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July 7, 2026

EXCLUSIVE DOJ’s Harmeet Dhillon details wave of second amendment lawsuits says strategy aims to expand gun rights

The Civil Rights Division of the DOJ filed two lawsuits against California and Virginia over the state’s gun law restrictions.

July 7, 2026

Legal war on Trump’s agenda gains firepower as federal lawyers defect to Democrats

Over 10,000 federal attorneys have left government since 2025, with over 100 identified as joining Democratic attorneys general offices fighting Trump.

July 6, 2026

West Virginia man pleads guilty to making violent threats against Trump, ICE

Cody Lee Smith admitted to lobbing threats against President Donald Trump and ICE agents, according to the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Northern District of West Virginia.

July 5, 2026

Newsom blames Trump for DOJ probe, but reports say investigation predates his administration

Reports suggest the federal probe into Gavin Newsom's orbit began during the Biden administration, complicating his claims of a Trump-directed attack.

July 4, 2026

Trump pardons 9 people convicted of tampering with emission controls on diesel engines

Trump pardoned people convicted of Clean Air Act violations who he said were "persecuted by the Biden Administration" and punished for "fixing their car."

July 3, 2026

Trump grants pardons to 'persecuted' mechanics in right-to-repair crackdown: 'I am setting them all free'

Trump granted full pardons to more than half a dozen people, calling the prosecutions "weaponization."

July 3, 2026

FBI announces 305 arrests, 24 missing children recovered in Chicago during Operation New Dawn

Operation New Dawn brought 11 federal agencies together to execute 305 arrests in Chicago over 60 days, recovering 24 kidnapped or missing children.

July 2, 2026

FBI says new mission center has identified 'nefarious' protest funding and subjects

The FBI says its Joint Mission Center has identified suspects and nefarious protest funding sources as it works to bring indictments for political violence.

July 2, 2026

Acting AG Todd Blanche says Newsom's DOJ claims are not 'grounded in fact'

Acting AG Todd Blanche says Gov. Gavin Newsom's claims that the Justice Department is politically targeting him are not "grounded in fact."

July 1, 2026

Families sue Maduro in US, accuse ex-president of directing police unit tied to extrajudicial killings

Families of five Venezuelan men filed a lawsuit accusing Nicolás Maduro of overseeing FAES, a police unit allegedly responsible for extrajudicial killings.