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Justice Dept. Steps Up Moves on Comey and Others as Midterm Elections Near

27 octobre 2026 à 14:28
In some cases, court paperwork bears unmistakable signs of urgency — typos, unorthodox tactics and the signatures of the department’s senior political leadership.

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Attorney General Todd Blanche announcing the indictment of L. Louise Lucas, a prominent Virginia Democrat, on drug-trafficking charges last week in Norfolk, Va.

Justice Dept. Brings More Charges Against Comey, Accusing Him of Leaks

26 octobre 2026 à 21:36
Lawyers for James B. Comey said the case centered on an issue that had already been investigated and had not led to charges, of a purported leak of national security information to The Times in October 2016.

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James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee in 2017.

Trump Officials Seek Block on Alaska Senate Race Results if the Republican Dan Sullivan Loses

23 octobre 2026 à 22:15
The department, in a highly unusual lawsuit, argued that confusion over candidates with similar names could taint the election result.

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Senator Dan Sullivan, the Alaska Republican incumbent, at a rally this month. The ballot in the Senate race also features Daniel J. Sullivan Jr.

Louise Lucas, Powerful Virginia Lawmaker, Indicted Over Marijuana Business

22 octobre 2026 à 12:59
L. Louise Lucas, a Democrat from Portsmouth, was the focus of F.B.I. searches earlier this year.

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L. Louise Lucas, a Democrat who is the president pro tempore of the Virginia Senate, at the Virginia Capitol in Richmond this year.

DOJ Charges 28 California Residents With Voting-Related Crimes Amid Trump’s Voter Fraud Push

19 octobre 2026 à 15:51
The effort by the Trump administration comes as it wages a broader fight with California officials over voter rolls.

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Voters waiting to cast their ballots at Beverly Hills City Hall in November 2024. The Trump administration has been engaged in a far-reaching effort to find, arrest and publicize instances of voter fraud.

Trump Administration Sues California Over Voter Rolls

15 octobre 2026 à 15:43
The lawsuit seeks to temporarily block the state from counting mail ballots of voters it claims are likely noncitizens, opening a new front in the administration’s legal fights with election officials.

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A lawsuit from the Trump administration is seeking a court order to force California to not count — at least in the short term — any mail ballots received from some 20,000 people in the state the administration claims are “likely noncitizens.”

Fired FBI Agents Who Worked on Trump Investigation Sue Patel and Others

15 octobre 2026 à 13:40
The lawsuit also suggests that a motivating factor for the dismissals was the intense scrutiny of the F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, after he went to the Olympics in Milan.

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The lawsuit says that Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, praised some of the fired employees privately before terminating them.

Justice Dept. Issues Subpoenas in Ilhan Omar Investigation

13 octobre 2026 à 18:40
After years of investigation, the Justice Department appears to be intensifying a criminal inquiry into the immigration history of Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, and her family.

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Representative Ilhan Omar’s immigration history has been investigated in prior years by federal authorities, but has not resulted in charges.

Federal Agents Search Home of Rep. Ilhan Omar

12 octobre 2026 à 21:54
The search takes place within the 60-day window of the midterm elections, when the Justice Department has historically avoided such investigative steps related to political candidates.

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Representative Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, at the Capitol earlier this year.
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