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Once-routine US attorney nominations become embroiled in politics
The Trump administration has increasingly gone around the Senate to extend the tenures of temporary federal prosecutors — a ...
Justice Department maneuvers to keep Trump loyalists atop US attorneys' offices in LA and Nevada
The moves continue a trend for the DOJ, as controversial temporary picks to lead U.S. attorneys' offices face resistance from ...
Trump administration seeks to keep US Attorneys in place before court can act
President Donald Trump's administration has extended Nevada's Interim U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah's term, aiming to prevent a ...
Criminal trial put on hold after defendant challenges Alina Habba's legal authority as US attorney
President Trump's bid to keep Alina Habba in charge of the U.S. attorney's office in N.J. faces a new test after a defendant ...
Alina Habba Declares She's Acting US Attorney Again
Alina Habba, President Donald Trump 's former personal defense lawyer, declared on Thursday that she has resumed her post as ...
Judges’ pick to be new US attorney in NJ vows to take office despite being fired by Justice Department
A possible standoff is brewing over who will replace Alina Habba as US attorney in New Jersey with her interim appointment ...
DOJ fires newly appointed US attorney in NJ after judges vote against keeping Alina Habba in role
The Department of Justice quickly fired the newly named US attorney in New Jersey on Tuesday after federal judges in the ...
US attorney general told Trump that his name is among many in the Epstein files, WSJ reports
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and her deputy told President Donald Trump during a meeting in May that his name was in the ...
Trump Picks Alina Habba to Still Run NJ US Attorney’s Office
President Donald Trump selected Alina Habba to continue running the US Attorney’s Office in New Jersey on a temporary basis, ...
Sarcone named acting US attorney after judges declined his bid
John A. Sarcone III has been named first assistant U.S. attorney for New York's Northern District, a move that will enable him to serve in the role of acting U.S. attorney for a limited period.