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US Justice Department directs investigations over gender affirming care
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi directed prosecutors to investigate all suspected cases of female genital mutilation ...
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The concern over enforcing the Federal Clery Act without the U.S. Department of Education
Dismantling the Department of Education is a multi-faceted challenge with potentially dire consequences for public safety in ...
Ex-Oregon State Police union head who faked donations in name of Woodburn bombing victim to pay ethics fine
The Oregonian/OregonLive’s reporting on Darrin Phillips’ case prompted the Oregon Government Ethics Commission to launch its ...
US Justice Department Cancels Hundreds of Grants for Police, Crime Victims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has canceled hundreds of ongoing grants that funded everything from ...
A little-known federal agency is at the center of Trump’s executive order to overhaul US elections
Florida’s “hanging chads” ballot controversy riveted the nation during the 2000 presidential contest and later prompted ...
Lawyers ask federal judge in Vermont for immediate release of detained Palestinian activist
A federal judge is scheduled to consider a request to immediately release a Palestinian man who led protests against the war ...
US Justice Department reassigns about a dozen civil rights attorneys amid shakeup, say sources
The U.S. Justice Department is reassigning about a dozen senior career attorneys from its civil rights unit, four people ...
Rubio unveils a massive overhaul of the State Department, with a reduction of staff and bureaus
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has unveiled a massive overhaul of the State Department. The plans revealed Tuesday would ...
Factbox-Major changes in Trump's overhaul US State Department
The Trump administration on Tuesday proposed a major overhaul of the U.S. State Department that would shutter more than 100 ...
Justice Department wants to step in for Trump in E. Jean Carroll appeal
The Department of Justice wants to stand in for President Trump in his ongoing appeal of a defamation case that could cost ...
US Justice Department drops lawsuit accusing Pennsylvania city of diluting power of Hispanic voters
The U.S. Justice Department has withdrawn its lawsuit that accused a heavily Hispanic city in Pennsylvania of illegally diluting the political power of its growing Hispanic population. U.S. District ...
Justice Department must provide details of attempts to return illegally deported man, judge says
The order that will require records and sworn answers from Trump administration officials furthers a legal standoff in the ...