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Obeying an outdated norm of years gone by, Merrick Garland's DOJ is defending some of Trump's most odious policies

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Four Florida men face life in prison after authorities arrested them for committing crimes dressed as police officers.

It was previously unclear if the order came from the Trump White House as the inquiry had spanned both presidents’ terms

Ebay team harassed Massachusetts couple who publish a newsletter employees felt criticised the online giant

Justice Department targeted reporter's phone records after leak about Trump's child separation policy

Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google dodged court sanctions after the Justice Department reprimanded it for hiding documents from government lawyers, Bloomberg reports. The U.S. government argued that Google used "silent attorney" emails to avoid disclosing records in litigation. Google allegedly exploited the legal privilege to protect sensitive internal communications. The DOJ wanted Google to…

Rep. Scott Perry was up to his eyeballs in the Trump plot, and remains defiant. Will he really get away with it?

Request came amid a review of child separation border policy

Newspaper decries ‘egregious’ move by DoJ to obtain details of Stephanie Kirchgaessner as part of investigation into media leaks

With a key spot on the FTC now filled, the commissioner has a chance to pursue a bigger agenda.