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Adam Zyglis Oct 9, 2025 Dig deeper

‘His Audience Was Really Trump’

Jeremy Kohler / ProPublica Sep 24, 2025 How the FBI’s new co-deputy director used his prior office to wage a culture war in Missouri. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

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Garlanded with Failure

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jan 16, 2025 History will not remember the outgoing attorney general kindly. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Ally Roger Stone Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison

ASHRAF KHALIL, MARK SHERMAN and MICHAEL BALSAMO / The Associated Press Feb 20, 2020 It falls short of first recommendation after extraordinary Justice Department actions in case involving lying to Congress in Russia probe. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Kamala Harris Ends Run for President

KATHLEEN RONAYNE and NICHOLAS RICCARDI / The Associated Press Dec 3, 2019 Trailblazing California attorney general and senator failed to attract attention and cash with what was seen as an inconsistent message. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Critics Warn ‘Consumers Will Pay the Price’ for T-Mobile/Sprint Merger

By Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Oct 16, 2019 Attorneys general from several states are taking legal measures to stop the merger. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

House Panel Votes to Hold Top U.S. Officials in Contempt

MATTHEW DALY AND MICHAEL BALSAMO / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Jun 12, 2019 Congressional leaders could go directly to court to try to force compliance with subpoenas under a resolution approved earlier this week. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Mueller: Special Counsel Probe Did Not Exonerate Trump

ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL BALSAMO and CHAD DAY / The Associated Press May 29, 2019 He says charging the president with a crime was not an option in his first public comments on the two-year Russian interference inquiry. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

House Panel Votes to Hold AG Barr in Contempt

The Associated Press May 9, 2019 The contempt vote caps a day of ever-deepening dispute between congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Ominous Implications of William Barr’s Testimony

Bill Blum / Truthdig May 7, 2019 More alarming than his lies about the Mueller report is the attorney general’s dramatically expansive defense of executive power. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Five Critical Takeaways From the Mueller Report

Bill Blum / Truthdig Apr 18, 2019 Here’s one: No one is above the law. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Turning Trump’s Favorite Cause Into a Big Liability

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Apr 15, 2019 A California lawmaker is showing how immigration can become a point of serious vulnerability for the president. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )