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Education Dept. Reverses Itself and Reopens Two Loan Repayment Plans
The department had been trying to phase out the two plans in favor of a more generous new one that has been tied up by litigation since this summer.
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Justice Dept. Charges 2 Men in Deadly Drone Attack on U.S. Soldiers
The men are accused of supplying key parts in Iranian drones that killed three U.S. service members and injured dozens of others at an American milita [...]
Justice Dept. Charges 2 Men in Deadly Drone Attack on U.S. Soldiers
The men are accused of supplying key parts in Iranian drones that killed three U.S. service members and injured dozens of others at an American milita [...]
Louisville and Justice Dept. Reach Deal on Federal Oversight of Police
The agreement comes after the Justice Department documented excessive use of force, illegal searches and car stops and widespread discrimination again [...]
Commerce Dept. Is on the Front Lines of China Policy
Over the past four years, the department has confronted the challenge of China by restricting key exports, a policy that is likely to continue in the [...]
Memphis Police Used Excessive Force and Discriminated Against Black Residents, Justice Dept. Finds
The Police Department had been under scrutiny since January 2023, when officers fatally beat Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, after pulling him [...]
Trump Picks Brooke Rollins, a Conservative Lawyer, to Lead Agriculture Dept.
Ms. Rollins is the chief executive of the America First Policy Institute, a think tank created to promote President-elect Donald J. Trump’s agenda.
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Trump Picks Sean Duffy, Fox Stalwart, to Lead Transportation Dept.
President-elect Donald J. Trump nominated the former representative from Wisconsin, who is married to a Fox News host, to oversee a sprawling agency t [...]
Trump Taps Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to Lead ‘Dept. of Government Efficiency’
The two wealthy entrepreneurs will lead what the president-elect called the Department of Government Efficiency, which he said would seek “drastic cha [...]
As Election Looms, Justice Dept. Tries to Steer Clear of Politics
A department memo seeks to formalize a pre-election “quiet period” in which senior officials should avoid unnecessary high-profile moves.
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Senators Urge Justice Dept. to Hold Boeing Executives Accountable for Safety
In a letter, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal criticized the Justice Department after continued episodes with the company’s planes.
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Justice Dept. Investigating Tennessee Prison Over Reports of Abuse
State audits of the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, outside Nashville, have suggested that understaffing and high turnover have created an unsaf [...]
Defense Dept. Contractor Arrested With Dozens of Classified Documents
Investigators are still trying to determine why the contractor, Gokhan Gun, who became an American citizen in 2021, hoarded so many documents.
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Justice Dept. Charges Pakistani Man in Alleged Plot to Kill U.S. Leaders
After his arrest, the man, who had just spent two weeks in Iran, told investigators that Donald Trump was among his targets. There is no evidence conn [...]
Justice Dept. Watchdog Finds That Barr Did Not Order Protesters Cleared in 2020
The inquiry, which called the attorney general’s response “chaotic and disorganized,” covered Donald J. Trump’s polarizing decision to walk through La [...]