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Today — 1 April 2026Main stream

Justice Dept. Struggles to Respond to Trump’s Suit Against IRS

Officials at the department and the White House are in the middle of a messy and complicated debate over how to respond to President Trump’s lawsuit demanding $10 billion from the I.R.S.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

President Trump filed a lawsuit demanding at least $10 billion from the I.R.S.

U.S. Assures Colombian President Petro He Does Not Face Charges Right Now

1 April 2026 at 01:06
The Justice Department is examining Gustavo Petro for possible ties to drug traffickers. U.S. officials have told him that for now he does not face criminal charges arising from the probes.

© Federico Rios for The New York Times

President Gustavo Petro of Colombia at the presidential palace in Bogotá in March.
Yesterday — 31 March 2026Main stream

Justice Dept. Watchdog Has Gone Silent, Lawyers for Whistle-Blower Say

30 March 2026 at 23:30
Lawyers for a fired Justice Department lawyer say the agency’s inspector general appears to have ignored at least 20 different requests to scrutinize misconduct.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Lawyers for a Justice Department whistle-blower said that the department’s internal watchdog has seemingly ignored possible wrongdoing by the Trump administration.
Before yesterdayMain stream

F.B.I. Said to Dig Up Old Investigative Files on Democratic Lawmaker

The urgent instructions at the Trump administration’s behest to gather and relay the files on Representative Eric Swalwell have alarmed some career law enforcement officials.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Representative Eric Swalwell of California, one of President Trump’s most vocal critics in the House, said that he was being targeted by the Trump administration.
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