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Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., speaks during a rally at the U.S. Treasury Department in February 2025 in Washington, D.C.

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DOJ charges New Jersey congresswoman with assault over immigration facility tussle

Democrats have denounced the charges as politically motivated and an effort by the Trump administration to intimidate members of Congress and chill oversight.

May 20, 2025
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  • Ryan Lucas
Harmeet Dhillon, far right, is sworn in during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in February 2025 in Washington, D.C.

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  • Law

70% of the DOJ's Civil Rights Division lawyers are leaving because of Trump's reshaping

Current and former officials say the current effort amounts to the dismantling of the civil rights division and its traditional mission.

May 19, 2025
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  • Ryan Lucas
Relatives of victims hold a placard with photos of victims of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash in March 2019, prior to a hearing in Fort Worth, Texas, in January 2023.

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  • National

DOJ may drop case against Boeing over deadly 737 Max crashes, despite families' outrage

Boeing agreed last year to plead guilty to defrauding regulators after the crashes of two 737 Max jets, in 2018 and 2019, that killed 346 people. But a federal judge rejected that proposed plea deal.

May 16, 2025
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  • Joel Rose
Google CEO Sundar Pichai exits federal court in Washington, D.C., on April 30.

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  • Business

In court, CEO Sundar Pichai defends Google against the DOJ's 'extraordinary' proposals

Sundar Pichai testified in the remedies trial that will determine the penalties Google will face for monopolizing the search engine market.

May 02, 2025
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
An illustration photograph taken on Feb. 20, 2025 shows Grok, DeepSeek and ChatGPT apps displayed on a phone screen. The Justice Department's 2020 complaint against Google has few mentions of artificial intelligence or AI chatbots. But nearly five years later, as the remedy phase of the trial enters its second week of testimony, the focus has shifted to AI.<br>

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  • Business

Why Google's search engine trial is about AI

What started off as an antitrust trial about Google's dominance in the search engine market has led to a penalties phase that is focused on its role in artificial intelligence.

April 29, 2025
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Signs direct traffic to the immigration court parking lot in Chicago, Ill., in August 2024.

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  • Law

Trump wants to bypass immigration courts. Experts warn it's a 'slippery slope.'

The administration's recent actions to fire immigration judges and other steps are chipping away at what was already an imperfect system in administrative courts.

April 29, 2025
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  • Ximena Bustillo
A truck displays pictures of Luigi Mangione on April 25, 2025 in New York City, as he was set to appear for the arraignment on charges that he murdered the CEO of UnitedHealthcare last year.

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  • Law

Luigi Mangione's case marks a shift in politics of the death penalty in the U.S.

Over the last half-century, the political leanings of the Supreme Court, Congress, and the presidency contributed to dramatically different approaches to the federal death penalty.

April 25, 2025
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  • Kristin Wright
After waiting in a queue, people are led into a downtown Chicago building where an immigration court presides, Nov. 12, 2024.

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  • Law

Trump fires more immigration judges even as he aims to increase deportations

Getting rid of judges adds to criticism of the Trump administration for not giving migrants or noncitizens enough due process before they're deported.

April 22, 2025
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  • Ximena Bustillo
A Walgreens pharmacy store is seen in Deerfield, Ill., July 25, 2024.

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  • National

Walgreens to pay up to $350 million in U.S. opioid settlement

The nationwide drugstore chain must pay the government at least $300 million and will owe another $50 million if the company is sold, merged, or transferred before 2032, according to the settlement.

April 22, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Abigail Slater, US assistant attorney general for the Antitrust Division, speaks to members of the media outside federal court in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, April 21, 2025. Google will square off against the Justice Department and dozens of state attorneys general in a Washington court room over what changes the judge will order to prevent the company from monopolizing the online search market.

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  • Business

The Justice Department and Google battle over how to fix a search engine monopoly

After a federal judge ruled that Google had a monopoly on the search market, the tech giant and the government are in court to debate penalties. One possible result: forcing Google to spin off Chrome.

April 21, 2025
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
This photo, taken Sept. 11, 2023, shows various Google logos when searched on Google. If government regulators succeed in forcing Google to spin off its Chrome browser business, it's likely to unleash drastic changes designed to undermine the dominance of the Google search engine.

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  • Business

The Justice Department is about to make its case for a Google breakup. Here's what to know

Google and the Justice Department will face off in the final stage of a landmark antitrust case that could force the company to spin off its Chrome browser business.

April 20, 2025
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  • John Ruwitch
Luigi Mangione, suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was indicted on four federal counts. In December, he was escorted by members of the NYPD following his extradition to New York.

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  • National

Luigi Mangione indicted in federal court in CEO killing

Mangione was indicted on two counts of stalking, one firearms offense and murder through use of a firearm — a charge that could make him eligible for the death penalty.

April 18, 2025
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  • Sarah Ventre
Attorney General Pam Bondi spoke at the Justice Department on Wednesday to announce that the administration is suing Maine for not complying with the government's push to ban transgender athletes in girls sports. She was accompanied by (from left) Riley Gaines, Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Maine, and Education Secretary Linda McMahon.

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  • Politics

Trump administration says it is suing Maine over transgender athletes in girls' sports

The DOJ says Maine is violating Title IX, the 1972 law that prohibits sex-based discrimination at schools that receive federal funding. Gov. Janet Mills has promised to "vigorously defend" the state.

April 16, 2025
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  • Elena Moore
President Trump meets with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador in the Oval Office on April 14.

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  • Law

Judge demands to know if White House is helping return wrongly deported Maryland man

The hearing is the first about Abrego Garcia's case since El Salvador's president told reporters he is not going to "smuggle a terrorist into the United States."

April 16, 2025
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  • Ximena Bustillo
An asylum seeker reacts while waiting for news on her appointment with U.S. authorities before crossing through El Chaparral port in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on Jan. 20, 2025.

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  • Law

Trump moves to speed up asylum cases without court hearings

The memo could result in immigration judges deciding someone is not eligible for asylum without a hearing, and based solely on a lengthy and complex asylum request form.

April 15, 2025
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  • Ximena Bustillo
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