The Justice Department’s leadership asked career prosecutors in Florida Tuesday to volunteer over the “next several days” to help to redact the Epstein files, in the latest internal Trump administrationpush toward releasing the hundreds of thousands of photos,

Two Times journalists interviewed more than 60 attorneys to understand the department’s tumultuous transformation, and the sweeping implications.

The Department of Education is shifting a number of its responsibilities to other federal agencies—a move that education experts say continues the Trump Administration’s efforts to dismantle the department, and that they fear will lead to delays in schools receiving critical funding.

The US State Department on Tuesday imposed visa sanctions on a former top European Union official and employees of organizations that combat disinformation for alleged censorship – sharply ratcheting up the Trump administration’s fight against European regulations that have impacted digital platforms,

From January to June, more than 20,000 employees out of more than 110,000 left the agency, according to a report by the agency’s inspector general.

In December 2025, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced a new department policy making “there,” “their” and “they’re” mean the same thing.

The Justice Department is facing continued backlash over its partial releases of the Epstein files, with lawmakers and survivors denouncing the limited scope of the disclosures.

Chief Terry Spencer, who helped secure over $50,000 in grants during his tenure, will be succeeded by Cpl. Gregg Nieten in a January 6 ceremony.