Trump, Justice Department and Senate

At Senate hearing, Trump Justice Department nominees are cagey on whether they’d follow court orders
Senator presses Justice Department picks on following court orders
Senators ask nominees about Trump’s potential defiance of court orders
Full List of US States Setting Up Their Own 'DOGE'
GOP governors and lawmakers are setting up their own government efficiency task forces and committees to try to cut spending.
CBS News6d
Firings and resignations at the Department of Justice in first weeks of the Trump administration
The U.S. Department ... of margins, the Senate confirmed Trump's new director of the FBI, Kash Patel. In a message to the bureau, Patel said his commitment is to "justice" and "the rule of law."
Politico9d
Justice Department broadens Trump’s Jan. 6 clemency as it moves to drop gun cases
“After consulting with the Department of Justice’s leadership, the United States has concluded that the President pardoned Mr. Costianes of the offenses in the indictment,” Assistant U.S ...
The Daily Signal10d
Senate Confirms Kash Patel as FBI Director
Kash Patel is confirmed as director of the FBI. He has served in positions at the DOJ, National Security Council, and Defense Department.
The New York Times9d
Justice Dept. to Drop Discrimination Case Against Elon Musk’s SpaceX
The Justice Department had sued SpaceX in 2023, accusing the company of violating federal law by refusing to hire refugees and people granted asylum in the United States. By Qasim Nauman The U.S ...
The Washington Post4d
Biden Justice Department downplayed U.K. demand for Apple ‘back door’
The U.S. Justice Department told Congress in November ... FBI has pursued backdoor capabilities unsuccessfully in the United States and would have been in a stronger legal position to win that ...