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Today — 1 September 2025Main stream

Robert Mueller Has Parkinson’s Disease, Family Says

The former special counsel, who led the Russia investigation during President Trump’s first term, has had difficulty speaking in recent months. A congressional committee dropped a request for Mr. Mueller to testify this week.

© Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times

Robert S. Mueller III, the former special counsel, testifying before the House Judiciary Committee in 2019.
Yesterday — 31 August 2025Main stream

An Online Group Claims It’s Behind Campus Swatting Wave

31 August 2025 at 00:19
Members of the group offered on Telegram to draw armed officers to schools, malls and airports, though their claims are unverified. Such false emergency calls have disrupted campus life in recent days.

© Matt Slocum/Associated Press

An online group has said that it was behind a number of recent swatting episodes that have drawn law enforcement officers to American college campuses, including Villanova University on Aug. 21.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Trump Administration Weighs Having Military Lawyers Work as Immigration Judges

No final decision has been made, but the proposal comes as President Trump increasingly uses the military in various aspects of domestic life.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

The proposal would send military lawyers to work at the Justice Department in an effort to reduce the capacity of the immigration system to process a backlog.

Emil Bove Continued to Work at Trump’s Justice Dept, Even After Judicial Confirmation

29 August 2025 at 20:56
The code of conduct for federal judges does not appear to apply to Mr. Bove, who has yet to be sworn in. But his continued presence at the department has raised eyebrows.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Emil Bove III was narrowly confirmed last month to serve on a powerful appeals court judgeship.

Lawyers for Abrego Garcia Seek Gag Order Against Trump Officials

29 August 2025 at 10:11
The request came after President Trump and several of his top aides had attacked Mr. Abrego Garcia as a threat, even though federal judges have ruled that he is not a danger to the public.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was detained at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Baltimore on Monday.

Trump and His Officials Target Fed and CDC, Long Seen as Above Politics

29 August 2025 at 09:30
Trump officials say the president is within his rights to fire officials who do not share his agenda.

© Kevin Mohatt/Reuters

Susan Monarez was fired as director of the Centers for Disease Control this week, White House officials said. The move came after she declined to fire agency officials or to accept all recommendations from a vaccine panel overhauled by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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