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CNN on MSN · 11h

Trump transition signs agreement with Justice Department, paving the way for FBI background checks on Trump picks

Donald Trump’s transition team has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Justice Department, paving the way for the team to seek FBI background checks on the president-elect’s appointees.

USA TODAY on MSN · 10h

Trump team signs agreement with Justice Department for background checks for administration picks

There was bipartisan pressure on Trump to have FBI background checks of his Cabinet picks. Some have been under scrutiny over personal issues.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 11h

Trump agrees to Justice Department background checks for his Cabinet nominees

After months of holding off on filing some official transition forms, President-elect Donald Trump‘s team announced Tuesday that it had entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Justice Department,

hunter biden, pardon and Justice Department

USA TODAY on MSN · 14h

President Biden bypassed Justice Department in pardoning son Hunter: court records

President Joe Biden had unlimited power to pardon his son Hunter, but legal experts said the Justice Department typically processes applications.

FOX News on MSN · 1d

Hunter Biden’s pardon sets troubling precedent, risks politicizing Justice Department, critics say

President Biden faced mounting criticism Monday for the "sweeping" pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, with critics citing fears that it could be used by Trump to further his views of a "politicized" Justice Department and erode the role of the judiciary as an important check on executive power.

U.S. News & World Report on MSN · 1d

Hunter Biden: What to Know About the Crimes, the Pardon and the Politics

The president said he issued a pardon because his son was being unfairly targeted for political purposes. Here’s what to know about the pardon, the crimes and the reactions.

10hon MSN

Justice Department announces sweeping reforms to curb suicides in federal prisons and jails

The Justice Department is ramping up efforts to address a crisis of suicides and systemic failures in federal prisons and ...

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Justice Dept.’s Apolitical Tradition Is Challenged by 2 Presidents

The post-Watergate norm that political leaders should steer clear of criminal cases is being tested from opposite ends of the ...

Lohud.com, Westchester County on MSN13h

Feds announce resolution of long-running DOJ investigation into Yonkers police

The 2016 agreement had required the Yonkers Police Department to devise clear policies on uses of force and to collect data ...

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Justice Department calls for breakup of Google and sale of Chrome

The proposed breakup floated in a 23-page document filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Justice Department calls for Google ...

15hOpinion

Department of Government Efficiency should start with Bureau of Prisons | Opinion

The former director of the Florida Department of Corrections’ Office of Programs and Re-Entry writes that the state prison ...

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Amid worry about Trump, calls for career Justice Dept. staff to stay

As top officials inside the Justice Department have led meetings about transition protocols, Trump and his allies have ...

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Justice Dept. Girds for a Test of Its Independence

President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to install loyalists have left officials fearful that he intends to carry out his ...

Opinion

New Republic1dOpinion

We’re Entering a World Where the Rule of Law Is Turned Inside Out

Trump’s vengeance-minded administration will have no blunter instrument than a corrupted Department of Justice.

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