3 d. ago DoJ sues New York for blocking immigration arrests near court

Pam Bondi says state employing policies similar to those used by California amid immigration crackdownThe US justice department said on Thursday that it had filed a lawsuit against New York state, challenging state policies that blocked immigration officials from arresting individuals at or near New York courthouses.“Specifically, the complaint challenges a law, called the Protect Our Courts Act, that purposefully shields dangerous aliens from being lawfully detained at or on their way to or from a courthouse and imposes criminal liability for violations of the shield,” the justice department said in a statement. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago First crash of Boeing’s 787 model comes weeks after $1.1bn 737 Max payout

Air India tragedy comes after firm agreed US justice department payment to avoid prosecution over 2018 and 2019 crashesAir India plane crash – latest updatesThe Air India tragedy in Ahmedabad is the first time a Boeing 787 Dreamliner has crashed since the plane’s introduction in 2011.While airlines using the Boeing plane have had widespread problems with engines on the 787 – resulting in many having to ground planes and reduce flights – its safety record in service has so far been good. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump tells administrative judges to speed up dismissing arrest cases so they can deport faster

Justice Department memo instructs justices to move quicker but ICE lacks capacity to hold more detainees

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5 d. ago Trump administration says he has the authority to cancel national monuments that protect landscapes

Lawyers for President Donald Trump’s administration say he has the authority to abolish national monuments meant to protect historical and archaeological sites

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6 d. ago Trump neutered Justice Department watchdogs that were there to prevent politically motivated prosecutions

Key team put in place as Watergate-era safeguard against political weaponization disappears despite Trump pledge to fight DOJ abuse

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6 d. ago States sue US government over deal ending ban on triggers that make some rifles fire more rapidly

Sixteen states have sued the Trump administration over its plan to allow the sale of forced-reset triggers and return seized devices

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6 d. ago DoJ urged to investigate US group accused of working as Modi

Prominent Sikh gurdwara says Pennsylvania-based Hindu American Foundation has promoted ‘interests of the BJP’One of the largest Sikh houses of worship in the US is calling on the Trump administration to investigate a non-profit it has alleged is working as a “foreign agent” on behalf of the the Indian government and prime minister Narendra Modi.The Fremont Gurdwara Sahib, which said it draws 5,000 Sikh worshippers every week and is a “fulcrum” of the Sikh community in the US and around the world, has asked the Department of Justice to launch a national security investigation into the Hindu American Foundation, to determine whether the Pennsylvania-based non-profit should be required to file as an Indian foreign agent. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Under Patel, FBI heightens focus on violent crime, illegal immigration. Other threats abound, too

The FBI under the leadership of Director Kash Patel has made fighting violent crime and illegal immigration top priorities

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9 d. ago US supreme court rules Doge can access social security data during legal challenge

Key player in Trump’s drive to slash federal workforce keeps access to sensitive records including family court and mental health recordsThe US supreme court on Friday permitted the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge), a key player in Donald Trump’s drive to slash the federal workforce, broad access to the personal information of millions of Americans in Social Security Administration data systems while a legal challenge plays out.At the request of the justice department, the justices put on hold Maryland-based US district judge Ellen Hollander’s order that had largely blocked Doge’s access to “personally identifiable information” in data such as medical and financial records while litigation proceeds in a lower court. Hollander found that allowing Doge unfettered access likely would violate a federal privacy law. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago US charges Kilmar Abrego Garcia with transporting illegal immigrants into the country

Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been charged by the Trump administration with transporting illegal immigrants into the United States

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9 d. ago Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in place

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to pause a court order to reinstate Education Department employees who were fired in mass layoffs as part of President Donald Trump’s plan to dismantle the agency

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9 d. ago Musk’s tax bill attacks have rattled Republicans. But Trump still reigns supreme | Lloyd Green

In the end, we’re likely to see a legislative pastiche – a Frankenstein’s monster forged by political necessityThe feud between Elon Musk and Donald Trump is a godsend for Democrats, a headache for the president and a problem for Mike Johnson, the Republican speaker of the House. Between now and the Fourth of July, Trump expects congressional Republicans to deliver a badly needed win. After more than four months back in the Oval Office, he still lacks a major legislative achievement.Republicans control both the House and Senate, but the public sees goose eggs on the scoreboard. Almost daily, the courts upend the president’s executive orders. Slim legislative majorities and government by rage come with drawbacks.Lloyd Green is an attorney in New York and served in the US Department of Justice from 1990 to 1992 Continue reading...

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1 week ago Potential ‘agroterrorism weapon’ fungus smuggled into US by Chinese scientists, FBI alleges

Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu charged after allegedly smuggling a fungus to US that can cause serious illness and billions of dollars in crop lossesTwo Chinese scientists have been charged with smuggling a toxic fungus into the United States that they planned to research at an American university, the justice department has said.Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, are charged with conspiracy, smuggling, false statements, and visa fraud, the US attorney’s office for the eastern district of Michigan said in a statement on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Justice Department drops lawsuit against Trump adviser Peter Navarro

The Justice Department is dropping a lawsuit it filed against White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, a case in which Navarro was accused of using an unofficial email account for government work and wrongfully retaining presidential records during the first Trump administration

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1 week ago More than 70 attacks or death threats against journalists in NI recorded

The number covers almost six years from the start of 2019 in a report by Amnesty International.

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2 w. ago The Latest: Supreme Court lets Trump end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries

A Supreme Court ruling Friday lets President Donald Trump end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries

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2 w. ago Google, Justice Department face off in climactic showdown in search monopoly case

Google will return to federal court Friday to fend off the U.S. Justice Department’s attempt to topple its internet empire at the same time it’s navigating a pivotal shift to artificial intelligence that could undercut its power

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2 w. ago US formally moves to dismiss prosecution against Boeing and asks judge to cancel trial over crashes

The U.S. Justice Department has formally moved to dismiss a criminal fraud charge against Boeing and asked a judge to cancel an upcoming trial connected to two plane crashes that killed 346 people

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2 w. ago ‘Lawfare’ 2.0: From Beyonce and Bruce to Cuomo and Chicago mayor, Trump and Bondi’s enemies list is growing

Trump promised an end to ‘weaponization’ in government. Now he has a Justice Department at his disposal to commit ‘lawfare’ of his own, critics say

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3 w. ago Man arrested for allegedly trying to firebomb US embassy office in Israel

Joseph Neumayer deported by Israeli officials after three molotov cocktails found in bag, justice department saysFederal officials say agents arrested a man on Sunday accused of attempting to firebomb the branch office of the US embassy in Israel, a justice department press release said.According to a news release from the US justice department, Joseph Neumayer – a dual US and German citizen – was arrested at John F Kennedy airport in New York after being deported by Israeli officials. Continue reading...

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