Mexico Sent Cartel Bosses to U.S. Knowing They Could Face Execution
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Mexico Sent Cartel Bosses to U.S. Knowing They Could Face Execution

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Foreign defendants brought to the United States almost never face capital punishment, no matter how grave the allegations against them. But when a notorious drug lord arrived from Mexico in Brooklyn federal court last month on charges that included killing a federal agent,…

Opinion | Pardons and Paybacks Are Trump’s Two Modes of Justice
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Opinion | Pardons and Paybacks Are Trump’s Two Modes of Justice

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Payback and projection have long been two of President Trump’s touchstones. He settles scores in return for every perceived slight and accuses his targets of what he has done himself. In his second term, that approach has bled into the law, with perilous…

‘Epstein Files’ Release, Hyped by Pam Bondi, Falls Short of Expectations
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‘Epstein Files’ Release, Hyped by Pam Bondi, Falls Short of Expectations

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines For days, Attorney General Pam Bondi had talked about releasing the “Epstein files,” supposedly secret documents the federal government has on some of the powerful men who were in the orbit of the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. But the roughly 200 pages of…

Opinion | Farewell, Justice Department Independence
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Opinion | Farewell, Justice Department Independence

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Over just a few days last week, the Trump administration made a laughingstock of the U.S. Department of Justice. The department’s decision to seek the dismissal of a corruption indictment against Mayor Eric Adams of New York led seven prosecutors handling the case…

In Moving to Stop Adams Case, Career Lawyer Sought to Stave Off Deeper Crisis
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In Moving to Stop Adams Case, Career Lawyer Sought to Stave Off Deeper Crisis

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The threat of a mass firing was unspoken but loomed over the videoconference call. Summoning the staff of the Justice Department’s public integrity section on Friday morning, the acting deputy attorney general, Emil Bove III, was matter-of-fact. Two lawyers needed to step forward…

Bondi Sues New York Over Policy on Driver’s Licenses for Immigrants
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Bondi Sues New York Over Policy on Driver’s Licenses for Immigrants

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration sued New York on Wednesday over its migrant policies, accusing state officials of prioritizing “illegal aliens over American citizens,” escalating its political and legal battles with states over deportations. Attorney General Pam Bondi, in her first news conference, specifically cited…

Trump Says He Will Install Himself as Kennedy Center Chairman
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Trump Says He Will Install Himself as Kennedy Center Chairman

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump announced his intention on Friday to bring the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington more firmly under his control, saying he would dismiss several board members and install himself as chairman. “At my direction, we are going…

Trump Signs Order to Fight ‘Anti-Christian Bias’
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Trump Signs Order to Fight ‘Anti-Christian Bias’

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday aimed at eradicating “anti-Christian bias” in the federal government by having agencies review policies and practices that he says have tried to squelch religious activities and activism. Mr. Trump, who announced the order at the…

Ethics Pledges by Trump Cabinet Draw Questions and Skepticism
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Ethics Pledges by Trump Cabinet Draw Questions and Skepticism

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Once Pam Bondi is confirmed as attorney general, she will be free to handle matters involving some of her former lobbying clients, thanks to an agreement she signed with federal government officials. That agreement will not prove to be unusual in the second…