The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday limited the American Bar Association's decades-old role in rating candidates for life-tenured positions in the federal judiciary, curtailing its ability to vet new nominations by Republican President Donald Trump.

Trump's pardon czar Alice Marie Johnson defends pardoning Todd and Julie Chrisley, citing a weaponized justice system and their nonviolent first-time offenses.

A Justice Department official leading President Trump's battle against Harvard University — which has led to multiple lawsuits and the school losing billions in federal funding — says the administration intends to take the University of California to court over alleged antisemitism.

Five years ago millions rallied for police reform after the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. Trump is now exiting court-ordered settlements.

Among the Colorado cities that made the list are Denver, Aurora, Boulder, Fort Collins, Durango and Vail. Counties include Denver, Boulder, Adams, Arapahoe and Eagle among others, but also some counties with large Republican populations like El Paso and Weld. Douglas County is the only metro Denver county not listed.

Critics say President Trump has used the vast pardon powers of the presidency not to settle accounts, as President Biden did, but to burn the ledger.

Attorneys for Harvard University and the Trump administration faced off in court Thursday – as the embattled school held its commencement not far away – in a case involving the administration’s bid to ban the enrollment of foreign students.