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Arcs in the news about United States Department of Justice from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 1,604 stories · 10,569 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 2, 2023

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and 8 more active, listed under All arcs

All arcs31 named arcs in 2026

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Sep 1 – Sep 30, 20265 arcs shown · 8 more this September
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The Epstein files: the fight to make the Justice Department release them

6 of 112 stories this September

Fake RNC midterm convention website redirects to DOJ Epstein files · 6 articles, Sep 4Fake Republican midterm convention site still redirects to Epstein files · 5 articles, Sep 4Florida woman pleads guilty to defrauding fund for Jeffrey Epstein victims · 11 articles, Sep 16Blanche warned of contempt risk in Epstein files case · 5 articles, Sep 17Rosie O'Donnell to Release Epstein Victims Interview Series After ABC Rejected Her Segment on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' · 3 articles, Sep 21Fed probing executors of Jeffrey Epstein estate: WSJ · 4 articles, Sep 23
Jack Smith after the Trump cases: his reports, the probes of him and his testimony

1 of 30 stories this September

Watch live: Jack Smith testifies before Senate panel on Trump prosecutions · 25 articles, Sep 28
The Justice Department's criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey

1 of 30 stories this September

James Comey seashells case delayed until early 2027 · 5 articles, Sep 25
Don Lemon's arrest and prosecution over an anti-ICE protest at a Minnesota church

1 of 19 stories this September

Minnesota churches roiled by legal battle over ICE surveillance and right to protest · 11 articles, Sep 12
The Justice Department's suits against in-state tuition for undocumented students

3 of 7 stories this September

DOJ sues Hawaii, Arkansas, Utah, D.C. over in-state tuition laws · 7 articles, Sep 10Justice Department sues UDC over in-state tuition rates for undocumented immigrants · 2 articles, Sep 10U.S. Department of Justice sues Arkansas over alleged preferential treatment of students from outside the country · 5 articles, Sep 10
The federal classified documents case against Trump and its dismissal · Feb 12, 2024 – Sep 25, 2026Trump's fight with the Federal Reserve over Jerome Powell and Lisa Cook · Nov 7, 2024 – Sep 22, 2026Anthony Fauci's pardon from Biden and the Senate inquiry into COVID's origins · Dec 3, 2024 – Sep 23, 2026Qatar's jet for Trump: the gift, its refit as Air Force One and its first flights · Feb 15, 2025 – Sep 12, 2026The Epstein files: the House and state investigations · Aug 5, 2025 – Sep 16, 2026Shootings by immigration agents: Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis · Dec 2, 2025 – Sep 18, 2026The fight over prediction markets: state gambling suits and insider betting · Mar 17 – Sep 26, 2026Trump's Reflecting Pool makeover and the vandalism case against a former Olympian · Apr 24 – Sep 14, 2026

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else341 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about United States Department of Justice that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 29Second prosecutor resigns from Justice Department ‘grand conspiracy’ probe targeting Trump foes9 articles · 8 independent sources
    3 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Sep 28– 29Kurt Olsen, key Trump 2020 election denier, departs Justice Department9 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  3. Sep 28– 29How Blanche is shattering DOJ's standard of political independence2 articles · 2 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 0 right
  4. Sep 25– 26DOJ says it has ended more than 50 decades-old school desegregation cases…2 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 2 right
  5. Sep 24– 27Justice Department sues Minnesota and Twin Cities over firearm purchase waiting period12 articles · 12 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 2 right
  6. Sep 24– 25EU vows to defend its fine against X after the US backs a court challenge from Elon Musk9 articles · 9 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 0 right
  7. Sep 24‘We buy ugly houses' president sentenced to federal prison for fraud scheme, DOJ says2 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  8. Sep 23– 24House Judiciary Report Accuses Biden DOJ, Jack Smith Team of Violating Congressional Protections3 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 3 right
  9. Sep 23– 24Trump DOJ Forces Six Major Hospitals to Stop Child Sex-Change Procedures.3 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 3 right
  10. Sep 23– 25DOJ Says UCSF Med School Discriminated Against White and Asian Applicants6 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 3 right

Stories that name United States Department of Justice

  1. Sep 28– 29FBI Deputy Director Andrew Bailey resigns after one year in post61 articles · 44 independent sources
    10 left, 10 center, 8 right
  2. Sep 28– 29Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow transgender medical care restrictions in prison35 articles · 33 independent sources
    3 left, 7 center, 5 right
  3. Sep 28– 29Muslim man sentenced in Connecticut on federal terrorism charges, supporting ISIS3 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  4. Sep 27Texas clinic owner found guilty of $26 million scheme — which funded gold Cybertruck and lavish lifestyle2 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 2 right
  5. Sep 25– 28Prosecutor accused of misconduct in ‘Broadview Six’ case resigns, says US attorney ‘scapegoated’ her14 articles · 13 independent sources
    4 left, 2 center, 0 right
  6. Sep 25– 27Justice criticizes how high court handles its cases10 articles · 9 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 2 right
  7. Sep 25Jack Smith to testify before Senate Judiciary next week2 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  8. Sep 24– 25Hacks by autonomous AI agents raise thorny questions of legal accountability5 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  9. Sep 24– 25Man who was shot during 2024 Trump campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died72 articles · 52 independent sources
    5 left, 12 center, 15 right
  10. Sep 23Biden Admin Okayed GOP Phone Records Subpoenas3 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 2 right

Local coverage

  1. Sep 25Senator seeks federal charges against Toledo doctor in abortion-drug case2 articles · 2 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 24Homeless people recruited in $3.4M St. Louis stolen check scheme; Eight charged2 articles · 2 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  3. Aug 7– 8Former Florida federal prosecutor sues DOJ, says he was fired over past Trump criticism5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  4. Aug 6– 7Alleged 'master of disguise' faces federal charges for armed robberies: Officials10 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  5. Jul 31DOJ charged hundreds with assaulting officers. Many cases were dropped, but the damage was done7 articles · 2 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 1 right
  6. Jul 20Cities that block ICE could lose police, rape kit funding, DOJ says6 articles · 1 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  7. Jul 17– 22Feds sue to block sanctuary policies16 articles · 3 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 1 right
  8. Jul 2Man pleads guilty to stabbing another passenger on Las Vegas flight1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  9. Jul 1KCK Public Schools responds to DOJ investigation over Title IX, FERPA violations5 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  10. Jun 2Blanche says Trump administration is scrapping $1.8B fund meant to compensate president's allies8 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
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