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Justice Dept. Staff Fear Turmoil Diverts Them From Potential Threats

Rank-and-file prosecutors and agents have expressed serious concern that a hobbled work force hurts the government’s ability to identify and stop terrorist plots, cyberattacks, mass violence and fraud.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Across the Justice Department, rank-and-file workers have expressed deep concern that a denigrated, distracted and depleted work force undercuts the government’s ability to identify and stop terrorist plots, cyberattacks, mass violence and fraud, putting the country in a weaker position.

Maduro, Appearing in U.S. Court for Arraignment, Says He Was ‘Kidnapped’ and Pleads Not Guilty

“I’m innocent. I’m not guilty. I am a decent man,” the captured Venezuelan president told a judge in Manhattan federal court. “I am still president of my country.”

© Vincent Alban/The New York Times

Nicolás Maduro, the ousted leader of Venezuela, at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport before being taken to the federal courthouse in Lower Manhattan on Monday.
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