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Alaska Election Gambit Shows Justice Dept. Has Bowed to Trump’s Demands

With moves in Alaska and California, the department has stepped up interventions in the midterm elections as the president’s instrument of unmediated executive power.

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President Trump during a campaign rally in support of Senator Dan S. Sullivan in Wasilla, Alaska, this month. Mr. Trump urged the Justice Dept. to intervene in the Senate race.

In Confirming Blanche, Senators Endorse a Justice Dept. Under Trump’s Sway

08. August 2026 um 17:28
Time and again, Todd Blanche has made it clear that he believes President Trump possesses a nearly limitless right to directly control the actions of the Justice Department.

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Todd Blanche testifying last month before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing to be attorney general.

Multiple Investigations Refuted Trump’s Claims That Fraud Altered the Outcome in 2020

17. Juli 2026 um 02:03
Dozens of investigations, audits, recounts and court proceedings examined the 2020 election. None found the widespread voter fraud that President Trump claimed tilted the vote.

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Ballots cast in Maricopa County, Ariz., in the 2020 general election were examined and recounted in Phoenix in May 2021. The review in Arizona found even more votes for Joseph R. Biden Jr. and fewer for President Trump than the original count.

Trump’s Fund Shows Blanche Choosing Loyalty Over Pushing Back

21. Mai 2026 um 14:31
Once seen by some as the most conventional of President Trump’s political appointees, Todd Blanche has taken off the gloves in his new role as acting attorney general.

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Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, during an appearance before the Senate appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday.

Candidates Backed by Trump, Ocasio-Cortez Triumph in Key House Primaries

20. Mai 2026 um 10:04
The president’s preferred candidate ousted an incumbent in Kentucky, while a Democratic primary in Pennsylvania was a win for the democratic socialists.

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Ed Gallrein, a farmer and former Navy SEAL, defeated Representative Thomas Massie on in the Republican primary race in Kentucky’s Fourth Congressional District.

8 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Primary Elections After Trump Crushes Republican Dissent

20. Mai 2026 um 05:23
President Trump unseated Representative Thomas Massie, a top Republican critic in Congress, and also got his way in other primary contests.

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Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky ran a robust campaign against his Trump-backed challenger but was defeated on Tuesday night.

Trump Endorses Andy Barr for Senate as Musk-Backed Candidate Exits Race

The candidate in Kentucky, Nate Morris, said he would be joining the Trump administration. He met with the president a day before his announcement.

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Representative Andy Barr, a Kentucky Republican, was endorsed by President Trump on Friday in the Senate race to succeed Senator Mitch McConnell.

Robert Mueller, Former FBI Director Who Led Trump Inquiry, Dies at 81

22. März 2026 um 12:34
He imposed the most significant overhaul of the F.B.I. in its history. Later, after concluding that Russia had interfered in the 2016 election, he became a target of the president’s anger.

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Robert S. Mueller III in 2019, while serving as special counsel investigating Russia’s attack on the 2016 presidential election.

Justice Dept. Memo Approved Military Incursion Into Venezuela as Lawful

07. Januar 2026 um 00:13
The specifics of the memo are unclear. But Attorney General Pam Bondi told lawmakers in briefings this week that the administration would share the document with them.

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Nicolás Maduro was escorted off a helicopter to be taken to the federal court appearance in Manhattan on Monday.

Is It Legal for U.S. to ‘Run’ Venezuela After Maduro’s Capture? Here’s What to Know.

04. Januar 2026 um 00:47
The operation revives disputes over the legality of the 1989 Panama intervention, enhanced by President Trump’s vow to “run” Venezuela and Nicolás Maduro’s formal status as president.

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Smoke rising from Fuerte Tiuna, a military complex in Caracas, on Saturday morning. U.S. troops captured President Nicolás Maduro in a raid of a safe house.

Is It Legal for U.S. to ‘Run’ Venezuela After Maduro’s Capture? Here’s What to Know.

03. Januar 2026 um 20:30
The operation revives disputes over the legality of the 1989 Panama intervention, enhanced by President Trump’s vow to “run” Venezuela and Nicolás Maduro’s formal status as president.

© Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters

Smoke rising from Fuerte Tiuna, a military complex in Caracas, on Saturday morning. U.S. troops captured President Nicolás Maduro in a raid of a safe house.
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