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Merrick Garland’s Final Plea for Norms at the Justice Department
From the daily newsletter: a report from Washington. Plus: the coming sale of TikTok; Susan B. Glasser on “the Trump effect”; and remembering David Lynch.
Justice Department sues Walgreens over opioid drug prescriptions
The Justice Department has filed a civil lawsuit against Walgreens, accusing the 124-year-old pharmacy chain of dispensing millions of unlawful prescriptions over a period of several years.
Trump prosecutor Jack Smith resigns from Justice Department
Smith led the federal cases against Donald Trump on charges of trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat and mishandling of classified documents. Trump suggested he might seek retribution.
British tourist who injured two kids while driving wrong way in NY extradited to US to face justice
After being released on $25,000 bail, Thomas Robb left the country and returned to the UK, prompting a judge to issue an arrest warrant.
'Will I have a job?' Federal workers full of uncertainty, fear over Trump plans
Federal workers say President-elect Trump is causing panic with threats to cut government costs through layoffs and return-to-office mandates.
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Bondi says she won’t play politics as attorney general, but doesn’t rule out probes of Trump adversaries
Trump was convicted in a separate case in New York ... confirmed as United States attorney general,” she said, “my overriding objective would be to return the Department of Justice to its ...
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New York prosecutors tell justices to let Trump be sentenced
Prosecutors on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to allow Donald Trump’s sentencing in his New York hush money case to go ahead as scheduled on Friday morning. Emphasizing that Trump’s conviction rests on conduct for which he is not entitled to immunity,
New York Court of Appeals Blocks Trump Attempt to Stay Friday Sentencing
In their Thursday response to the defense’s Court of Appeals filing, Manhattan prosecutors claim Trump counsel is relying on federal procedure and federal cases that do not apply in a New York state criminal proceeding in their attempts to assert sentencing is precluded by presidential immunity.
Donald Trump sentenced with no penalty in New York criminal trial, as judge wishes him 'Godspeed' in 2nd term
President-elect Trump was sentenced Friday after being found guilty on charges of falsifying business records stemming from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s yearslong investigation.
Japanese mob boss pleads guilty in New York to conspiring to traffic nuclear materials to Iran
Japanese Yakuza mob boss Takeshi Ebisawa pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to conspiring to traffic nuclear materials to Iran among other charges.
Alito spoke to Trump ahead of considering hush-money sentencing request
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito confirmed on Wednesday that he talked with President-elect Donald Trump just days before possibly ruling on his immunity claims connected with his New York hush
New Orleans Police Department granted 2-year sustainment period, signaling beginning of the end of consent decree
Judge Susie Morgan granted the NOPD a two-year sustainment period, signaling the beginning of the end of the consent decree.