DOJ fires at least 4 prosecutors involved in FACE Act cases during Biden administration

The Justice Department has fired at least four prosecutors who were involved in prosecutions under the FACE Act during the Biden administration, a government official familiar with the firings told CBS News. Among those fired Monday is Sanjay Patel, a longtime federal prosecutor in the Civil Rights Division’s criminal section who was placed on administrative … Read more

Florida teen charged as adult in killing of stepsister Anna Kepner on Carnival cruise ship, DOJ says

The 16-year-old stepbrother of Florida teenager Anna Kepner has been officially charged as an adult in her killing after she was found dead aboard a cruise ship in 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday. According to court records, the Titusville teenager, identified by federal prosecutors with his initials “T.H.,” was traveling on Carnival … Read more

Obama CIA chief under DOJ scrutiny pushes fringe Trump ouster plan

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Obama-era CIA Director John Brennan called for President Donald Trump to be removed from office, joining a growing list of Democrats who say Trump’s Truth Social posts threatening Iran were unlawful. Brennan, who is currently under investigation by the Justice Department, appeared on MS NOW for an … Read more

Melania Trump’s Epstein remarks turn up the heat on DOJ, Acting AG Todd Blanche to do more

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! First Lady Melania Trump’s call for public hearings for Jeffrey Epstein’s victims is piling fresh pressure on Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, who only days earlier signaled the administration wanted to move past the saga even as bipartisan lawmakers and survivors continue demanding more files, testimony and … Read more

Trump administration plans to attack Biden DOJ as ‘anti-Christian’ in new report

The Trump administration is finalizing a report that casts the Biden Justice Department as anti-Christian over its enforcement of laws protecting abortion clinics and enforcement of Covid regulations, among other issues, according to details of the report viewed by NBC News. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive … Read more

Judge blocks Trump’s push to deport Abrego Garcia, rebukes DOJ for trying to ‘dictate’ court

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A U.S. judge in Maryland rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, using an otherwise procedural order Tuesday to scold the Justice Department for its conduct and for attempting, in the judge’s view, to “dictate” the actions of the court. U.S. District … Read more

Blanche argues Trump can influence DOJ investigations, including those involving political foes

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump has a “right” and a “duty” to influence federal investigations, including those regarding the president’s political enemies who probed him in the past. Blanche, who was named acting attorney general last week, dismissed the notion … Read more

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says DOJ isn’t focused on Trump’s enemies

In his first public appearance as acting Attorney General, Todd Blanche insisted the Justice Department was not focused on going after President Donald Trump’s political enemies. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “What we’ve been doing is changing the department,” Blanche said, claiming instead it was … Read more

Supreme Court clears path for DOJ to erase Steve Bannon’s Jan 6 conviction

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the Justice Department to dismiss the criminal conviction against President Donald Trump’s former adviser, Steve Bannon — a symbolic, but significant move in one of the highest-profile prosecutions tied to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot and … Read more