DOJ defends President Trump’s media ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, claiming the outlets were national security risks and failed to maintain “professionalism and decorum.”

News breaks that Associated Attorney General Stanley Woodward issued a memo instructing Antitrust Division employees to stop granting deadline extensions on subpoenas issued as part of its civil investigative demands. Instead, Woodward told lawyers to sue to enforce deadlines, which former officials say could actually prolong negotiations. Moving forward, deadline extensions must be approved by the attorney general, Woodward, or another senior official.

ProPublica reports that in dismantling the anti-corruption teams at DOJ and FBI, the Trump administration ended a sprawling bribery investigation into government contractors and members of Congress, including Sen. Susan Collins.

DOJ sends a letter to the University of California, San Francisco, threatening a lawsuit for alleged racial discrimination in admissions to its medical school.

The New York Times reports that at least six major hospitals agreed to stop providing gender-transition care to minors to end Justice Department investigations.

News breaks that FHFA Director Bill Pulte probed Todd Blanche’s mortgage records at a time when he and Blanche clashed over an investigation into President Trump’s political enemies.

News breaks that the FBI plans to consolidate the Norfolk Field Office and Richmond Field Office, with Norfolk being downgraded to a satellite office. This was seemingly decided without notifying Congress as required by law. Former heads of the Norfolk Field Office warn in an op-ed that this will be operationally ineffective, jeopardize national security, and damage relationships with major military and intelligence partners in the Tidewater region.

News breaks that Attorney General Blanche was confronted by several career prosecutors about politically motivated firings and low morale.

News breaks that FBI Director Patel temporarily halted some cooperation with Canada over how it labels 9/11.

The Civil Division revises the Justice Manual to limit the use of sub-regulatory guidance in False Claims Act litigation and encourage more dismissals of qui tam actions.

News breaks that Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Aakash Singh, known as Todd Blanche’s enforcer, warned that federal prosecutors who decline to investigate reported election fraud can be fired. Singh also said that the FBI and DHS can overrule a prosecutor who declines a case and that the Deputy Attorney General’s office is the final arbiter on which cases move forward.

DOJ appeals a court order to turn over handwritten FBI notes from interviews with a woman who accused President Trump and Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse.

News breaks that President Trump ordered DOJ to not appeal a court ruling rolling back restrictions on short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and silencers.

The Office of Legal Counsel issues a memorandum opinion stating the federal prohibition on selling handguns to 18 to 20-year-olds violates the Second Amendment.

Bloomberg reports that many of the Civil Rights Division’s new hires come from conservative legal groups or have explicit ties to the Republican Party.

News breaks that DOJ subpoenaed former CIA Director John Brennan to testify before a grand jury as part of the “grand conspiracy” investigation.

News breaks that DOJ sought to obtain reporters’ LinkedIn messages as part of its investigations into national security leaks.

DOJ filed a statement of interest siding with Paramount in a state challenge of the Paramount-Warner Bros merger. DOJ had approved the merger in June without career attorney input.

AP reports that less than half of the arrests for felony assault during major immigration protests resulted in conviction.

News breaks that DOJ issued subpoenas seeking records of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s international travel and its funding.

DOJ sends threatening letters to at least 30 state election officials ordering them to retain 2024 election records despite laws dictating the retention and disposal of past election records.

Joseph diGenova, who led the sprawling “grand conspiracy” investigation into President Trump’s enemies, resigns.

The Washington Post reports that President Trump has repurposed national security agencies created after 9/11 to pursue domestic groups that challenge his agenda, potentially making the U.S. more vulnerable to external attack. The Post reports that DOJ’s National Security Division has lost nearly 38% of its staff under this administration.

DOJ sues Arkansas, D.C., Hawaii and Utah over their in-state tuition policies for undocumented students. DOJ has now sued all states that have this policy.

European law enforcement agencies say DOJ has not cooperated with their investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

DOJ fires a federal prosecutor who withdrew from the federal bribery case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani days before the department moved to dismiss.

DOJ asks the Supreme Court to allow Sigal Chattah to continue leading the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nevada after a federal appeals court ruled that she was serving illegally.

DOJ releases an investigative finding saying UC Berkeley illegally considered race in law school admissions.

News breaks that DOJ leadership instructed U.S. Attorney’s Offices to prioritize election integrity cases, particularly noncitizen voting cases.

DOJ announces it will send election monitors to two New Hampshire polling places during its primary election.

AP reports that DOJ has begun subpoenaing witnesses in its investigation into a “grand conspiracy” against President Trump.

The New York Times reports that the FBI and DOJ are investigating at least eight scientists regarding the theory that COVID-19 originated from a Chinese lab leak and that American scientists covered it up.

News breaks that Antitrust Division employees were told to pause all work with the Canadian government as President Trump’s trade war escalates.

News breaks that the Bureau of Prisons made a deal with a startup company to sell non-FDA approved nicotine pouches in 118 prison commissaries. After a whistleblower report to the Inspector General’s office, the deal was paused and continues to be investigated.

DOJ charges an ICE officer who shot a Venezuelan immigrant with making false statements. DOJ decided not to bring civil rights charges, over the “strongest possible” objections of lead prosecutor Matthew Evans, who was later fired.

News breaks that U.S. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam was wiretapped as part of DOJ’s probe into a Virginia state legislator who was investigated after a new congressional map favorable to Democrats that she championed was approved.

News breaks that the nominee to head the Antitrust Division has been working at DOJ for weeks even though he has yet to be confirmed.

DOJ promotes the official known as Attorney General Blanche’s enforcer, Aakash Singh, to Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General.

The Office of Legal Counsel issues an opinion stating that states are required to provide information of undocumented immigrants when they choose to participate in certain public assistance programs.

DOJ sues the school system in Kansas City, Kansas, over transgender student policies.

DOJ subpoenas Daniel Richman, a confidant of James Comey, as part of their investigation into a “grand conspiracy” against President Trump.

The Department of Homeland Security launches a voter fraud surge, despite longstanding DOJ policy restricting investigative actions that could sway elections.

DOJ sues Washington, Oregon, New Mexico, and Arizona over in-state tuition for undocumented students.

News breaks that the special grand jury convened by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in D.C. is investigating D.C. Public Schools and the city’s supervision of children.

President Trump sends a letter to the House Speaker proposing a pay freeze for all federal workers except law enforcement officers, who would receive a 3.8% increase.

News breaks that top DOJ officials including Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche pressured Swiss authorities to resolve a case against Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt without criminal charges because Betancourt is a key intermediary in the Trump administration’s dealings with Venezuela. U.S. officials have also not acted on a Swiss arrest warrant against Betancourt, allowing him to travel repeatedly to the U.S.

DOJ issues a Weaponization Working Group report on the 2023 Richmond Memo.

News breaks that DOJ election monitors sent to Wyoming reportedly displayed “aggressive” and “irregular” conduct, including requesting to interview voters.

DOJ plans to revive prize courts to more easily claim Iranian oil in the U.S.’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Prize courts have rarely been used since the 1800s.

Deloitte reaches a $21.5 million settlement with DOJ in a fraud case regarding DEI policies.

DOJ asks a federal judge to remove a nationwide injunction on mail-in voting restrictions after the Supreme Court allows President Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting to move forward.

DOJ argues in court that the Kennedy Center could be demolished if President Trump’s preferred renovations are not completed.

CNN reports that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in D.C. has had a poor record with jury trials under this administration, including by failing twice to convict an MS-13 leader.

DOJ indicates it will appeal a ruling requiring it to unredact some Epstein files, including interviews with a woman who alleges she was sexually abused by President Trump as a minor.

The Wall Street Journal reports that President Trump directed DOJ to settle the Live Nation/Ticketmaster case.

A federal appeals court upholds a lower court determination that John Sarcone has been disqualified from serving as U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of New York and cannot pursue an investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James.

News breaks that DOJ’s Civil Rights Division hired a lawyer who previously pleaded guilty to hacking government election websites.

President Trump announces that Ed Martin is leaving DOJ to fight election “legal battles.”

News breaks that DOJ’s FOIA office, which has traditionally been led by nonpartisan employees, will be led by an individual who spent her entire legal career at the conservative Judicial Watch.

News breaks that DOJ is questioning FBI officials involved in the 2022 search of Mar-a-Lago.

News breaks that DOJ will stop using a longstanding peer review process that includes outside experts to evaluate grant applications.

DOJ issues subpoenas in its investigation of Alaska Senate candidate Dan Sullivan, a Republican who shares a name with the sitting Republican Senator running for reelection.

Bloomberg reports that federal judges are seeing more motions to enforce their rulings as the government repeatedly ignores court orders.

DOJ releases a final rule transferring internal revenue and healthcare fraud matters to the National Fraud Enforcement Division.

Civil Rights Division head Harmeet Dhillon says DOJ will send 1,000 election monitors across the country during the November midterms.

DOJ announces an investigation into the College and William & Mary for alleged racial discrimination in scholarships and benefits.

A federal appeals court upholds the disqualification of Sigal Chattah from serving as U.S. Attorney in Nevada after failing to get Senate confirmation.

DOJ appeals a lower court determination that criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia were vindictive, and asks to reinstate the charges.

A whistleblower, who worked as a career lawyer in the Civil Rights Division, discloses that administration officials ignored investigators who said there was not enough evidence to pursue civil rights cases against Brown, Columbia, and Harvard.

USA Today reports that immigration courts are using “mega” hearings to hear 50 to 100 cases at once.

Attorney General Blanche says on Meet the Press that DOJ will not act independently of the White House.

News breaks that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago is investigating a Democratic fundraising firm with ties to the New York judge who presided over the Trump hush money case.