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Rudy Giuliani speaks to the media outside Manhattan federal court in New York, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, file)

Rudy Giuliani says Judge Boasberg could face impeachment over Chinese biotech company ruling

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, stands for a portrait at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, March 16, 2023. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via AP, File)

DHS beats Boasberg with appeals court ending his contempt proceedings against Trump administration

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Prosecutor conceded lack of criminal evidence in Federal Reserve investigation, transcript shows

By Michael Kunzelman and Christopher Rugaber - Associated Press

President Donald Trump walks by Supreme Court Justices as he arrives on the House floor to give his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Trump blasts judges who ‘disrespect the presidents who nominate them’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A guard stands next to prisoners behind bars at the mega prison known as Detention Center Against Terrorism (CECOT) in Tecololuca, El Salvador, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, during a tour for Chile's President-elect Jose Antonio Kast. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)

Judge Boasberg orders DHS to bring back some deported Venezuelans

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Shackled prisoners stand against a wall as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tours the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, Salvador, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Boasberg orders Trump to prepare to bring back Venezuelans deported under Alien Enemies Act

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, stands for a portrait at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, March 16, 2023. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via AP, File)

Court pauses Judge Boasberg’s criminal contempt pursuit of Trump officials

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem leaves a hearing of the House Committee on Homeland Security on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

DOJ tries to block Boasberg’s contempt hearings against the Trump administration

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at a news conference at Harry Reid International Airport, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ronda Churchill)

Judge wants whistleblower to testify in contempt probe of Trump official over planes to El Salvador

By Sudhin Thanawala - Associated Press

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stands near flags after speaking in a news conference at Harry Reid International Airport, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ronda Churchill)

Boasberg calls DOJ whistleblower to testify as he considers contempt charge against Trump officials

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

People with photos of their relatives who were deported from the U.S. to a prison in El Salvador, for being alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang, cry and pray outside El Salvador's embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

5 questions about Judge Boasberg and the disputed El Salvador deportation flights

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, stands for a portrait at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, March 16, 2023. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via AP, File)

DOJ dares Judge Boasberg to hold Trump officials in contempt

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) **FILE**

Judge Boasberg assigned Eric Swalwell’s lawsuit challenging mortgage fraud case against him

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem listens as President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during a meeting with the White House task force on the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Noem gave final approval to deport Venezuelans to El Salvador despite judge’s orders

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States arrive at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Boasberg revives criminal contempt probe over Trump’s deportation flights to El Salvador

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, stands for a portrait at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, March 16, 2023. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via AP, File)

Congressman moves to impeach Judge Boasberg over ‘weaponization’ of courts against Trump

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, stands for a portrait at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, March 16, 2023. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via AP, File)

Appeals court slaps down Judge Boasberg’s contempt proceedings against Trump officials

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, stands for a portrait at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, March 16, 2023. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via AP, File)

Bondi accuses Judge Boasberg of anti-Trump bias, demands court investigation

By Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, stands for a portrait at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, March 16, 2023. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via AP, File)

DOJ asks court to allow El Salvador deportations despite Boasberg’s ruling

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by El Salvador's presidential press office, a prison guard transfers deportees from the U.S., alleged to be Venezuelan gang members, to the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, March 16, 2025. (El Salvador presidential press office via AP) **FILE**

Judge raises the stakes in deportation battle with Trump

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times