President Donald Trump's administration on Friday fired at least two senior career officials at the U.S. Justice Department, including the head of the office that handles presidential pardon requests,

The Justice Department told a federal judge on Tuesday that the acting head of the Office of Personnel Management won’t testify at a hearing later this week in a major case challenging the government’s efforts to cull the federal workforce,

The government said in a court filing that Charles Ezell, who issued the memos that agencies interpreted as orders to fire thousands of employees, would not appear in court Thursday.

The head of a key U.S. Justice Department task force that combats drugs and organized crime was fired on Friday, amid a move by President Donald Trump's administration to purge or sideline career officials.

A federal judge is requiring the head of the Office of Personnel Management to testify Thursday about the mass firing of probationary employees.

President Donald Trump's administration on Friday fired the head of the U.S. Justice Department office that handles presidential pardon requests, the official said in a social media post. Liz Oyer served as pardon attorney since 2022,