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.

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.

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.

The Wall Street Journal reports that some companies are receiving friendly merger reviews based on political connections to the administration, with lawyers and lobbyists going over the heads of career attorneys at the Antitrust Division to influence DOJ senior leadership.

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.

Bloomberg reports that DOJ’s Office of Immigration Litigation has lost a third of its attorneys, or around 100 attorneys, over the past year. This began when the director of general litigation and the appeals section with more than 30 years of experience, David McConnell, resigned in February 2025 after being involuntarily reassigned to the sanctuary cities working group. McConnell is currently a member of Justice Connection's Advisory Committee.

News breaks that the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia subpoenaed Reddit and X seeking the identities of anonymous users who have criticized ICE tactics online.

DOJ sues four states for refusing to issue undercover license plates for ICE vehicles.

DOJ leaders allow market integrity and consumer fraud sections to remain with the Criminal Division for at least the next six months after it had previously been moved to the newly-created Fraud Division. However, the Fraud Division will take control of the Criminal Division fraud section’s litigation support, administrative, and legal ethics units.

News breaks that DOJ plans to release audio recordings and transcripts of conversations between President Biden and his ghostwriter to Congress and the Heritage Foundation after the department had previously argued those records were exempt from disclosure rules. Biden sued to block the release.

DOJ announces it will fast-track fraud enforcement by creating a 60-120 day window for attorneys to determine whether to pursue or dismiss False Claims Act complaints.

A federal judge dismisses a FIFA bribery case after DOJ abandoned the appeal saying it “doesn’t fit with the administration’s priorities.”

News breaks that the FBI investigated a New York Times reporter after she published an article on Director Patel's girlfriend receiving FBI transportation and security services.

FBI fires Deputy Assistant Director Emily Morales, a senior intelligence analyst. She was involved in a 2017 report that angered Republicans for not labeling a shooting at a House Republican baseball practice “domestic terrorism".

DOJ sues UCLA over allegations it failed to act on antisemitism.

DOJ asks a federal judge to allow the White House ballroom construction to move forward, saying a shooting near the White House shows the need for it.

DOJ drops charges against all remaining members of “Broadview Six,” a group of protesters who were arrested outside an ICE facility, as a result of prosecutors’ significant errors in the grand jury process.

A federal judge dismisses DOJ’s criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, ruling it a vindictive prosecution.

DOJ deletes press releases about Jan. 6 defendants from its website and calls the press releases “partisan propaganda” on X.

CBS reports that DOJ has onboarded 80 new immigration judges—the largest ever class in department history.

DOJ announces its indictment of former Cuban President Raul Castro on murder and conspiracy charges stemming from a 1996 strike on two planes.

News breaks that federal prosecutors in Miami were ordered to open a new criminal investigation into former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

President Trump orders DOJ to investigate mail-in ballots in Maryland after the State Board of Elections alerted voters of a vendor error.

Federal judges dismiss indictments against nine defendants after U.S. Attorney for Wyoming Darin Smith made prejudicial statements to the grand jury.

DOJ sues the D.C. Bar Disciplinary Counsel, claiming it is “weaponizing state bar discipline against Executive Branch attorneys” after it began disciplinary proceedings against Ed Martin and Jeff Clark.

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro says her office will increase jail time penalties for parents of D.C. teens who violate curfew laws.

News breaks that the White House is working with DOJ, DHS, and the USPS to create voter lists.

News breaks that DOJ will drop bribery charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani after he hired one of President Trump’s personal lawyers to head his legal team. Adani has reportedly offered to invest $10 billion in the American economy and create 15,000 jobs if the charges are dropped.

CNN reports that Todd Blanche was told in March 2025 that he would have to recuse himself from cases involving President Trump.

News breaks that the FBI is manipulating crime data and the Ten Most Wanted list to create the appearance of rapid progress.

NOTUS reports that the FBI put together a team called the “payback squad” to pursue political cases.

News breaks that President Trump’s private complaints to Acting Attorney General Blanche about Iran War leaks led to aggressive DOJ investigations into reporters and leakers.

News breaks that U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is giving out $5,000 to $7,000 retention bonuses to top prosecutors in her office.

News breaks that FBI Director Patel has ordered polygraphs for more than two dozen staff members in his search for leakers.

Federal judges in Rhode Island appoint a special counsel to investigate potential misconduct by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Bolan, who withheld information about a detainee from Judge Melissa DuBose. Judge DuBose released the detainee on bail, without knowing he was wanted for murder in the Dominican Republic, and was later publicly attacked by DHS as an “activist Biden judge” despite DHS having told Bolan not to disclose the information to DuBose.