NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in New York who presided over the sex trafficking case against the late financier Jeffrey Epstein has rejected the government’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts.

The move is an acceleration of President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring English the country’s “official language.”

Donald Trump is using the full force of the federal government to try to turn the tables on his longtime nemesis, Adam Schiff.

The United States on Wednesday defiantly expanded efforts to hobble the International Criminal Court over its prosecution of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, sanctioning a judge from ally France.

The U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., Jeanine Pirro, has instructed prosecutors in her office to not seek felony charges for individuals who carry registered rifles and shotguns in the district, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News.

Tina Kotek sent on Thursday, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi threatened to take legal action against the state for prohibiting law enforcement and other public agencies from cooperating with federal officials on immigration enforcement.

The Department of Justice is considering dismantling its Tax Division, which would severely weaken enforcement and deterrence against ultra-wealthy tax cheats, costing U.S. taxpayers an estimated

The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday charged five high-ranking members of the Carteles Unidos drug gang, known in English as United Cartels, while the Treasury Department announced it was imposing sanctions on the group.