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Office of Public Affairs
About the Office
The Office of Public Affairs is the principal point of contact for the Department of Justice with the news media.
The Office is responsible for ensuring that the public is informed about the Department's activities and about the priorities and policies of the Attorney General and the President with regard to law enforcement and legal affairs.
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Office of Public Affairs Direct Line
(202) 514-2007
Department of Justice Main Switchboard
(202) 514-2000
Justice News
Press Release
Justice Department Places FDA-Approved Marijuana Products and Products Containing Marijuana Subject to a Qualifying State-issued License in Schedule III, Strengthening Medical Research While Maintaining Strict Federal Controls
In accordance with President Trump’s December 18, 2025, Executive Order on Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research, the Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today announced...
April 23, 2026
Press Release
High-Ranking Member of Los Zetas Cartel Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
A Mexican national and high-ranking violent member of the Los Zetas cartel pleaded guilty today to federal narcotics charges.
April 22, 2026
Press Release
Justice Department Announces New Funding Opportunity to Prosecute Fraud, Drug Trafficking, and Other Crimes
The Justice Department today announced the availability of $300 million in funding to prevent and prosecute fraud and other crimes nationwide.
April 22, 2026
Press Release
Justice Department Seeks to Forfeit Beverly Hills Mansion Purchased with Proceeds of Scheme to Defraud U.S. Military and Bribe an Iraqi Official
The Justice Department filed a civil forfeiture complaint today in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California seeking the forfeiture of a mansion located in...
April 22, 2026
Video
Acting AG Blanche, FBI Director Patel Announce Charges Against Southern Poverty Law Center
April 21, 2026
Press Release
Federal Grand Jury Charges Southern Poverty Law Center for Wire Fraud, False Statements, and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering
A Grand Jury in Montgomery, Alabama, today returned an indictment charging the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) with 11 counts of wire fraud, false statements to a federally...
April 21, 2026
Justice News