EPA Cancels $20 Billion in Climate Grants
Here is what we know about the billions in funds that have led to federal investigations, lawsuits and frozen bank accounts for climate nonprofit groups.
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U.S. Investigation Into Global Antidoping Agency Continues Under Trump
The World Anti-Doping Agency will report to its board that federal officials questioned one of its U.S. employees last month about the agency’s handling of positive tests by Chinese athletes.
Justice Dept. Official Says She Was Fired After Opposing Restoring Mel Gibson’s Gun Rights
Elizabeth G. Oyer, the former pardon attorney, said that she was not told why she was dismissed, but that as events unfolded she feared they might lead to her firing.
Trump Allies Seek Pardons From an Emboldened White House
The new administration has created a system for awarding clemency that underscores the president’s grievances about what he sees as the political weaponization of the justice system.
Trump Administration Forces Out More Senior Justice Dept. Officials
The Trump administration targeted veteran career lawyers who managed pardon work, bankruptcy litigation and other legal issues in the latest wave of forced departures.
Lawyers Plan to Sue Federal Government on Behalf of Jan. 6 Rioters
Claims that people who participated in the attack on the Capitol were mistreated by agencies like the Justice Department are part of efforts to cast the rioters as victims rather than perpetrators.
Two Army Soldiers Are Accused of Selling Military Secrets
One of the soldiers was accused in a federal indictment of selling sensitive information to people in China. A former soldier was also arrested.
Immigration Judges and Court Staff Take Payout Offers to Leave
The judges, who are part of the Justice Department, make decisions about asylum claims and have the power to order someone removed from the country.
Senate Confirms Trump Attorney Todd Blanche as No. 2 Justice Dept. Official
The president’s lead criminal defense attorney takes the key role of running day-to-day operations of federal prosecutors.
Justice Dept. to Investigate U.C. System Over Allegations of Antisemitism
A type of inquiry typically used to look for racism within police departments will be used to examine whether the University of California system allowed harassment of Jewish students and staff.