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DOJ dangles massive signing bonuses for lawyers ready to fight ‘lawless’ cities far beyond DC
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The Department of Justice is offering signing bonuses of up to $25,000 to recruit lawyers across the country to bolster legal battles against what one department official described as «lawless jurisdictions.»
New job postings show the high-dollar bonuses are being offered through the DOJ Civil Division components that handle immigration lawsuits and investigations into transgender medical treatments, two of President Donald Trump’s most contentious priorities, and highlight New York City, Raleigh, San Francisco and Dallas.
The hiring push comes as the Civil Division, the DOJ’s most expansive division led by Brett Shumate, continues the resource-intensive task of defending White House policies in court as it faces hundreds of lawsuits, while also drawing scrutiny for employee departures and reported recruiting challenges.
The new recruitment strategy puts a spotlight on the pressure DOJ is facing to sustain its aggressive legal defense strategy, particularly in blue cities and states that it has accused of undermining federal authority, while also combating narratives that the department is struggling to retain staff.
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks at a White House press conference with President Donald Trump on recent Supreme Court rulings in Washington, D.C., on June 27, 2025. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
A DOJ official told Fox News Digital the hiring effort is not reflective of any internal strain but rather a way for the department to «look broader by enticing attorneys around the country who may not have considered» working for a D.C.-based federal agency.
«The Department is expanding resources across the country to combat lawless jurisdictions and nationwide injunctions, and there is a need to attract candidates from those new areas,» the official said, touting that Trump’s signature One Big Beautiful Bill Act gave the DOJ «millions of dollars to hire more attorneys specifically for those efforts.»
The offers come as blue states, civil rights groups and Democrats flood courts across the country with lawsuits challenging Trump’s efforts to shrink and unify the executive branch, crack down on illegal immigration, implement tariffs and tighten policies surrounding election security and transgender people and more. Lower court judges have often stymied the administration’s work. The DOJ has chosen on rare occasions to raise the adverse rulings on an emergency basis with the conservative-leaning Supreme Court and won some two dozen cases — which represents a vast majority of the cases — when taking that route.
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The facade of the U.S. Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, D.C., in October 2024. (Valerie Plesch/picture alliance via Getty Images)
The Civil Division, which is in charge of defending the civil lawsuits against the administration, has also been offering incentives to current lawyers, according to Bloomberg Law. The outlet said the division was offering new biweekly bonuses up to $220 through Thanksgiving because lawyers «keep fleeing» and because the division was «growing more desperate to stave off further departures of valuable legal minds» who are uncomfortable with Trump’s priorities.
The DOJ official addressed concerns about an employee exodus in a statement to Fox News Digital, after the Financial Times also reported that more than a quarter of its nearly 13,000 lawyers have quit or been fired since the beginning of last year.
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U.S. Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate speaks during the investiture ceremony for U.S. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden at the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., on April 13, 2018. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
The official attributed the departures, in part, to employees taking a «fork in the road» resignation option, which the Trump administration rolled out last year with the stated goal of reducing the size of government.
«This has allowed DOJ to run more efficiently and hire new employees who wholeheartedly believe in the work they’re doing,» the official told Fox News Digital.
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Assistant Attorney General Shumate told Fox News Digital in a statement he was «always looking for talented and qualified attorneys to advance President Trump’s priorities and protect the American people.»
«The Civil Division will continue to hire hardworking patriots from across the country and offer appreciation bonuses to our loyal attorneys who remain committed to our mission and upholding the rule of law,» Shumate said.
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Colas de un metro, plumas que valen una fortuna y un vínculo con los dioses: así es el quetzal, el ave más asombrosa de América
De cola larga y plumaje verde neón, el quetzal resplandeciente es uno de los mayores tesoros naturales de Costa Rica. Esta especie, considerada entre las aves más bellas del mundo, habita principalmente los bosques nubosos centrales de San Gerardo de Dota.
Su presencia es casi un símbolo del entorno protegido y apartado de la Carretera Panamericana, donde las condiciones ideales de humedad y abundante vegetación permiten que prospere. Según destaca un artículo de la revista de viajes National Geographic, los machos pueden desarrollar plumas en la cola de hasta un metro de longitud, un rasgo que impresiona tanto a visitantes como a observadores experimentados.
Avistar al quetzal en este hábitat resulta relativamente sencillo gracias a la protección de la fauna, la abundancia de aguacates silvestres, su alimento predilecto, y la estabilidad del ecosistema durante todo el año.
De acuerdo con un guía local citado, se estima que existen cerca de cien parejas de quetzales a lo largo de los 9,6 kilómetros (6 millas) de carretera que atraviesan San Gerardo de Dota, aunque se presume que hay muchas más en las zonas boscosas menos exploradas.
Por estos factores, la facilidad para verlos ha convertido a este rincón costarricense en un destino preferido para la observación de aves, facilitando encuentros frecuentes para turistas y científicos.
El quetzal ha ocupado un lugar central en la cosmovisión de civilizaciones precolombinas como los aztecas y los mayas. En la colección del Weltmuseum Wien de Viena se conserva un tocado atribuido a un rey azteca, confeccionado con casi 400 plumas de cola de quetzal.
Estas plumas, de un verde esmeralda intenso y con más de 500 años de antigüedad, mantienen una viveza sorprendente. Se estima que la pieza, supuestamente originaria de México, tiene un valor de USD 50 millones (38 millones de libras esterlinas).
Para estas culturas, el quetzal representaba una criatura sagrada. Estaba prohibido matarlo, ya que se le asociaba con la deidad serpiente emplumada, Kukulkán. Las plumas se recolectaban únicamente después de la muda, y luego se utilizaban como objeto de intercambio por comida, ropa o metales preciosos. El aprecio por el quetzal trascendía lo material, pues simbolizaba divinidad y poder.
La observación del quetzal en San Gerardo de Dota es descrita como una experiencia que atrae a entusiastas y visitantes de todo el mundo.
El guía local, Carlos Serrano Navarro, comparte que lleva una década rastreando quetzales, siguiendo la tradición familiar iniciada por su bisabuelo en la década de 1950. Este pionero reconoció el valor del entorno y fue uno de los primeros en establecer una casa de huéspedes destinada a quienes deseaban observar aves.
Para los visitantes, la rutina implica buscar al quetzal entre ramas cubiertas de musgo y bromelias en los bosques de gran altitud. El guía utiliza un telescopio montado en trípode para enfocar con precisión a las aves, permitiendo observar detalles como la cresta estilo mohicano y el pecho rojo intenso, que se hincha y desinfla durante el llamado ritual a la pareja.
Debido a la abundancia de ejemplares y la regularidad de sus apariciones, San Gerardo de Dota se ha consolidado como un punto de referencia para quienes buscan presenciar a esta especie en libertad.
San Gerardo de Dota, a dos horas en coche al sureste de San José, es un valle de 10 km rodeado de montañas y apartado de la ruta principal.
La zona alberga una variada fauna. Durante un recorrido de avistamiento, es posible encontrar coyotes que cruzan senderos montañosos y tapires, cuya presencia es advertida por señales de tráfico pese a su dificultad para ser vistos.
El entorno también es hogar de colibríes volcánicos diminutos, que revolotean cerca de las ramas, y de grandes pavas negras que sobrevuelan las laderas cubiertas de hierba.
Entre la vegetación espesa, destaca la presencia del tucancito esmeralda del norte, reconocible por su pico ganchudo y voluminoso. Este mosaico de especies refuerza la percepción de San Gerardo de Dota como un enclave de biodiversidad protegido por la comunidad local y apreciado por los visitantes.
El quetzal resplandeciente llama la atención no solo por su tamaño y colorido, sino también por la estructura única de sus plumas.
Según explica el guía, las plumas del quetzal funcionan como prismas naturales: bajo un microscopio, se observa que tienen capas de queratina y melanina, lo que refracta la luz y produce un cambio de color dependiendo del ángulo de observación.
Una demostración con una pluma de cola muestra cómo el verde esmeralda puede transformarse en azul zafiro o dorado bajo la luz solar. Esta capacidad camaleónica contribuye a la percepción casi mítica del quetzal, reforzando el vínculo simbólico con la serpiente emplumada Kukulkán y justificando el valor que las civilizaciones mesoamericanas les otorgaban a estas aves.
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What Israel wants from an Iran peace deal: No enrichment, missile limits and strict enforcement
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As President Donald Trump signals progress toward a possible agreement with Iran, Israeli officials and analysts increasingly are outlining what Jerusalem believes any deal must include to prevent Tehran from rebuilding its military and regional power.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel and the United States remain in «full coordination» as negotiations continue.
«We share common objectives, and the most important objective is the removal of the enriched material from Iran, all the enriched material, and the dismantling of Iran’s enrichment capabilities,» Netanyahu said at the opening of a security cabinet meeting.
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Bushehr nuclear plant in Iran, on April 29, 2024. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
«We’ve had very good talks over the last 24 hours, and it’s very possible that we’ll make a deal,» Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Wednesday.
At the same time, Trump warned that if negotiations fail, «we’ll have to go a big step further.»
For Israel, the question is not simply whether the war ends, but whether Iran emerges from negotiations weakened or repositioned to rebuild. Israeli officials fear a weak agreement could allow Tehran to preserve strategic capabilities, regain economic breathing room and eventually restore the regional network of armed groups that threatened Israel before the war. Jerusalem is also seeking guarantees that any future deal preserves military leverage and freedom of action if Iran violates its commitments.
Against that backdrop, Israeli analysts say Jerusalem’s red lines focus on four core areas: dismantling Iran’s enrichment infrastructure, restricting its ballistic missile program, preventing Tehran from rebuilding Hezbollah and Hamas, and ensuring the regime does not gain political legitimacy or strategic relief from the negotiations.
No enrichment, no sunsets
On the nuclear issue, former Israeli National Security Advisor Yaakov Amidror said Israel’s position remains uncompromising.
«Weaponized uranium must leave Iran,» Amidror said. «The Iranians must not be allowed to enrich uranium.»
Israeli journalist and commentator Nadav Eyal agreed, adding that Israel is seeking a much stricter framework than previous agreements.
«Israel wants Iran to stop enrichment for as long as possible and for the enriched material to leave Iran,» Eyal said, adding that Jerusalem is looking for «an arms control agreement that would be extensive and robust.»
An unclassified image released by U.S. Central Command showing strikes on Iran. (U.S. Central Command/Reuters)
Avner Golov, vice president of the Mind Israel think tank, told Fox News Digital that Israel also wants Iran’s underground nuclear infrastructure dismantled entirely.
«In the nuclear arena, what matters is the removal of the enriched material, the destruction of the underground facilities, including those still being built, and a prohibition on new sites,» Golov said.
Golov also warned against «sunset clauses» that would allow restrictions to expire after several years.
«There must be an agreement without sunsets,» he said, calling for «unprecedented monitoring and supervision, anywhere, under any conditions and not dependent on Iranian approval.»
Jonathan Ruhe, Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) fellow for American strategy, told Fox News Digital, «Ultimately the United States and Israel should have strongly similar redlines for an acceptable deal,» he said, including «shutting down Iran’s nuclear weapons program completely, permanently and verifiably.»
Ruhe said that goes beyond Iran handing over highly enriched uranium and includes shutting down remaining enrichment-related facilities at Pickaxe and Isfahan.
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President Donald Trump speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv on Oct. 13, 2025. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Missiles seen as equal threat
Alongside the nuclear issue, Israeli analysts say Iran’s ballistic missile program has become equally central to Israel’s security concerns.
«One of the key questions is whether there will be any sort of limitation on the ballistic missile program of the Iranians,» Eyal said. «Israel sees this as no less of an existential threat than the nuclear issue.»
Amidror warned that without missile restrictions, the threat could eventually extend beyond Israel and Europe.
«If there are no restrictions on the missile program, then missiles that today can reach half of Europe will, within five to 10 years, be able to reach the United States,» he warned.
Golov argued that a nuclear-only agreement would leave Iran free to rebuild a missile shield protecting a future nuclear breakout.
«A deal that focuses only on the nuclear program would allow the Iranians to produce thousands of missiles and create a protective shield around their nuclear program.»
Ruhe similarly said limiting Iran’s missile arsenal must include preventing Iran from rebuilding production capabilities damaged during the war.
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Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system intercepts projectiles over Tel Aviv on Feb. 28, 2026, amid retaliatory missile barrages from Iran targeting Gulf states and Israel. (Jack Guez/AFP)
Hamas, Hezbollah and the proxies question
Another major Israeli concern is that sanctions relief or renewed trade could funnel money back to Iran’s regional proxies.
«Israel is demanding that the Islamic Republic isolate itself from involvement with Lebanon and Gaza and stop supporting armed groups that operate against Israel,» Eyal said.
«For Israel, it is a material issue that the money injected into Iran will not be used to rebuild the proxies in the region,» he added.
Amidror said Iran’s ability to support Hezbollah and Hamas has already been weakened by the collapse of regional supply routes.
«The Iranians cannot effectively support the proxies because there is no longer a land bridge from Iran to Syria,» he said, but warned that if negotiations leave the impression that Washington backed down, Iran’s regional proxies could emerge stronger even after the war.
No ‘victory image’ for Tehran
Ruhe similarly argued that Israel wants to avoid any agreement that restores legitimacy to the Iranian regime without fundamentally weakening it.
«Avoiding anything that legitimates Iran’s regime and abandons the Iranian people» is critical, Ruhe said, including «giving guarantees against future attacks or compensating Tehran for wartime damages.»
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Satellite imagery shows reinforcement efforts at the Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site, a heavily fortified, deep underground tunnel complex near Iran’s Natanz enrichment site. (Vantor/Handout via Reuters)
Ruhe warned that for Israel, a «bad deal» is ultimately any agreement that restrains Israel’s future freedom of action against Iran and its proxies.
«This is one big reason Iran wants to ensnare the Trump administration in open-ended negotiations that sideline military options and create daylight between Washington and Jerusalem,» Ruhe said.
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