Another whistleblower has made claims to the Justice Department’s watchdog that Emil Bove — a top agency official who is now nominated for a judgeship — suggested others in the department could ignore court orders during a contentious legal battle in an immigration case.

The parents of a U.S. teen killed in a 2001 Jerusalem bombing meet with U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, urging the extradition of Hamas terrorist Ahlam al-Tamimi from Jordan.

The U.S. Justice Department office tasked with protecting peoples' civil rights has lost 368 employees since President Donald Trump took office, in a mass exodus that has coincided with a dramatic policy shift away from its historical mission of protecting marginalized populations.

A possible standoff is brewing over who will replace Alina Habba as US attorney in New Jersey with her interim appointment set to expire Friday.

Comey is the daughter of James Comey, the former director of the FBI. She joined the Justice Department office in Manhattan in 2015 as a trial lawyer. Two years after her joining, her father, James Comey, was fired (in 2017) by Donald Trump.

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Federal officials are seeking Wisconsin voter registration data as part of a broader effort to gather information about elections in states.