Trump Administration Chips Away at Last Traces of Broad Inquiry Into Jan. 6
Two recent moves aligned the department ever more closely with President Trump’s own efforts to whitewash the events of that day.
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Charlie Kirk’s Former Security Chief Sues Candace Owens for Defamation
The lawsuit focuses on remarks made by Ms. Owens, a right-wing podcaster, about Mr. Kirk’s killing, highlighting a growing tension among factions of the American right.
Justice Dept. Charges Prominent Civil Rights Group With Financial Crimes
Republicans have accused the Southern Poverty Law Center, which is best known for investigating hate groups, of unfairly targeting conservative and Christian organizations.
An Intense White House Response From a Single Viral Video
A video purporting to expose extensive fraud at child care centers in Minnesota shows the relationship between the Trump administration and self-described citizen journalists.
Why the MAGA Right Became Obsessed With the Romanian Election
It started with a Russian influence campaign and a canceled vote. Then the American right showed up.
At Trump’s Justice Dept., Bondi Embraces Role of TV Messenger
Attorney General Pam Bondi has adopted a conspicuously performative approach, willing to execute White House directives with little fuss.
Proud Boys’ Ex-Leader Thanks Trump for Pardon at Mar-a-Lago Encounter
Enrique Tarrio said he told Mr. Trump that he had saved his life by including him in a blanket grant of clemency for Jan. 6 defendants.
In Montana, a Rare Sight: Republicans and Democrats Voting Together
Derided by critics as the “Nasty Nine” and censured by the state party, a group of Republican state senators said they were simply advancing common-sense legislation and supporting the governor’s agenda.
C.I.A. Fires Top Doctor Targeted by Far-Right Activist
The director of the agency’s Center for Global Health Services was dismissed a month short of qualifying for full federal retirement benefits, according to a lawsuit.
David Horowitz, Leftist Turned Trump Defender, Is Dead at 86
Once a Marxist, he came to embrace hard-right positions, including the falsehood that Mr. Trump won in 2020, and to mentor Stephen Miller, later the Trump adviser.