The top career prosecutor in the Justice Department’s Eastern District of Virginia office has been fired, according to three people familiar with the development Monday.

The Justice Department has a playbook ready for responding to emergencies like the one unfolding in Minneapolis, including containing unrest and defusing community anger or distrust in law enforcement.

"Texas sent the Justice Department a list of the state’s registered voters last month," Abbott said on X. "We want our voter rolls to be checked for potential ineligible registrations. Only US citizens can vote in Texas.

Chief Justice John Roberts touted the independence of the federal judiciary as a “counter-majoritarian check” and urged Americans rattled by partisan politics to keep faith with the Constitution.

The move has deepened doubts, already raised by Minnesota officials, about whether the shooting will receive a fair and scrupulous examination.

The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday said it was suing two California cities, Morgan Hill and Petaluma, over ordinances banning natural gas infrastructure and appliances in new construction.

The assertion was a brazen effort to toss out the traditional boundaries that have long existed between the White House and investigations conducted by federal law enforcement.