Two of President Donald Trump’s nominees for senior Justice Department positions – including his former personal attorney – deflected questions Wednesday from senators on whether they would adhere to all court orders against the administration.
The U.S. Department ... of margins, the Senate confirmed Trump's new director of the FBI, Kash Patel. In a message to the bureau, Patel said his commitment is to "justice" and "the rule of law."
The U.S. Justice Department will focus on hiring prosecutors in offices near U.S. borders to enforce President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration, despite a federal hiring freeze, according to the new U.
GOP governors and lawmakers are setting up their own government efficiency task forces and committees to try to cut spending.
Sen. John Neely Kennedy (R-Louisiana) told Justice Dept. nominees: “Don’t ever, ever take the position that you’re not going to follow the order of a federal court — ever.”
Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee sparred over concerns that the Donald Trump administration could defy court orders — and hand future presidents the power to do the same.
The order required Apple to develop the capability to defeat the strong encryption in its optional Advanced Data Protection cloud data storage.