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.

Emile Bove, who steered the effort to drop criminal charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams, was nominated for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

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

Legal counsel for NPR told Newsweek that Trump's executive order targeting NPR and PBS "is blatantly unconstitutional."

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.