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Alanna Durkin Richer

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Biden’s DOJ sued a data company, accusing it of helping Big Meat fix prices. Trump’s DOJ is about to settle

Agri Stats' president said it was “pleased to put this case with the Department of Justice and six states behind us.”

11.05.2026 3

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James Comey indicted over posting allegedly threatening photo of seashells on social media, source says

Comey was interviewed by the Secret Service in May after Trump administration officials asserted that he was advocating the assassination of Trump.

28.04.2026 4

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DOJ releases missing files with unconfirmed allegations about Trump from the 1980s

The accuser was interviewed by the FBI four times as it sought to assess her account but a summary of only one of those interviews had been released.

06.03.2026 10

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Pam Bondi’s Epstein testimony devolves into name calling as she sweeps her own past behavior under the rug

At one point, the Attorney General called Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland a “washed-up loser lawyer — not even a lawyer.”

12.02.2026 30

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Justice Department investigates Minnesota’s Walz and Frey, who call it a bullying tactic meant to threaten political opposition

“Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system and threatening...

17.01.2026 20

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Top DOJ official doesn’t see any basis to open criminal civil rights investigation into Nicole Good’s death

Federal officials have said that the officer acted in self-defense and that the driver of the Honda was engaging in “an act of domestic terrorism."

14.01.2026 20

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The U.S. accuses Maduro and his wife of ordering kidnappings, beatings and murders, among other charges

Maduro’s wife is also accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in 2007.

04.01.2026 30

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The Afghan national suspected of shooting National Guard members blocks from the White House previously worked with the CIA

The 29-year-old suspect entered the U.S. in 2021 through Operation Allies Welcome, a Biden administration program that resettled Afghans after the...

27.11.2025 10

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Trump pardons Giuliani, Mark Meadows, others involved in effort to block 2020 election result, DOJ official says

The proclamation, posted online late Sunday, explicitly says the pardon does not apply to Trump.

10.11.2025 10

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New York AG Letitia James charged in mortgage fraud investigation

James infuriated President Donald Trump by suing him and his company for fraud in a case that played out as he was running for office.

10.10.2025 10

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‘My main dream is derailed’ — Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee shatters U.S. hopes for many in India

The United States awards 85,000 H-1B visas per year on a lottery system, with India accounting for around three-quarters of the recipients.

21.09.2025 10

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Trump nominates White House aide to replace U.S. attorney who was forced out after failing to prosecute president’s adversaries

The announcement came as Trump pressed Attorney General Pam Bondi to move forward with pursuing cases against some of his political opponents.

21.09.2025 10

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U.S. attorney who failed to charge Trump adversary resigns under pressure from administration

Erik Siebert's monthslong mortgage fraud investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James has not resulted in criminal charges.

20.09.2025 10

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25-year-old arrested in SEC social media hack that spiked Bitcoin price

The price of bitcoin briefly spiked more than $1,000 after the post claimed “The SEC grants approval for #Bitcoin ETFs for listing on all registered...

10.09.2025 10

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Sandwich-hurling protester in DC only charged with misdemeanor, disappointing Trump’s plans to make him a felon

The White House had spotlighted the man's case with a dramatic social media video of his arrest by federal agents.

29.08.2025 10

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Trump administration seeks release of Epstein grand jury records—but not the Justice Department files his critics are demanding

The uproar over the Epstein files was never about the grand jury transcripts — it was about the thousands of other pages in the government's...

19.07.2025 10

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Trump sues Murdoch, Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter story, seeking $10 billion in damages

Dow Jones, the Journal's publisher, told the AP, “We have full confidence in the rigor and accuracy of our reporting, and will vigorously defend...

19.07.2025 20

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Inside Operation Gold Rush: How a transnational criminal network exploited the U.S. health care system out of $14.6 billion

State and federal prosecutors have charged more than 320 people and uncovered nearly $15 billion in false claims.

01.07.2025 10

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Boeing strikes $1.1 billion deal with Justice Department over deadly 737 Max crashes—and must pay $445 million to victims’ families

Boeing will pay and invest more than $1.1 billion, including an additional $445 million for the crash victims’ families.

23.05.2025 10

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Judge rules head of watchdog agency must keep his job, says Trump’s bid to oust him was unlawful

The law says special counsels can be removed by the president “only for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.”

02.03.2025 10

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