A rolling Thursday afternoon massacre has unraveled the usually staid workings of the United States Justice Department, spreading from the Southern District of New York to the Pub

The acting United States attorney prosecuting the case, Danielle Sassoon, resigns rather than heed the command to drop the effort to convict Adams.

Three new complaints to the New York bar recall prior challenges regarding Bove’s own conduct and potential conflicts of interest.

Over just a few days last week, the Trump administration made a laughingstock of the U.S. Department of Justice. The department’s decision to seek the dismissal of a corruption indictment against Mayor Eric Adams of New York led seven prosecutors handling the case to resign in disgust.

Now, the 50-year-old former New York police officer and U.S. Secret Service agent will return to the government he has so often criticized as President Donald Trump’s selection for deputy FBI director. He said Monday he’ll soon leave his daily show to take on the new role.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, had some harsh words for the way DOGE was operating, calling the email sent to federal workers “intimidation,” and saying that she’s hearing from federal workers who are being “treated with a level of disregard to their service and to their tenure.”

Every crack in the armor of federalism, the philosophy around which this country was formed at its independence, brings us closer to autocracy.

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday announced the Department of Justice is suing the state of New York over immigration enforcement in her first news conference after taking over the agency six days ago.

Hagan Scotten is yet another Assistant United States Attorney to submit his resignation to the Justice Department.

The data, which disappeared from Agriculture Department sites in recent weeks, was useful to farmers for business planning, the lawsuit said.

New York is the second state to be sued over its immigration enforcement policies. The Justice Department sued Illinois and Chicago last week for allegedly having interfered with federal immigration laws.

Lawsuit by October 7 victims names commissioner of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency and other executives of the organization.