Justice Department
- Epstein Victims Ask Congress to Ensure Justice Dept. Releases All Files - More than a dozen women called for congressional hearings to ensure that the Justice Department is fully complying with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
- Mistrial in Case of N.Y. Official Charged With Working for China - Linda Sun was accused by federal prosecutors of selling her allegiance and being rewarded handsomely for influence peddling.
- Ex-CIA director John Brennan wants 'favored' Trump judge kept away from Justice Department inquiry - Lawyers for former CIA Director John Brennan want the Justice Department to be prevented from steering an investigation of him and other former government officials to a “favored” judge in Florida who dismissed the classified documents case
- Epstein Files Photos Disappear From Government Website, Including One of Trump - A total of 16 photos were taken down at some point on Saturday from the website that the Justice Department created. One featured an open drawer containing other photos, including at least one of President Trump.
- Republican critics fear incomplete disclosure of Epstein files will loom over midterms - By Nathan Layne Dec 20 (Reuters) - Extensive redactions and the limited number of documents released related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein angered some Republicans and did little to defuse
- 6 Takeaways From the First Batch of the Epstein Files - Many of the Justice Department documents were heavily redacted, and President Trump’s name was rarely mentioned. The White House also sought to make political hay of the release of photos of Bill Clinton.
- Justice Dept. Won’t Meet Friday Deadline to Release All Epstein Files - Several members of Congress criticized the department’s No. 2, Todd Blanche, after he said more documents would be coming weeks late.
- Jeffrey Epstein: DOJ expects to release some—but not all—files Friday despite legal deadline - President Donald Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November.
- They quit government to protest Trump. Now they are running for Congress to stop him - By Joseph Ax CAPE MAY, New Jersey, Dec 18 (Reuters) - It was Megan O'Rourke's dream job. As a top climate scientist for the U.S.
- Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship - An official with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said it would prioritize “those who’ve unlawfully obtained U.S. citizenship.”