The Trump administration is working to expand the number of federal law-enforcement officials involved in immigration enforcement by giving agents from various federal agencies the same powers as immigration officers
In an effort to tackle the growing fentanyl crisis and curb the influence of Mexican drug cartels, the Trump administration has appointed veteran counternarcotics agent Derek Maltz as the acting administrator of the DEA.
President Trump has granted pardons, commutations, or case dismissals for every person charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot.
Paxton and Trump have forged a friendship over the years.
Outgoing Attorney General Merrick Garland defended the integrity of the agency against accusations of political bias in a heartfelt farewell to Justice Department staff on Thursday.
As President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, Pam Bondi, gears up for her Senate confirmation hearings on Wednesday, a new poll reveals that only about 2 in 10 Americans have “extreme” or “very” high confidence in the Department of Justice’s ability to operate fairly and without bias during Trump’s second term.
Anthony Coley, a former director of the Justice Department’s Office of Public Affairs, strongly criticized President Donald Trump’s push to appoint Pam Bondi as attorney general, calling her “wholly unqualified” for the role.
Jack Smith, the special counsel who charged President-elect Donald Trump with attempting to unlawfully remain in power after his 2020 election defeat, declared in a final report released early Tuesday that the evidence presented would have been sufficient to secure a conviction had Trump’s 2024 election win not rendered the prosecution moot.
