Every president at some point during his administration chafes at the independence of the Justice Department ... Weisenheimer, the department’s senior career official, after a long tenure as a trusted ...

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At least 240 employees are known to have been fired, reassigned, or designated to be laid off. Thousands of employees could ...

President Donald Trump's rapid reshaping of the federal government continues with executive orders and action from his acting ...

The first week of President Donald Trump’s second term was an uncertain one for abortion opponents. He pardoned a group of protesters convicted of violating the FACE Act, which protects access to ...

A group of Republican former government officials is urging senators to reject Kash Patel’s nomination to lead the FBI, ...

The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s administration begins an ...

President Trump mass pardoned January 6th rioters, many who violently attacked police officers. The rioters were convicted in ...

Top House Democrats say that the way in which Jack Smith's staffers were fired "very likely violated longstanding federal ...

In November 2020, President Donald Trump, citing national security risks, barred Americans from investing in firms designated ...