The Justice Department announced it will deploy election monitors to 86 jurisdictions across 27 states on Tuesday, marking the most extensive federal presence in two decades.
A letter representing nearly 2,000 Justice Department employees urged agency leaders to take stronger measures to protect career staff from escalating threats of political violence as the election approaches.
Mark Paoletta, a prominent conservative lawyer and close confidant of Justice Clarence Thomas, is assisting Donald Trump’s transition team in shaping Justice Department policies for a potential return to office, according to two individuals familiar with the matter
House Republicans have referred former New York governor Andrew M. Cuomo to the Justice Department, claiming he misled Congress about his role in a report on nursing home deaths tied to covid-19.
Donald Trump declared Thursday that he would waste no time in firing special counsel Jack Smith if he wins the White House, promising to remove Smith “within two seconds” of taking office. Smith was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2022 to investigate Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his handling of classified documents.
The Justice Department has finalized a settlement exceeding $100 million with the owner and operator of a containership involved in a devastating collision with Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Elon Musk’s recent cash giveaways to residents in critical swing states has prompted a cautionary response from the Justice Department.
A draft personnel roster circulating within Donald Trump’s campaign and transition team lists Aileen Cannon, the federal judge who dismissed Trump’s classified documents case, as a potential pick for attorney general.
