Trump names Alina Habba as NJ top federal prosecutor

President Donald Trump announced Monday that he has appointed his personal lawyer, Alina Habba, as interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey. Habba, who currently serves as Trump’s White House counsel, will replace acting U.S. Attorney John Giordano. 

Trump calls for Supreme Court intervention in deportation case

Top leaders of President Donald Trump’s administration are debating whether to invoke a “state secrets privilege" in response to a judge’s questions about deportation flights carrying Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador, a Justice Department official informed the judge on Friday ahead of a hearing.