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FILE – New York City Mayor Eric Adams exits from federal court in New York, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Kena Betancur, File)

Prosecutor who quit after refusing to drop NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ case says she’s confident he ‘committed the crimes’

February 13, 2025 at 4:56 p.m.

Before resigning, the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan told her boss that she was confident that New York City Mayor Eric Adams “has committed the crimes with which he is...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams looks on while surrounded by faith leaders and other supporters during a rally and prayer vigil on the steps of City Hall in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Top Justice Department official orders prosecutors to drop charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams

February 10, 2025 at 7:02 p.m.

A top official at the U.S. Department of Justice has ordered federal prosecutors to drop charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat who has cultivated a warm relationship...

FBI agents who ‘simply followed orders’ in Jan. 6 probes won’t be fired, a Justice official says

February 5, 2025 at 4:20 p.m.

FBI agents “who simply followed orders and carried out their duties in an ethical manner” while investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol are not at risk of...

Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Justice Department as attorney general, appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for her confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate confirms Pam Bondi as US attorney general, putting Trump ally at Justice Department’s helm

February 4, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

The Senate confirmed Pam Bondi as U.S. attorney general Tuesday evening, putting a longtime ally of Donald Trump at the helm of a Justice Department that has already been rattled...

FILE – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters is seen in Washington, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

FBI agents sue over Justice Dept. effort to ID employees involved in Trump-related investigations

February 4, 2025 at 3:08 p.m.

FBI agents who participated in investigations related to President Donald Trump have sued over Justice Department efforts to develop a list of employees involved in those inquiries that they fear...

FILE – An FBI seal is displayed on a podium before a news conference at the field office in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

FBI employees questioned about involvement in Jan. 6 cases as Justice Department weighs firings

February 2, 2025 at 4:54 p.m.

Thousands of FBI employees who participated in investigations related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol are being asked to complete in-depth questionnaires about their involvement in...

FILE – Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Headquarters is seen in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Trump administration fires prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 cases and moves toward ousting FBI agents

January 31, 2025 at 7:53 p.m.

The Trump administration on Friday fired a group of prosecutors involved in the Jan. 6 criminal cases and demanded the names of FBI agents involved in those same probes so...

Trump Justice Department says it has fired employees involved in prosecutions of the president

January 27, 2025 at 7:10 p.m.

The Trump Justice Department said Monday that it had fired more than a dozen employees who worked on criminal investigations into President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order relating to clemency for anti-abortion protesters as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Justice Department curtails prosecutions for blocking reproductive health care facilities

January 24, 2025 at 4:01 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s new Justice Department leadership issued an order Friday to curtail prosecutions against people accused of blocking reproductive rights facilities, calling the cases an example of the “weaponization”...

President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Justice Department directs prosecutors to probe local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement

January 22, 2025 at 3:06 p.m.

The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws under the Trump administration,...

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