A Department of Justice pardon attorney who was among multiple high ranking DoJ officials fired on Friday said Monday her termination appears to be connected to her recommendation the day before that Mel Gibson’s gun ownership rights not be restored.

Despite being an acting special ambassador to Hollywood, Mel Gibson, the actor and Oscar-winning director who pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of battering his ex-girlfriend in 2011, still doesn’t have the right to own a gun.

Eateries are contending with high costs of eggs amid an ongoing shortage and a reported Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into sky-high prices.

The Justice Department said Sunday it is investigating the skyrocketing cost of eggs, which producers have blamed on the latest outbreak of avian flu.

The US Department of Justice is still calling for Google to sell its web browser Chrome, according to a Friday court filing.  The DOJ first proposed that

"Google’s illegal conduct has created an economic goliath, one that wreaks havoc over the marketplace to ensure that—no matter what occurs—Google always wins," the DOJ filing says. To that end, the government maintains that Chrome must go if the playing field is to be made level again.

In its latest filing, the DOJ argues that forcing Google to sell Chrome would break its grip on a key search gateway, opening the door for real competition. It also kept an earlier proposal to stop Google from cutting deals with companies like Apple, phone manufacturers, and Mozilla to lock in its search engine as the default.

The head of a key U.S. Justice Department task force that combats drugs and organized crime was fired on Friday, amid a move by President Donald Trump's administration to purge or sideline career officials.

The Trump administration has removed several Justice Department officials, including Adam Cohen, the head of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces. Cohen, who was abruptly fired on Friday,