Lawyers for the government’s special counsel and former President Donald Trump are set to clash in court in Washington over how the election interference case against him will proceed.
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Justice Department wants more time on Trump election interference case
The Justice Department is asking for more time to share next steps in the federal election interference case against former President Donald Trump.
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A man has been arrested for allegedly plotting to kill U.S. leaders
Asif Merchant allegedly paid undercover officers $5,000 as an advance to execute his plan, the Justice Department said.
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U.S. authorities arrest top Sinaloa cartel leader and son of ‘El Chapo’
Ismael Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and JoaquÃn Guzmán López, a son of another cartel leader, were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas, the U.S. Justice Department said.
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A beleaguered breeder faces a record $35 million fine for mistreating its beagles
The companies behind the now-closed Virginia facility pleaded guilty to violating the Animal Welfare Act and Clean Water Act. Animal rights groups applaud the development and say there’s more to do.
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The U.S. counterintelligence head says the list of threats is long and getting longer
Mike Casey tells NPR that the scale of spying against the United States is “impressive and terrifying.” He says: “More players are getting into it with more tools, going after more targets.”
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DOJ takes a stand against war crimes in Ukraine. In Gaza war, it’s been nearly silent
The Justice Department has taken an active — and public — stand against alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine. But it’s been nearly silent on possible war crimes in the Israel-Hamas war.
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DOJ watchdog finds 187 inmate suicides in federal prisons over 8-year period
The watchdog’s reporting comes in the wake of several high-profile deaths in federal lockups in recent years, most notably the murder James “Whitey” Bulger and the suicide of Jeffrey Epstein.
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eBay will pay a $3 million fine over former employees’ harassment campaign
The penalty settles charges against eBay more than three years after then-employees sent spiders and cockroaches, among other things, to a couple over their newsletter’s coverage of the company.
