Department of Justice (DOJ) News
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Deal With the Cleveland Clinic Better Protects Minors
Ohio continues to protect children from transgender procedures. Recently, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation reached a settlement with the Department of Justice and the Ohio attorney general involving detransition care and billing practices. A press release from the DOJ references agreements that include “a decades-long commitment to not perform or offer sex-rejecting procedures—which includes the administration… -
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NFL Subscriptions Stir Controversy
The National Football League has privatized much of its viewership, which is drawing criticism from leading lawmakers, such as Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, and President Donald Trump. The controversy comes as NFL fans are now expected to spend up to $1,000 across roughly 10 different subscriptions if they wish to have access to… -
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‘We’re Going to Find You’: DOJ Takes Decisive Action Against Criminals Who Smuggled Illegal Alien Children
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced on Thursday that the Department of Justice has indicted three illegal aliens for allegedly smuggling more than a dozen unaccompanied alien children into the United States. The aliens from Guatemala “allegedly took part in a wide-ranging conspiracy to smuggle more than a dozen children into the United States by… -
opinion
It’s Time to Dismantle SPLC’s Shadow Censorship Regime
Editor’s note: The following commentary is an excerpt from remarks presented before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on June 9, 2026, with minor edits made only for readability. Over 50 years ago, the Southern Poverty Law Center was founded to fight the scourge of racism. But the SPLC has drifted from that founding purpose. The recent indictment from the… -
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Ohio, Feds Ramp Up Joint Fight Against Fraud
Last Thursday, members of President Donald Trump’s administration met in Columbus, Ohio, to discuss the Buckeye State’s ongoing fight against fraud. Ohio is the first state in the country to share corporate registration records with the Department of Justice’s National Fraud Detection Center, granting investigators immediate access to important information. The announcements made last week… -
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DOJ Moves to Denaturalize Immigrants Who Lied on Citizenship Applications About Egregious Crimes
The Department of Justice moved to denaturalize 17 individuals accused of concealing their histories of serious crimes, such as sexual abuse of a minor, wire and bank fraud, and sale or distribution of illegal drugs. The Trump administration will revoke the citizenship of individuals from Somalia, China, Colombia, India, Haiti, and other countries under the… -
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DOJ FRAUD CHIEF: Fraudsters Should Fear a 6 A.M. Knock on the Door
In an exclusive interview, Daily Signal legal analyst Mehek Cooke discussed with Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald why the Justice Department launched its inaugural state partnership roundtable in Ohio, how data sharing could help investigators identify fraudsters who target multiple government programs, and why other states should join the effort. This transcript has been slightly… -
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Ohio Becomes First State to Share Business Data With Feds to Hunt Fraudsters
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Ohio will be the first state in the country to share its corporate registration records with the Justice Department’s new National Fraud Detection Center, as fraud scandals continue to drain taxpayer dollars nationwide. The first-of-its-kind partnership will give federal investigators immediate access to the state’s public business registration data, which could help expose shell… -
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IN BED WITH NEO-NAZI: New Indictment Exposes Leftist Group’s Scandalous Relationships With White Nationalists
The Southern Poverty Law Center allegedly paid at least three people who wanted to leave the white supremacist movement not to do so, according to the Justice Department’s superseding indictment handed down Tuesday. A federal grand jury in April had indicted the SPLC on charges of wire fraud, bank fraud, and conspiracy to conceal money… -
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A Hidden Camera, a Catholic Pitcher, and a Baseball Team Now Under Scrutiny
The Washington Nationals made news for something other than their play on the baseball field this week. Sean Hudson, the team’s director of community relations, was caught on a hidden camera by James O’Keefe making disparaging comments about pitcher Trevor Williams, who is Catholic. O’Keefe posted footage Tuesday on X of Hudson alleging the team… -
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Biden Sues Trump DOJ Over Audio Recording Release
The saga surrounding Joe Biden’s audio recordings continues, as lawyers for the former president on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in federal court to block the release of conversations that were part of an investigation into classified documents. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeks to block the Department… -
opinion
New Texas Clinic Flips the Left’s Gender Narrative on Its Head
People who have been hoodwinked by transgender ideology and the medical establishment telling them to physically damage their own bodies in pursuit of a false identity may have a strong new remedy. The Department of Justice and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced last week a seismic shift in medicine. For the first time, a… -
Lawsuit Alleging Mississippi Billionaires Defrauded PPP Loan Program Withdrawn From Federal Court
The U.S. Court of the Southern District of Mississippi has signed off on a motion to drop a lawsuit alleging two Mississippi billionaires defrauded a pandemic-era program. The judge’s dismissal on Thursday came after plaintiffs entered a voluntary dismissal with prejudice on May 15. As reported by Mississippi Today, Judge Kristi H. Johnson signed off… -
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Mike Howell Eyes DOJ Seat on Weaponization Panel
Mike Howell, president of the Oversight Project, made a bid on Wednesday to serve on the Justice Department panel that will oversee more than $1.7 billion in payments to individuals who claim to be victimized by the “weaponization” of the federal government. “My candidacy has been met with great enthusiasm,” Howell told the Daily Signal…. -
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Cooke on Newsmax: SPLC Controversy Raises New Questions About Fraud and Accountability
The Daily Signal’s Senior Political and Legal Analyst Mehek Cooke said on Newsmax Wednesday that congressional scrutiny of the Southern Poverty Law Center over fraud concerns is long overdue, arguing that Americans deserve answers about whether the organization engaged in political targeting and how it used donor funds. A federal grand jury in April charged… -
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Communist Cuba Mouth Piece Dismembered by US Lawmakers
After Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez claimed that “despite the [U.S.] embargo, sanctions and threats of the use of force, Cuba continues on a path of sovereignty toward its socialist development,” several Republican lawmakers dismissed his remarks as disconnected from reality. “Ha, ha, ha,” Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., said sarcastically in response. “Ha, ha,… -
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‘Justice Has No Expiration Date’: Raúl Castro Indicted in US
The Department of Justice on Wednesday announced murder charges against former Cuban President and longtime Defense Minister Raúl Castro, 94. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche stated during a press conference in Miami on Wednesday that a federal grand jury charged Castro and five co-defendants with conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals, destruction of aircraft, and four counts of… -
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Raúl Castro’s Indictment and Cuba’s Future
Cubans are no different from anyone else on this earth; God has endowed them with rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of property. For the past 67 years, a pitiless regime, run mostly by one family, has deprived them of these rights, and when they have raised their voices, the regime’s henchmen have thrown… -
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Ohio Secretary LaRose Continues to Fend Off Dems on Voter Data
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose continues to defend his decision to send voter data to the federal government despite increased Democrat opposition. LaRose has been complying with a directive from the Trump administration’s Department of Justice to hand over statewide voter registration lists to identify and remove ineligible voters from the rolls. The data… -
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The Daily Signal’s Own Tyler O’Neil Is Set to Testify Before Congress on the SPLC-Manufactured Hate
Congress has called on The Daily Signal’s Tyler O’Neil to testify Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee as lawmakers investigate the Southern Poverty Law Center following a Department of Justice indictment. “I’m honored to testify before the full House Judiciary Committee tomorrow, and I look forward to exposing the SPLC’s corruption to Congress,” O’Neil told…