The Senate on Tuesday approved Gail Slater, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Justice Department antitrust division, by a vote of 78-19. Ms. Slater, a veteran tech and media lawyer, has pledged to be skeptical of corporate power across the economy, and has been particularly critical of power in the tech industry. At her confirmation
Last Updated:March 11, 2025, 17:23 IST Former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh praised the Sports Ministry’s decision to lift WFI’s suspension, calling it justice. Former WFI President, Brij Bhushan Singh. (Image: PTI) Hailing the Sports Ministry’s decision to lift the WFI suspension, its former chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, on Tuesday said justice has
A senior Justice Department official claims she was fired after she refused a Trump administration request to restore Mel Gibson’s gun rights when he was appointed ambassador to Hollywood. Gibson is not legally permitted to carry guns after he pleaded no contest to battering his former girlfriend in 2011. Domestic violence offenders are barred from
The Justice Department’s pardon attorney was dismissed a day after she refused to recommend that the actor Mel Gibson, a prominent supporter of President Trump’s, should have his gun rights restored, according to the attorney and others familiar with the situation. Elizabeth G. Oyer, the former pardon attorney, described the sequence of events as an
The Trump administration on Friday forced out a handful of senior Justice Department officials, further thinning the ranks of career officials who help guide the agency, according to several people familiar with the actions. The ouster of lawyers managing the Justice Department’s pardon work, bankruptcy litigation and other legal issues marks the latest move by
Justice Amy Coney Barrett is the junior member of the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority, having served just three full terms. But her vote may be decisive as the justices consider whether and how hard to push back against President Trump’s efforts to reshape American government. On Wednesday, for instance, she was the only one of
This article is part of a Women and Leadership special report highlighting women who are charting new pathways and fighting for opportunities for women and others. When Gil Won-ok, a Korean woman, died recently at the age of 96, the international community lost an outspoken warrior in the effort to make Japan accountable for its
Donald Trump responded to wild theories from ‘sleazebag’ critics regarding a hot mic moment between himself and Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts before his address to Congress. The commander-in-chief and the Bush-appointed jurist briefly exchanged a few words while greeting one another before Trump spoke to the nation. A carefully placed microphone caught Trump’s message to
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Trump’s criminal defense attorney Todd Blanche to take the No. 2 position at the Justice Department, where he has vowed to end the kind of investigations and prosecutions that led to indictments against his client. Mr. Blanche’s nomination to be the deputy attorney general, with oversight of the F.B.I.;
The Trump administration said Wednesday it would use a law typically meant to investigate racist practices within police departments to examine whether the University of California system had engaged in a pattern or practice of antisemitic discrimination. The move by the Justice Department comes two days after other federal agencies announced a review of Columbia