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FILE – This image, contained in the indictment against former President Donald Trump, shows boxes of records stored in a bathroom and shower in the Lake Room at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. (Justice Department via AP)

Donald Trump’s ‘grand conspiracy’ probe presses on with subpoenas after lead prosecutor’s exit

September 21, 2026 at 7:30 a.m.

Before taking over the sprawling Justice Department investigation into foes of President Donald Trump, Joe diGenova decried the lack of progress in bringing indictments. Five months later, diGenova has left...

Ban on selling handguns to young adults under 21 is unconstitutional, Justice Department says

September 18, 2026 at 5:05 p.m.

Federal law banning licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under age 21 is unconstitutional and can’t be enforced, the Justice Department said in a legal opinion released...

A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge in New York, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

ICE officer pleads not guilty to lying about shooting and is ordered released from custody

September 4, 2026 at 1:06 p.m.

Federal prosecutors have charged a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer with lying to investigators about the events leading up to the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Minneapolis...

U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche gives a press conference about people charged in the takedown of Puerto Rican drug gang “Los Baja Deo” (LBD) in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Rojas)

In AP interview, Attorney General Todd Blanche defends his record as political pressure mounts

August 28, 2026 at 7:42 a.m.

Attorney General Todd Blanche’s fidelity to President Donald Trump nearly cost him his confirmation. Now comes Blanche’s real test.

President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One at Morristown Airport, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in Morristown, N.J. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

President Donald Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea

August 16, 2026 at 6:15 p.m.

President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon on Sunday to scale back planned joint military exercises with South Korea, saying it declined to help denuclearize Iran and citing his good relationship...

Luigi Mangione appears for a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool)

Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

August 14, 2026 at 12:46 p.m.

Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, admitting matter-of-factly that he trailed the executive to an investor conference in 2024...

Luigi Mangione attends a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (David Dee Delgado/Pool Photo via AP)

Luigi Mangione expected to plead guilty in federal case in UnitedHealthcare killing, AP source says

August 13, 2026 at 2:50 p.m.

Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty as early as Friday in the federal case accusing him of stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to a person familiar...

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Todd Blanche is sworn in as attorney general after bruising confirmation fight

August 10, 2026 at 3:14 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, was sworn in Monday as attorney general after a bruising confirmation fight that exposed bipartisan concerns about the Justice Department’s direction under...

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, right, is joined by Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Ambassador Michael C. Gonzales, left, during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, August 5, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Todd Blanche is narrowly confirmed as Trump’s attorney general in an overnight Senate vote

August 8, 2026 at 11:01 a.m.

The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general in a vote early Saturday, cementing the command of President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer at a Department of Justice that Trump...

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaksa, talks with Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Todd Blanche’s attorney general confirmation is in doubt as GOP Sen. Murkowski opposes his nomination

August 7, 2026 at 8:29 a.m.

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday she will oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general, narrowing the confirmation path for President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department.

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