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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 · 1,606 stories · 10,572 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 2, 2023

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and 8 more active, listed under All arcs

All arcs29 named arcs in 2025

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The Epstein files: the fight to make the Justice Department release them

13 of 112 stories this December

Florida judge orders release of grand jury transcripts from abandoned Epstein investigation · 52 articles, Dec 5Judge orders release of Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury records, warns no new information ‘of any consequence’ · 11 articles, Dec 6Justice Department can unseal records from Epstein's 2019 sex trafficking case, judge says · 78 articles, Dec 6New photos from Epstein's estate show Trump, Bill Clinton and more · 81 articles, Dec 12DOJ to delay release of Epstein files despite Dec. 19 deadline set by Congress - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 42 articles, Dec 17Justice Department faces deadline to release Epstein files - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 58 articles, Dec 17Trump calls release of photos of Clinton and others in Epstein files "a terrible thing" · 43 articles, Dec 19DOJ releases new Epstein case files · 89 articles, Dec 19Some Epstein files released Friday disappear from DOJ website · 118 articles, Dec 20DOJ Restores Image of Trump to Epstein Files Website After Backlash · 18 articles, Dec 20Photos of Bill Clinton feature prominently in first batch of newly released Epstein files · 7 articles, Dec 20Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urges legal action over DOJ's release of the Epstein files · 19 articles, Dec 22Department of Justice is reviewing more than 5.2 million documents related to Jeffrey Epstein · 22 articles, Dec 31
The Epstein files: Ghislaine Maxwell's appeals, interviews and clemency bids

1 of 22 stories this December · gone quiet

Ghislaine Maxwell asks court to toss out her conviction as DOJ expected to release Epstein files this week · 17 articles, Dec 17
Jack Smith after the Trump cases: his reports, the probes of him and his testimony

4 of 30 stories this December

Ex-special counsel Jack Smith subpoenaed by House Republicans in review of Trump probes · 8 articles, Dec 3Jack Smith defends his prosecutions of Trump in closed-door session in Congress · 18 articles, Dec 17Jack Smith set for private interview with lawmakers about Trump investigations · 12 articles, Dec 17Capitol riot ‘does not happen’ without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress · 12 articles, Dec 31
The Justice Department's criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey

1 of 30 stories this December

Judge deals setback to Justice Department effort to seek new indictment against Comey · 9 articles, Dec 7
The firing of Maurene Comey, a prosecutor on the Epstein cases, and her lawsuit

1 of 4 stories this December · gone quiet

Justice Department seeks to dismiss Maurene Comey · 6 articles, Dec 2
The Justice Department's lawsuits for states' voter rolls

2 of 11 stories this December · gone quiet

DOJ sues additional states for not handing over voter data · 8 articles, Dec 3The Justice Department has now sued 18 states in an effort to access voter data · 7 articles, Dec 12
The federal classified documents case against Trump and its dismissal · Feb 12, 2024 – Sep 25, 2026The law forcing TikTok's sale or ban, from Congress to the 2025 deal · Feb 12, 2024 – Jul 20, 2026The Epstein files: Trump's ties to Epstein · Aug 12, 2024 – Jul 23, 2026Trump's fight with the Federal Reserve over Jerome Powell and Lisa Cook · Nov 7, 2024 – Sep 22, 2026Luigi Mangione's prosecution for killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson · Dec 4, 2024 – Aug 19, 2026Kilmar Abrego García's wrongful deportation and prosecution · Apr 1, 2025 – Aug 19, 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, 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 else305 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

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

  1. Dec 30DOJ sues Virginia over in-state tuition for undocumented students7 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 5 right
  2. Dec 23DOJ sues Illinois’ governor over laws protecting immigrants at courthouses and hospitals5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  3. Dec 19DOJ set to release ‘several hundred thousand’ Jeffrey Epstein files today1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  4. Dec 11– 12For 2nd time, grand jury refuses to indict New York AG Letitia James: Sources29 articles · 23 independent sources
    3 left, 7 center, 7 right
  5. Dec 4Trump pardons former top entertainment executive who was charged by his own Justice Department8 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 2 right
  6. Nov 26Kristi Noem made final call on deportation flights after judge ordered planes to turn back, DOJ says10 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  7. Nov 25GOP Sen. Jim Justice agrees to pay $5 million in back taxes after DOJ lawsuit13 articles · 12 independent sources
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  8. Nov 25– 26Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell sues Trump official over mortgage fraud accusations6 articles · 6 independent sources
    3 left, 1 center, 2 right
  9. Nov 21U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan says Justice Department secretly obtained his phone records5 articles · 4 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 2 right
  10. Nov 20A federal grand jury is investigating the handling of the Adam Schiff criminal probe11 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 0 right

Stories that name United States Department of Justice

  1. Dec 30North Texas man charged with trying to provide material support to ISIS, officials say11 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 3 right
  2. Dec 22– 23Trump administration sues DC over its gun laws9 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  3. Dec 19Trump administration will appeal judge's order reversing federal funding cuts at Harvard15 articles · 10 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 1 right
  4. Dec 18– 19Jury finds Judge Hannah Dugan guilty of obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal agents36 articles · 27 independent sources
    7 left, 7 center, 8 right
  5. Dec 17– 18Harvard morgue manager who sold body parts like 'baubles' gets 8-year prison term16 articles · 12 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  6. Dec 17– 18FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino to resign after turbulent tenure58 articles · 40 independent sources
    5 left, 11 center, 10 right
  7. Dec 10– 11Judge orders Trump to end California National Guard troop deployment in Los Angeles48 articles · 39 independent sources
    9 left, 13 center, 4 right
  8. Dec 8– 13Trump Signs Executive Order Blocking States From Regulating AI52 articles · 38 independent sources
    9 left, 12 center, 5 right
  9. Dec 8– 9FBI agents fired for kneeling during 2020 protest sue over termination26 articles · 21 independent sources
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  10. Dec 8– 9Alina Habba resigns as U.S. attorney for New Jersey after court ruling50 articles · 38 independent sources
    8 left, 10 center, 8 right

Local coverage

  1. Aug 5Bondi directs DOJ to launch probe into Trump-Russia investigation12 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  2. May 22– 23Suspect in shooting cites Palestine, Gaza10 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right
  3. Mar 27Justice Department eyes combining ATF and DEA as part of broad restructuring7 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 1 right
  4. Mar 14– 15The Justice Department is investigating whether Columbia University hid students sought by US9 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
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