DOJ Reaches Settlement With Blackstone’s LivCor Over Alleged Rent Price-Fixing 
Democratic Attorneys General Sue Trump Administration Over Proposed Limits on Gender-Affirming Care for Youth 
Myanmar Military-Run Election Draws Criticism as Voters Head to Polls Amid Ongoing Conflict 
Bolsonaro Undergoes Phrenic Nerve Block Procedure After Surgery-Related Complications 
Trump Administration Launches New DOJ Division to Fight Nationwide Fraud 
South Korean Court Clears Korea Zinc’s $7.4 Billion U.S. Smelter Project, Shares Surge 
Trump Says Taiwan Decision Is “Up to Xi,” Warns Against Changing Status Quo 
Trump Administration Targets Mortgage-Backed Securities to Ease Housing Affordability Crunch 
China Imposes 55% Tariff on Beef Imports Above Quota to Protect Domestic Industry 
U.S. Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s $10 Billion Federal Funding Freeze to Democratic States 
Norwegian Nobel Institute Clarifies Nobel Peace Prize Rules After Trump Remarks 
New York Sues Trump Administration Over Offshore Wind Project Freeze Impacting Clean Energy Goals 
U.S. Government Agrees to Review Frozen NIH Diversity Research Grants After Legal Challenge 
Trump Signals Willingness to Let New START Treaty Expire, Raising Global Nuclear Arms Concerns 
Trump Administration Probes Corporate DEI Programs, Raising Questions for Google Stock 
Venezuela Supreme Court Appoints Delcy Rodríguez as Acting President After Nicolás Maduro Detention 
U.S. Military Launches Multiple Airstrikes in Syria Targeting Islamic State 
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has paused civil rights litigation initiated during the administration of former President Joe Biden, according to an internal memo reviewed by Reuters. The directive halts ongoing activities within the DOJ's civil rights division, which enforces anti-discrimination laws, and prevents the initiation of new cases or settlements. The DOJ may also revisit agreements recently forged under Biden's leadership.
This move could impact critical agreements, including reforms in Minneapolis following federal investigations into systemic civil rights violations after George Floyd's murder by police officers. Another affected agreement may include reforms in Louisville, where investigators uncovered discrimination against Black residents after the 2020 police killing of Breonna Taylor.
The Biden administration accelerated police oversight efforts before Donald Trump assumed office on January 20. Since his inauguration, President Trump has implemented policies to reshape the federal government, including stricter immigration enforcement and actions to dismantle diversity initiatives in federal agencies. Trump has also urged private companies to scale back workforce diversity efforts.
Pam Bondi, Trump's nominee for attorney general, awaits Senate confirmation. In the interim, James McHenry, a DOJ immigration attorney, serves as acting attorney general.
The DOJ declined to comment on the memo.
This decision marks another step in the Trump administration's rapid policy shifts, potentially altering Biden-era civil rights agreements aimed at combating systemic discrimination.
