News breaks that the White House secretly pressured a Merit Systems Protection Board member to accept the argument that the president can fire civil servants without due process under Article II powers.

News breaks that DOJ leaders closed an investigation into how a deadly bacteria was introduced into baby formula and reached a settlement with Abbott, even though prosecutors spent years collecting evidence and building a criminal case against the company.

DOJ announces that it will rename the Environment and Natural Resources Division to the Energy and Natural Resources Division to “advance U.S. energy dominance.”

News breaks that John Yoo will advise the Southern District of Florida’s investigation led by Joe DiGenova into a supposed grand conspiracy against President Trump. Yoo will reportedly consult on constitutional issues.

DOJ sues Michigan, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota for allegedly failing to provide five years of SNAP applicant data to the USDA.

News breaks that President Trump spoke with the CEO of Live Nation ahead of its antitrust settlement with DOJ. Officials from the White House Counsel’s Office were reportedly involved in negotiating settlement terms.

President Trump plans to nominate Adam Candeub to serve as the Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division. Candeub contributed to Project 2025, laying out ways antitrust enforcement could champion conservative causes.

News breaks that Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, who is heading the Antitrust Division until a new Assistant Attorney General is confirmed, told division staff that he prefers to settle cases and avoid going to trial.

President Trump says he instructed DOJ to investigate oil companies for price gouging.

Assistant Attorney General Dhillon warns California that its “Glock ban” law set to go into effect on July 1 violates the Second Amendment.

DOJ sues Kansas over a law allowing undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at colleges and universities.

News breaks that a letter from conservative groups to Stephen Miller in part prompted the investigation into the Southern Poverty Law Center.

News breaks that Donald Trump Jr. met with Indian billionaire Gautam Adani a few months before Adani’s federal bribery charges were dropped.

News breaks that DOJ subpoenaed national security reporters to testify before a grand jury, and then withdrew the subpoenas.

News breaks that Stephen Miller drove the Office Legal Counsel opinion on disability rights, fearing that settlement agreements integrating individuals with disabilities into communities would increase homelessness.

A federal judge dismisses subpoenas DOJ issued to Minnesota Governor Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Frey, saying the subpoenas were meant to coerce officials into assisting with immigration enforcement.

NPR reports that DOJ is conditioning public safety grants for cities and police departments on cooperation in immigration enforcement.

DOJ announces it will open a civil rights investigation into a coffee shop that said Congressman Dan Goldman was unwelcome because of his pro-Israel stance. Goldman later said the Civil Rights Division should focus on investigating antisemitism against people “who are not elected officials.”

News breaks that Todd Blanche’s office forced prosecutors to close an investigation into a fraudster who received commutation after making at least $2.5 million in payments to individuals and groups close to the President.

Acting Attorney General Blanche refuses to sign a declaration verifying the cancellation of the Anti-Weaponization Fund.

DOJ opens an investigation into Major League Baseball after it disciplined three players for wearing caps with Bible verses on Pride Night.

DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel issues a memo saying states are not required to provide in-home or community-based care to individuals with disabilities.

DOJ sues Philadelphia over new legislation that bans federal officers including ICE from wearing masks, restricts their use of unmarked vehicles, and requires them to carry visible ID.

News breaks that FBI Director Patel prematurely announced that it thwarted an attack on the White House UFC event, frustrating the Secret Service and other law enforcement. Not all suspects had been apprehended at the time of the announcement.

DOJ seeks to intervene in a lawsuit challenging Evanston, Illinois’s reparations program for Black residents, saying the program itself is discriminatory.

News breaks that the FBI subpoenaed America Votes, a voter outreach organization, over its connection to the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, which was raided a week prior.

DOJ asks a federal appeals court to allow White House ballroom construction to move forward after a thwarted attack on the White House UFC event.

Politico reports that immigration judges have increasingly become reluctant to grant bond to ICE detainees, resulting in federal judges preemptively ordering detainees released. Federal judges have also repeatedly found that immigration judges are failing to apply constitutional or evidentiary standards in detention decisions.

News breaks FBI Director Patel allegedly paid more than $1 million in bonuses to FBI executives and agents who are loyal to him.

DOJ indicts 15 Minnesotans who protested ICE during Operation Metro Surge.

DOJ joins a lawsuit to defend Elon Musk’s AI company against pollution allegations and argues that it can intervene in Clean Air Act lawsuits brought by citizens and civil society groups in order to dismiss them.

The Department of Education announces certain duties of its Office of Civil Rights will be moved to DOJ.

Governor Gavin Newsom announces that DOJ is investigating his wife and himself in what he says is a politically motivated investigation.

President Trump appoints one of his personal lawyers, James McDonald, to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

DOJ approves Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros, surprising career attorneys who had been leaning towards recommending challenging the deal.

The Atlantic reports that DOJ and White House officials are working behind the scenes to explore alternatives for compensating Trump loyalists after DOJ canceled the Anti-Weaponization Fund.

Reuters reports that 96% of clemency grants under this administration have not followed longstanding DOJ guidelines. Instead, they are highly dependent on an applicant’s access to President Trump’s inner circle and their appeal to the president’s own sense of victimization.

DOJ sues Virginia over its law restricting law enforcement from wearing masks.

FBI raids the Ohio Organization Collaborative, a voting rights organization that helps people register to vote.

DOJ appeals an order removing President Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center and blocking his plans to close the center for renovations.

DOJ dismisses charges against two defendants accused of fraud to allegedly avoid a hearing over prosecutorial misconduct during grand jury proceedings.

News breaks that Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs Patrick Davis had intended to file a claim for compensation with the Anti-Weaponization Fund.

DOJ indicts eight individuals on conspiracy charges related to their participation in pro-Palestine protests at the University of Michigan.

News breaks that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia is investigating major banks for closing customer accounts for allegedly political reasons. The investigation includes JP Morgan, which had closed President Trump’s accounts after the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Acting Attorney General Blanche signs a memo putting Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward in charge of the Antitrust Division.

Vice President J.D. Vance refers Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison to DOJ for a criminal fraud investigation.

DOJ opens an investigation into four California school districts over their teachings of gender and sexual orientation.

News breaks that Todd Blanche’s office shut down an investigation into coal companies owned by Republican Senator Jim Justice for violations of the Clean Water Act.

A federal judge refers DOJ lawyers for possible discipline after finding the attorneys misled the court in a transgender care investigation.

Bill Essayli, who leads the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, says the office is pursuing “multiple election fraud investigations” after President Trump questioned the integrity of California’s June 2 elections. This breaks long-standing department policy that it does not take overt investigative steps in ballot fraud cases before the election is certified and all the recounts and election contests are concluded.

DOJ opens 15 civil rights investigations into racial considerations in medical school admissions.

DOJ attorneys file a separate lawsuit claiming the department’s denial of telework accommodations is harming the health of employees with disabilities.

DOJ reportedly reaches a plea deal with former National Security Advisor John Bolton over the mishandling of classified information.

News breaks that the Trump-picked top prosecutor in Nevada, Sigal Chattah, has been investigating past political rivals, helping former clients and defense attorney friends, ignoring recusal orders, and encouraging her staff to attend conservative events.

President Trump issues an executive order shifting 8,000 senior federal employees to at-will Schedule P/C positions, stripping them of career employee job protections.

Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward tells Sen. Lindsey Graham “We’re on it” over X after Graham proposed an alternative method to compensate so-called “weaponization” victims following the Ant-Weaponization Fund’s cancellation. Woodward later deletes the post.

DOJ launches an investigation into Arizona State University over DEI policies.

DOJ IT employees file a lawsuit claiming the department’s denial of telework accommodations is harming the health of employees with disabilities.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche tells lawmakers that the Anti-Weaponization Fund will not move forward, but refuses to commit to formalizing the decision in writing. He also confirms that immunity from tax audits for President Trump, his family, and his company remain in place.

U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros for the Northern District of Illinois releases a report confirming he had improper contact with grand jurors in the Broadview Six case.

The New York Times reports that more than 10,000—or one in five—federal government lawyers have left since the beginning of 2025.

A federal judge temporarily blocks the Anti-Weaponization Fund from moving forward.

Judge Kathleen Williams, who oversaw Trump v. IRS, reopens the case to investigate the circumstances surrounding the settlement that established the Anti-Weaponization Fund and President Trump’s tax immunity.

The lead prosecutor on the James Comey “86 47” case steps off the case.

News breaks that the FBI interviewed former Wisconsin election workers who worked the 2020 election, along with police officers who escorted the Milwaukee election official who delivered the city’s results to the county election office.

DOJ argues in court that Maurene Comey’s firing was valid “even if there were political motivations.”

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi says Todd Blanche was “in charge” of the review and release of Epstein files during an interview before the House Oversight Committee.

DOJ launches a criminal investigation into a nonprofit led by Reid Hoffman that contributed funds to E. Jean Carroll’s litigation against President Trump.

The Trump administration tells federal prosecutors to shut down an investigation into Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodriguez.