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Trump’s naming spree draws legal scrutiny 

President Trump’s bid to secure his legacy is taking on a new name — or, rather, his own. This month, the president’s quest to leave his mark...

24.12.2025 10

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Cannon keeps Jack Smith’s classified records report under wraps for now

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Monday lifted restrictions on the release of former special counsel Jack Smith’s findings from his...

23.12.2025 40

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Judge extends order barring Abrego Garcia re-detainment

A federal judge on Monday extended a temporary order barring federal immigration officials from re-detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia, sharply...

23.12.2025 20

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DOJ appeals dismissal of cases against Trump foes James Comey, Letitia James

The Justice Department has appealed the dismissal of cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James (D),...

20.12.2025 40

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DOJ tried, failed to add third felony charge against Letitia James: Court documents

Federal prosecutors attempted to persuade a grand jury to tack a third felony charge onto a failed indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia...

19.12.2025 20

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Wisconsin judge found guilty of obstruction for helping immigrant shake federal authorities

A Wisconsin judge was found guilty late Thursday of obstruction for helping a Mexican immigrant evade federal authorities after learning of his...

19.12.2025 50

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Appeals panel pauses order blocking Trump’s DC National Guard deployment

A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday made way for President Trump’s National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. to continue, a boon for his...

17.12.2025 2

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Navarro won't quit appealing his contempt of Congress conviction

Peter Navarro's appeal of his contempt of Congress conviction may seem, to some, unnecessary. Last year, fresh out of prison after serving a 4-month...

17.12.2025 3

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Trump gets reality check in bid to retain loyalist U.S. attorneys

President Trump’s efforts to keep his loyalist U.S. attorneys in their roles hit a dead end this week, as two top federal prosecutors stepped down...

14.12.2025 3

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DOJ fails a second time in securing new Letitia James indictment from grand jury

The Justice Department has failed again to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) after its initial case...

11.12.2025 2

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Trump blames stalled US attorney nominations on GOP, blue slips after Alina Habba's exit

President Trump cast blame on members of his own party Monday for halting some of his U.S. attorney nominations — most recently for his former...

09.12.2025 10

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DC pipe bomb mystery begins to unfurl 

The most elusive mystery of the days surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack has for years been the two pipe bombs planted outside the...

09.12.2025 9

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Alina Habba steps down as top federal prosecutor in New Jersey

Alina Habba, the former personal attorney to President Trump, is stepping down from her contested position atop the federal prosecuting office in New...

09.12.2025 50

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Supreme Court to weigh Trump’s firing of FTC commissioner 

The future of independent agencies heads to the Supreme Court on Monday as it hears oral arguments on President Trump’s bid to fire a Federal Trade...

08.12.2025 4

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DC pipe bomb suspect spoke to FBI for 4 hours

The Virginia man accused of planting two pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican national committee offices on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021,...

06.12.2025 10

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DOJ fails to secure new James indictment from grand jury

The Justice Department has failed to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) after its initial case against her...

05.12.2025 60

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Appeals court temporarily lets DC deployment of National Guard continue

A federal appeals court panel on Thursday temporarily lifted a judge’s order blocking President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to...

05.12.2025 10

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Ghislaine Maxwell to ask court to free her from prison

The imprisoned accomplice of the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein intends to seek her release, court filings show, throwing a wrench into the...

04.12.2025 40

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Appeals court upholds Alina Habba disqualification in New Jersey

A federal appeals court panel upheld Alina Habba’s disqualification as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey on Monday, a blow to President...

01.12.2025 60

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Reagan judges surface as unfiltered assessors of Trump

When U.S. District Judge William Young ruled this summer that the Trump administration illegally canceled hundreds of research grants focused on...

30.11.2025 90

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John Bolton criminal case on sluggish pace to trial 

For former national security adviser John Bolton, a trial is a long way off. At a hearing in his criminal case Friday, a federal judge made no...

22.11.2025 10

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Comey seeks dismissal over ‘fundamental errors’ in grand jury process

Former FBI Director James Comey has urged a federal judge to dismiss his case without a trial over “fundamental errors” in the grand jury process...

22.11.2025 20

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Arizona attorney general asks top state court to revive 2020 election subversion case

Arizona’s attorney general is pushing forward with her 2020 election subversion case against President Trump’s allies and the state’s so-called...

22.11.2025 3

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Judge blocks DC National Guard deployment

A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., amid his crackdown on local crime,...

21.11.2025 70

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Lisa Cook, Letitia James rebuke mortgage fraud allegations

A defense lawyer for two officials targeted by President Trump over their personal real estate dealings ripped into the administration's bid to pursue...

18.11.2025 10

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Trump DOJ’s James Comey case faces widening judicial backlash

The Justice Department’s prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey is facing death by a thousand procedural errors. Federal judges overseeing...

18.11.2025 50

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Bondi puts weight of SDNY behind Epstein investigation of Democrats

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday tapped one of the most powerful prosecutors in the country to lead an investigation into convicted sex offender...

15.11.2025 70

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Special prosecutor assigned to Trump 2020 Georgia election case with uncertain future

A special prosecutor was named to take over Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s (D) election interference prosecution of President Trump...

14.11.2025 20

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Nevada’s top court revives state’s 'fake electors' case in Clark County

Nevada’s top court on Thursday evening revived the state’s criminal case against the six “fake electors” who falsely claimed President Trump...

14.11.2025 20

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Nevada’s top court revives state’s 'fake electors' case in Clark County

Nevada’s top court on Thursday evening revived the state’s criminal case against the six “fake electors” who falsely claimed President Trump...

14.11.2025 50

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Judge appears wary of Lindsey Halligan'S appointment as Comey, James seek case dismissals

A federal judge on Thursday sharply scrutinized the installation of President Trump’s handpicked prosecutor to bring charges against two of his...

13.11.2025 4

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Supreme Court won’t review pro-Trump lawyer’s disqualification from Dominion case

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to review the disqualification of an attorney accused of improperly accessing voting machines after the 2020...

10.11.2025 2

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What happens if the Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs?

The Supreme Court is now weighing whether President Trump’s tariffs, which hinge on a specified economic emergency power, can remain intact. It...

10.11.2025 40

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Judge rules Trump unlawfully ordered National Guard to Portland

A federal judge on Friday ruled President Trump unlawfully called up and planned to deploy Oregon’s National Guard to Portland, the...

08.11.2025 40

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DC 'sandwich guy' found not guilty of misdemeanor assault

The man who slung a sandwich at a federal agent in Washington, D.C., and was unwittingly transformed into an opposition symbol of President Trump’s...

06.11.2025 2

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5 takeaways from Trump’s tariffs at Supreme Court

Conservative and liberal Supreme Court justices alike seemed dubious of President Trump’s tariffs justified by declarations of national emergencies...

06.11.2025 40

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Toymaker, wine importer take on Trump’s tariffs 

Rick Woldenberg’s family-run educational toy business will forever be known by its blockbuster Supreme Court case against President Trump’s...

05.11.2025 9

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Portland’s 2020 unrest echoes throughout trial over Trump National Guard plan

The chaotic riots that consumed Portland, Ore., during the summer of 2020 reverberated through a trial over President Trump’s efforts to send...

02.11.2025 3

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Photos: Trumps host Halloween event at White House

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted trick-or-treaters on Thursday in a Halloween celebration that has become a fun White House...

31.10.2025 9

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Pritzker, US lawmakers condemn 'Broadview 6' indictment over ICE protest

More than 100 Illinois officials on Thursday condemned the federal indictment of a progressive congressional candidate in the state and five others...

31.10.2025 6

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DOJ admits National Guard was briefly sent to Portland despite court order

The Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed Wednesday that members of the National Guard were briefly sent to Portland, Ore., earlier this month despite...

30.10.2025 3

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Illinois House candidate charged over ICE protest

A progressive congressional candidate in Illinois has been indicted on federal charges stemming from protests outside an Immigration and Customs...

29.10.2025 4

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Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump shutdown layoffs

A federal judge has indefinitely blocked President Trump’s efforts to lay off thousands of federal employees amid the government shutdown. U.S....

28.10.2025 3

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Judge presses DOJ on bid for speedy Abrego Garcia deportation to Liberia

A federal judge in Maryland on Monday pressed the Trump administration on its bid to quickly deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, seeking the...

28.10.2025 30

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Trump asks Supreme Court to let him refire Copyright Office director

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to let President Trump refire the director of the U.S. Copyright Office, after a divided federal...

27.10.2025 2

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Trump’s $230M DOJ settlement bid likely has few legal backstops

President Trump’s bid to be awarded as much as $230 million by his own Department of Justice as compensation for the various federal probes into his...

26.10.2025 60

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Letitia James signals plan to challenge Lindsey Halligan’s appointment in mortgage fraud case

New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) signaled Thursday that she intends to challenge the appointment of a prosecutor handpicked by President...

24.10.2025 30

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Arizona sues US House over delay in Grijalva swearing-in

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) filed a lawsuit Tuesday over GOP leaders’ refusal to seat a newly elected Democratic lawmaker. The suit...

22.10.2025 100

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DOJ defends making Alina Habba New Jersey’s top prosecutor to skeptical court

The Trump administration defended Alina Habba’s installation as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor before a skeptical federal appeals panel Monday....

21.10.2025 40

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Appeals court allows Trump to deploy National Guard troops to Portland

A federal appeals court on Monday said President Trump may deploy the National Guard across Oregon for now, a boon to his efforts to send troops into...

20.10.2025 2

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