A sweeping year of firings, reassignments and departures has remade the U.S. Department of Justice, removing scores of career lawyers and agents and draining institutional knowledge at a time when prosecutors face some of the most consequential cases in recent memory. Justice Connection, a network of former Justice Department employees, estimates more than 230 lawyers, agents and other staff were fired during the past year and that more than 6,400 employees left the department by the end of 2025; Justice Connection puts the department’s total workforce at roughly 108,000 employees at year-end. Critics counter that the pattern amounts to a purge that undermines norms designed to keep career prosecutors insulated from politics. Legal scholars and former officials say rebuilding institutional trust will take time, clearer safeguards for career officers and a recommitment to norms that keep prosecutions insulated from political swings. Without those steps, the personnel upheaval may have lasting effects on the department’s ability to enforce the law impartially.

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Answering your questions about migraines ABC News' Dr. Tara Narula answers viewer questions asked about migraines and how to manage the symptoms.

Jonathan Chait writes that the raid on a Washington Post reporter’s home is deeply troubling. “The question that has hung over the Post since Bezos’s heel turn has been whether he is still willing to protect the paper from a president who yearns to subdue it. He could answer the question by speaking out forcefully in defense of his journalists and their right to report on the government without intimidation. Or he could continue to remain silent, which, in its own way, is also an answer.”

Now, new research from Divorce-Online, the UK’s leading online divorce service reveals that social media can play a crucial role in marriages breaking down. The research examined over 5,000 divorce cases from the past 5 years where social media was cited as a contributing factor to the relationship breaking down. AdvertisementIt wasn’t just using or having social media that was the issue but instead how and why these platforms were used. How social media can be a cause for divorceFacebook is the most common platform mentioned in divorce proceedingsThe data shows Facebook remains the most frequently mentioned platform in divorce proceedings, appearing in 46% of cases where social media played a role. Instagram was cited in 30% of social media-related divorce cases with jealousy over photo interactions and suspicious following patterns.

A majority, 58%, calls the first year of Trump’s term a failure. Asked to choose the country’s top issue, Americans pick the economy by a nearly two-to-one margin over any other topic. A 55% majority say that Trump’s policies have worsened economic conditions in the country, with just 32% saying they’ve made an improvement. During his first term, Trump’s approval rating on the economy regularly exceeded his overall performance ratings. About a quarter of those who disapprove of Trump say they do so because of his misuse of presidential power or treatment of American democracy.

When I ask my girlfriend about the book she’s reading, it’s a given I’ll spend the next couple of minutes in utter confusion. That’s because whatever book I last saw her reading has invariably been finished and replaced by three new books. Martin and Joyce Carol Oates “quarantine” themselves so other voices don't creep into their work, as was the case with McCarthy and J.D. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementWhen I see my girlfriend devour books faster than the popcorn she keeps within arm’s reach, I feel guilty — and envious. All I can think is I’m in a wrestling match with all the great writers she cheats on me with.

L.A. County sheriff’s detectives investigate the scene of a shooting at a home in Lakewood on Thursday. A woman, man and teenage girl were fatally shot in a home in Lakewood on Thursday. Another woman, also believed to be a relative, was detained at the scene, said Lt. Daniel Vizcarra, of the L.A. County sheriff’s Homicide Bureau. Authorities received a call reporting an assault with a deadly weapon in the 5800 block of Lorelei Avenue at 7:53 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. AdvertisementThe victims — a man, woman and 17-year-old girl — suffered gunshot wounds to their upper torsos, Deputy David Yoo said.

Today, Minnesota governor Tim Walz asked Minnesotans to bear witness: “You have an absolute right to peacefully film ICE agents as they conduct these activities…. President DJT.”Legal analyst Asha Rangappa points out that invoking the Insurrection Act is not the same as declaring martial law. The Insurrection Act overrides the Posse Comitatus Act to permit troops to enforce federal laws or state laws protecting constitutional rights. “We were just trying to go home.”The administration has now openly shifted from using federal agents to round up undocumented immigrants to using federal power to suppress political opponents. Rather than simply ignoring the heckler, as politicians usually do, Trump gave him the middle finger and said, “F*ck you.

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One year on my birthday, my wife was pregnant with our son. She was in her first trimester, because she was feeling awful — throwing up, exhausted, the whole deal. Soon, there were four full plates of breakfast sitting in front of me and a three-year-old. Then we went to the movies — because I always go to a movie on my birthday. That year, since I was with a toddler, we went to see Big Hero 6.

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Thousands of Iraqi militiamen have crossed into Iran to help Tehran suppress ongoing protests, according to a European military source and an Iraqi security source cited by CNN on Thursday. The Iraqi security source said nearly 5,000 fighters from powerful Iraqi militias had entered Iran through two border crossings in southern Iraq, while the European source said hundreds of Shiite fighters crossed under the cover of religious pilgrimages. Iran International reported earlier this month that Iranian-backed Iraqi militias had begun recruiting and deploying fighters to assist Iranian forces in cracking down on protests. That report said hundreds of Shiite militiamen from groups including Kataib Hezbollah, Harakat al-Nujaba, Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada and the Badr Organization had been sent into Iran through multiple border crossings. The fighters were transferred under the guise of pilgrimage trips and gathered at a base in Ahvaz before being dispatched to various regions, Iran International reported.

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CNN Poll: Majority call Trump's first year a failurePublic opinion on nearly every aspect of President Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House is negative, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, with a majority of Americans saying Trump is focused on the wrong priorities and doing too little to address cost of living.