US Department of Justice

US charges 11 in $100K-per-person scheme arranging 1,000 sham marriages for Chinese nationals

Attorney General Todd Blanche described the scheme as "one of the largest marriage fraud prosecutions in US history" and said it showed "how far people will go to cheat our immigration system."

US Attorney General Todd Blanche holds a press conference to discuss Tren de Aragua developments at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, US, July 1, 2026.
US Attorney General Todd Blanche holds a press conference to discuss Tren de Aragua developments at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, US, July 1, 2026.

Chinese citizen pleads guilty to attempting to smuggle US military equipment to PRC

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche attends a press conference to announce new Trump administration actions against the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), at the Justice Department in Washington, DC, US, August 5, 2026.

Senate Republicans narrowly confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general

Jeffrey Epstein is seen in this image released by the Justice Department in Washington on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

New Mexico sues US Justice Department for access to unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files


US judge grants DOJ's request to dismiss cases against far-right Oath Keepers for January 6 riots

The ruling from Washington-based US District Judge Amit Mehta tosses out convictions of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and other members of the group who were convicted of seditious conspiracy.

A mob of supporters of then-US President Donald Trump climb through a window they broke as they storm the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.

'Bringing the full arsenal': Trump admin. to launch antisemitism campaign in 15 cities - interview

Task force chairman Leo Terrell said federal officials would expose local failures, inform Jewish communities of their rights and consider legal action.

DOJ chief Leo Terrell speaks at a conference in the summer of 2026 as he prepares to launch a nationwide campaign to combat antisemitism.

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche rescinds controversial $1.8 b. anti-weaponization fund

Trump had said as recently as last week that the $1.8 b. "anti-weaponization" fund was dead.

US Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche participates in a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, US, July 31, 2026.

Turkish national charged by US for funding Hamas using sham humanitarian charity

According to the DOJ, Mohammad Yousef Hasna provided financing and commodities to Hamas and worked closely with Hamas terrorists, including senior Hamas terrorist Ghazi Hamad. 

Hamas terrorists carrying clubs and firearms secure humanitarian aid trucks in the northern Gaza area of Jabaliya on June 25, 2025.

US federal appeals court rules US President Donald Trump cannot implement mail-in voting order

The Boston-based 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the administration's request to lift an injunction several Democratic-led states secured on June 25 from a lower-court judge.

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs for Dover, Delaware, to attend the dignified transfer of US Army service members killed in Jordan and Iraq, July 22, 2026

Minnesota man gets life in prison for assassinating Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman

He also shot and wounded state Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette at their home a few miles away.

Vance Boelter appears in court during his sentencing hearing after he pleaded guilty to the 2025 killings of Democratic state Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, and the shootings of State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette, in a courtroom sketch, July 23, 2026.

Justice Department asks judge to uphold NYT subpoenas in Air Force One leak probe

The July 10 subpoenas from Manhattan US Attorney Jay Clayton seek to force journalists to reveal sources, which critics call part of Trump's broader pressure campaign against the media.

The New York Times logo is seen on the building's facade in New York City on January 22, 2026. US President Donald Trump announced today he will sue The New York Times over an unfavorable opinion poll and suggested that what he called "fake" surveys should criminalized.

Trump administration probing Harvard over possible discrimination in Chinese financial aid programs

Harvard said on Monday it "does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin in allocating financial aid."

 Demonstrators rally on Cambridge Common in a protest organized by the City of Cambridge calling on Harvard leadership to resist interference at the university by the federal government in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. April 12, 2025.

Federal grand jury indicts eight men over alleged plot to attack White House UFC event, DOJ says

The defendants allegedly planned to murder US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, US officials, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, billionaire Elon Musk and "other high value targets."

US Park Police officers detain a man as fans watch the UFC Freedom 250 event from a street across the Ellipse next to the Washington Monument, in Washington, DC, US, June 15, 2026

Shurat HaDin urges US Justice Department to investigate Hind Rajab Foundation

Israeli legal organization calls for federal probe and possible sanctions, alleging terror-linked lawfare campaign targeting IDF soldiers and dual nationals.

Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, founder and president of Shurat HaDin