Results for “Guardian Justice Department”

Justice Department sends 20 letters in expanded Alaska ballot probe USA Today

Democratic attorney and Trump foe Marc Elias is a target of DOJ's Alaska ballot investigation, sources say CBS News DoJ tells Democrats in letters they could be targets of Alaska ballot investigation The Guardian...

Several counties in Northern California were hit with fresh grand jury subpoenas over alleged noncitizen voting just days before the midterm elections, local officials told CBS News.

Trump’s DoJ charges six more people in ‘voter fraud’ crackdown in California The Guardian Trump Is Playing Up Voter Fraud Prosecutions. Meet Some of the Accused. The New York Times Justice Department Announces...

Latest arrests come after DoJ unsuccessfully fought to force state election officials to set aside about 20,000 ballots US midterms – live updates The US Department of Justice (DoJ) in California has charged six more...

An expanded panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday blocked a judge’s order restricting the Trump administration’s demands that election officials segregate ballots from suspected noncitizens and...

A federal appeals court reversed itself on Election Day, handing the Trump administration a green light to pressure the workers counting ballots. On Tuesday, a majority of an 11-judge en banc panel of the 9th Circuit...

Trump wins Election Day court battle over ballot demands, poll worker threats Axios Full 9th Circuit caps whiplash-inducing series of election orders by backing DOJ’s 'core' functions until further notice Yahoo...

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals gave Trump a win on Monday to lift a block on the administration's investigations into voting by noncitizens in California, but only a few hours later the same court reversed its own...

Harmeet Dhillon is out at the Justice Department, and some of the harshest send-offs are coming from her own side. Dhillon announced on Wednesday that she was resigning as assistant attorney general for civil rights....

Several senior officials from the US Justice Department have resigned following the recent midterm elections. Harmeet Dhillon, the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, was involved in voter registration...

The head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has resigned, leaving a trail of destruction behind her—just as she intended.

On the heels of assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon’s departure Thursday, two more leading officials from the Department of Justice are resigning. Politico reports that John Eisenberg, the assistant attorney...

Former FBI Chicago chief Douglas DePodesta sues DOJ officials, alleging political pressure and retaliation after the Broadview Six anti-ICE prosecution collapsed.

<p>The federal judge presiding over the failed "Broadview Six" prosecution ordered Chicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros on Monday to testify in her courtroom under oath later this month.</p><p>U.S. District Judge...

Former Chicago FBI chief Douglas DePodesta sued President Trump and other top administration officials, alleging he was forced to resign after a federal prosecutor sought to blame him for the collapse of a...

Douglas DePodesta says he was made ‘scapegoat’ after collapse of case against Broadview Six anti-ICE protesters The former head of the FBI in Chicago has accused the Trump administration of pressuring him to...

A Mexican judge is under arrest in Colombia on U.S. charges accusing him of taking a $2 million bribe in exchange for releasing a top Canadian drug lord.

A district judge in Mexico has been arrested for allegedly accepting a $2 million payment to let the right-hand man of the ex-Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin, Ryan Wedding, go free.

The U.S. wanted judge Luis Benítez on charges that he took a $2 million bribe to release a top Canadian drug boss.

A federal judge Monday dismissed a criminal complaint against two former FBI officials accused of lying to Congress about their knowledge of investigations involving Hunter Biden, dealing a setback to the Justice...

A federal judge dismissed criminal charges against two former FBI officials accused of lying to Congress. The judge cited political motives and rushed investigations by President Trump's Justice Department before the...

Judge dismisses case against former FBI agents in Hunter Biden laptop investigation The Washington Post Judge Throws Out Charges Against Former F.B.I. Officials The New York Times Judge tosses case against two...

One of the accused allegedly bragged about laundering more than $400 million over the past three years.

Israeli national Sharon Hazan and dual Israeli-Emirati national Guy Sheetrit, along with Spanish-British national Jacob Soall, were all charged with offenses related to money laundering and fraud.

Prosecutors say Jacob Soall, Sharon Hazan and Guy Sheetrit mimicked executives and lawyers; extradition requests are pending

Three foreign nationals have been charged in connection with an alleged international fraud scheme that federal prosecutors say used AI technology to impersonate corporate executives and attorneys and steal more than...

Jason Reding Quiñones has stepped down as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida.

Jason Reding Quiñones led investigation into whether Trump’s rights were violated during 2020 election inquiry A US attorney overseeing the so-called “grand conspiracy” investigation into Donald Trump ’s rivals...

Jason Reding Quinones' resignation comes as administration braces for Democrat-led investigations.

Jason Reding Quiñones, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, abruptly resigned, marking another high-profile departure from a DOJ inquiry plagued by internal disputes.

President Trump raised concerns Saturday about some Democrats calling for the impeachment of Republican officials, referring to the threats as “extortion at the highest level” and asking the Justice Department to...

Trump lashed out at Democrats on Truth Social days after the party won control of Congress.

Trump specifically targeted Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin, accusing her of threatening people who hold Republican views.

President Trump on Saturday said he was ordering a Justice Department investigation of Democratic lawmakers trying to intimidate Republicans.

A federal judge in Boston has dismissed a case against a Russian-born Harvard scientist who was accused of smuggling frog embryos into the U.S. Kseniia Petrova was arrested last year as she returned from a holiday in...

A judge has granted a request from prosecutors to drop the criminal case against Kseniia Petrova, the Russian researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos into the U.S.

Kseniia Petrova was detained for four months after arrest with research samples, and feared deportation to Russia Federal prosecutors have dropped all criminal charges against a Russian scientist who spent four...

A federal judge dismissed criminal charges against Kseniia Petrova, the Russian-born Harvard scientist accused of smuggling frog embryos ​into the United States.

The FBI said mailings in early October were addressed to state election officials in all 50 states. It also believes Martin had sent threatening letters in 2024 to election and postal officials.

The Department of Justice charged an Oklahoma man with allegedly mailing white powder to hundreds of officials and public figures before the midterm elections. Investigators arrested Robin Martin on Monday and have...

Oklahoma City man charged over threatening letters to election officials Reuters

An Oklahoma man is facing federal charges amid allegations that he sent more than 700 letters containing a white powdery substance to public officials, lawmakers, media organizations and others in the weeks before...

Tehran brought the costs of war into American homes, fuelling the backlash against Trump's party.

The Trump administration said during a court hearing that it has been making plans to deport Iranian immigrants back to Iran while the U.S. is at war with that country, earning a rebuke from a federal judge, court...

Vance's comments were not simply an attempt to explain the election defeat

An anonymous celebrity asked the High Court to permanently prevent two news organisations from publishing his identity, amid claims of sexual misconduct, which he denies. He argued that if Guardian News and Media...

An unidentified British celebrity has lost a High Court application to block publication of sexual misconduct allegations, although his identity remains protected and the claims have not been proven.

The well-known man denies the allegations.

A human rights claim failed, but the injunction still prevents identification.

Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie has been sentenced to 200 years for the murders of 191 people, including 190 children, after directing followers to fast in Shakahola Forest

Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the deaths of 190 children who were starved to death on his orders in Shakahola Forest. Prosecutors said he had convinced followers to...

It was one of the worst ceremonial mass killings in memory. More than 400 people died – most of them starving to death in hopes of meeting Jesus. Now the cult leader behind the Shakahola massacre, Paul Mackenzie, is...

The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to the deaths of hundreds of people has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murders of 191 people. The High Court in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa issued the...

Good Morning Britain's Ranvir Singh and Paul Brand spoke to Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch to get her thoughts on the recent budget announcement.

Andy Burnham has told Kemi Badenoch to have “a little humility” over the legacy of the Conservatives ’ Brexit deal. Speaking during prime minister’s questions, the Tory leader criticised Burnham for suggesting the UK...

It's time to explore Central Park. Check out the launch trailer for The Division 2: Echoes of Central Park, and head to New York's iconic landmark in this expansion for the shooter RPG. The Division 2: Echoes of...