in D.C. This one involved a man who allegedly kicked a federal agent's hand as police tried to arrest him for an open container of alcohol.
We finally have some insight into the legal rationale for the government's nighttime raid on a Chicago apartment building. The Times reports that the owners of the building consented, and identified units that were not rented out.
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October 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We finally have some insight into the legal rationale for the government's nighttime raid on a Chicago apartment building. The Times reports that the owners of the building consented, and identified units that were not rented out.
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In exchange for getting to house migrants in El Salvador's notorious prison, the Trump administration agreed to give up top MS-13 cooperators, "a key step in hindering an ongoing U.S. investigation" into the Salvadoran government's relationship with the gang.
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October 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
In exchange for getting to house migrants in El Salvador's notorious prison, the Trump administration agreed to give up top MS-13 cooperators, "a key step in hindering an ongoing U.S. investigation" into the Salvadoran government's relationship with the gang.
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October 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The U.S. military carried out a new strike on Thursday against a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean, and in what is believed to be the first such case, there were survivors among the crew, a U.S. official told Reuters.
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October 17, 2025 at 1:26 AM
The U.S. military carried out a new strike on Thursday against a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean, and in what is believed to be the first such case, there were survivors among the crew, a U.S. official told Reuters.
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