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The Justice Department on Monday filed a misconduct complaint against U.S. District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg, who has sparred with the Trump administration for months over its deportations of Venezuelan men to El Salvador.  The complaint accuses Boasberg of “making improper public comments about President Trump and his Administration,” according to a copy obtained

What’s in Trump’s trade deal with the EU? – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump struck a deal between the U.S. and the European Union just days before a 30% blanket tariff on European goods was set to go into effect. Kelly O’Grady has details. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%;

Two top Justice Department antitrust officials have been ousted, multiple sources told CBS News.  Monday’s firings follow internal tension CBS News previously reported on within the Justice Department’s antitrust division, which investigates companies for anticompetitive behavior and sues to prevent monopolies. The officials, Roger Alford and Bill Rinner, were both top deputies to Assistant Attorney

President Trump has struck a deal with Europe to head off a trade war. It avoids the 30% import tax the president had threatened to impose on European goods beginning Aug. 1. Instead, the tariffs will be about half that amount. The Europeans, in return, will spend hundreds of billions of dollars on U.S. products.